Deepfake Technology and its Perils

In late January 2024, social media users and internet denizens were greeted with shocking images depicting pop idol Taylor Swift engaged in sexually explicit acts. These compromising photos were quickly…

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Why you should know about Deepfake

Deepfake technology is like Photoshop for video.  It allows non-technical folks to alter a video’s look and audio so completely that at first and second glance it appears authentic. Deepfake almost…

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Killer Surveillance

Surveillance is a critical tool for any adversary.  Yet, so often in security it is discounted.  Anyone from a pickpocket trailing their next victim, to a high level assassination team…

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Video Analytics

The global video Surveillance  market is booming, up 1.9 % in 2015, 3.9 % in 2016 and up 9.3 % in 2017. For a human, making sense of real time…

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Securing the Royal Wedding

The price tag for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding was a whopping US$45 million.  And while Pol Roger champagne and flowers were plentiful, the biggest budget line item was…

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Why are we Digitally Imprudent?

A number of events this week point to our disturbingly naive relationship to an increasingly digital world.  A woman in Washington State was videotaped by a home security camera stealing…

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Private Security Industry Falls Short

The ASIS conference in Dallas, Texas last month illustrated a new trend for security guard companies. Many of them diversify their service portfolio with technology offerings that may ultimately substitute…

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