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The Deepfake Dilemma, Microsoft Exchange Zero-Days, IT Security Investments

Deepfake video and audio has really advanced in recent years. Will this technology start to erode trust in the media we consume? Microsoft Exchange zero-days in the wild, and why is it that IT security investment on cybersecurity is at an all time high, yet we continue to see more data breaches?

** Links mentioned on the show **

Deepfakes are getting better and better. Should we be concerned?
https://twitter.com/RachelTobac/status/1365413178327277575?s=20
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vgm8/heres-how-worried-you-should-be-about-those-tom-cruise-deepfakes

State hackers rush to exploit unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/state-hackers-rush-to-exploit-unpatched-microsoft-exchange-servers/

Why do companies fail to stop breaches despite soaring IT security investment?
https://thehackernews.com/2021/03/why-do-companies-fail-to-stop-breaches.html

Check out our previous episodes with Rachel Tobac
https://sharedsecurity.net/2020/05/29/episode-100-with-rachel-tobac-and-kathleen-smith/
https://sharedsecurity.net/2018/03/29/the-shared-security-podcast-episode-74-special-guest-rachel-tobac-racheltobac/

Check out the video Deepfake Queen mentioned by Scott on the show

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The post The Deepfake Dilemma, Microsoft Exchange Zero-Days, IT Security Investments appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from The Shared Security Show authored by Tom Eston. Read the original post at: https://sharedsecurity.net/2021/03/08/the-deepfake-dilemma-microsoft-exchange-zero-days-it-security-investments/