270 matches found
Facial Recognition 'Consent’ Doesn’t Exist, Threatpost Poll Finds
Half of respondents in a recent Threatpost poll said that they don’t believe consent realistically exists when it comes to real-life facial recognition. The recent poll of 170 readers comes as facial recognition applications continue to pop up in the real world – from airports to police forces...
Poll: Are You Creeped Out By Facial Recognition?
Several news incidents this week regarding facial recognition and biometrics have sparked discussions in the security space over privacy concerns and issues around consent. First, a JetBlue passenger made headlines in a now-viral Twitter exchange with the airline, about the facial-recognition...
Chinese facial recognition database tracking Muslims left exposed
By Waqas China is often held responsible for conducting surveillance campaigns and espionage activities discreetly not only on its citizens but governments across continents. Now, a misconfigured facial recognition database has emerged that confirms the allegations put forth against China...
Facebook's '10 Year Challenge' Is Just a Harmless Meme—Right?
Opinion: The 2009 vs. 2019 profile picture trend may or may not have been a data collection ruse to train its facial recognition algorithm. But we can't afford to blithely play along...
Biometrics in 2019: Increased Security or New Attack Vector
This year thousands of consumers unwrapped new smartphones and laptops which come with biometric sensors that are intended to protect their data and identities through strong authentication. Apple continues to gain popularity with its iPhone X facial recognition feature while more laptops and...
#OTTuesday: AI Destined for Big Role in Entertainment
After years of hype, AI is finally making headway in industries like manufacturing, medicine and transportation -- and it's beginning to play a supporting role in media & entertainment. AkamaiTV's Paul Jackson chatted with Peter Chave, Principal Architect here at Akamai, to learn how AI is steppi...
A week in security (December 10 – 16)
Last week on Labs, we took a look at some new Mac malware, a collection of various scraped data dumps, the protection of power grids, and how bad actors are using SMB vulnerabilities. Other cybersecurity news Millions affected by Facebook photo API bug: An issue granted third-party apps more acce...
Biometrics: Security Solution or Issue?
NYC – With more transactions occurring online – and subsequently, the number of data breaches increasing – biometrics are moving to the forefront in discussions as a top way to authenticate data securely. However, challenges remain. The method is not yet being widely utilized by consumers or...
Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation
As facial recognition continues to gain traction in public use cases, Microsoft on Thursday called for regulation of the technology, citing heightened concerns around privacy and consent. Over the past year, facial recognition technology has started to pop up in various government-related...
White House Facial Recognition Pilot Raises Privacy Alarms
Privacy advocates are up in arms after the Department of Homeland Security unveiled a facial recognition pilot program for surveilling public areas surrounding the White House. The program, outlined last week, will use biometrics to confirm the identity of various U.S. Secret Service USSS...
New Boom in Facial Recognition Tech Prompts Privacy Alarms
Somewhat quietly over the past couple of years there has been a flurry of breakthroughs in biometric technology, led by some leapfrog advances in facial recognition systems. Now facial recognition appears to be on the verge of blossoming commercially, with security use-cases paving the way. Last...
Facial Recognition, a British Airways Hack, and More Security News This Week
A British Airways breach, a fake Army site, and more of the week's top security news...
Social Media Enumeration & Correlation Tool: Social Mapper
Social Mapper is a Open Source Intelligence Tool that uses facial recognition to correlate social media profiles across different sites on a large scale. It takes an automated approach to searching popular social media sites for targets names and pictures to accurately detect and group a person’s...
Social Mapper - A Social Media Enumeration & Correlation Tool
A Social Media Mapping Tool that correlates profiles via facial recognition by Jacob WilkinGreenwolf Social Mapper is a Open Source Intelligence Tool that uses facial recognition to correlate social media profiles across different sites on a large scale. It takes an automated approach to searchin...
This Week in Security News: Hijacks and Healthcare
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Singapore looks into the effectiveness of virtual browsers in an attempt to reduce cyberattacks on healthcare systems. Also, cybercriminals...
Researchers Developed Artificial Intelligence-Powered Stealthy Malware
Artificial Intelligence AI has been seen as a potential solution for automatically detecting and combating malware, and stop cyber attacks before they affect any organization. However, the same technology can also be weaponized by threat actors to power a new generation of malware that can evade...
Researchers Developed Artificial Intelligence-Powered Stealthy Malware
Artificial Intelligence AI has been seen as a potential solution for automatically detecting and combating malware, and stop cyber attacks before they affect any organization. However, the same technology can also be weaponized by threat actors to power a new generation of malware that can evade...
Free Facial Recognition Tool Can Track People Across Social Media Sites
Security researchers at Trustwave have released a new open-source tool that uses facial recognition technology to locate targets across numerous social media networks on a large scale. Dubbed Social Mapper, the facial recognition tool automatically searches for targets across eight social media...
Free Facial Recognition Tool Can Track People Across Social Media Sites
Security researchers at Trustwave have released a new open-source tool that uses facial recognition technology to locate targets across numerous social media networks on a large scale. Dubbed Social Mapper, the facial recognition tool automatically searches for targets across eight social media...
