{"id":18429,"date":"2025-04-19T08:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/?p=18429"},"modified":"2025-04-19T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:12:19","slug":"watch-new-alert-over-sharing-deep-fake-content-in-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/watch-new-alert-over-sharing-deep-fake-content-in-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: New alert over sharing deep fake content in UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<article data-page=\"\/uae\/crime\/watch-new-alert-over-sharing-deep-fake-content-in-uae-1.104100475\" class=\"article  \" data-featured-image=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2024\/05\/23\/OPN-Deepfake---Deep-fake_18fa5fffe9b_medium.jpg\" data-sections=\"uae,crime\" data-authors=\"Ali Al Hammadi, Reporter\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" id=\"1.104100475\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col d-none d-md-block\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h1 itemprop=\"headline\" class=\" \" data-article-head=\"\">Watch: New alert over sharing deep fake content in UAE<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead \">Cyber Security Council warns users at risk of fraud, privacy breach, damage to reputation <\/p>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-5 gn-col-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n        <time class=\"publish\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-09-14T14:14:45+04:00\"><br \/>\n    Published:\u00a0<br \/>\n        <span class=\"time\">September 14, 2024 14:14<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time><\/p>\n<p>    <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemprop=\"author\" class=\"author\"><br \/>\n            <a rel=\"author\" class=\"font-weight-bold\" itemprop=\"sameAs\" href=\"#\"><br \/>\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">Ali Al Hammadi, Reporter<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-7 gn-col-share d-flex 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srcset=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2024\/09\/14\/screenshot-of-video-on-instagram-of-cyber-security-council-about-deep-fakes-1726308885103_191f0072284_large.jpg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2024\/09\/14\/screenshot-of-video-on-instagram-of-cyber-security-council-about-deep-fakes-1726308885103_191f0072284_large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imagevars.gulfnews.com\/2024\/09\/14\/screenshot-of-video-on-instagram-of-cyber-security-council-about-deep-fakes-1726308885103_191f0072284_medium.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot-of-video-on-instagram-of-cyber-security-council-about-deep-fakes-1726308885103\"><br \/>\n            <\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n                It&#8217;s not easy to spot the difference between a real and a deep fake video. Seen here is an example posted on social media by the UAE Cyber Security Council.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"image-credit\">Image Credit: Instagram\/@cscgovae<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cyber Security Council has warned against sharing \u201cdeep fake\u201d content, which could lead to fraud, privacy violations, reputation damage, spread of misinformation and other risks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>Deep fake videos, photos and audio are created by using artificial intelligence (AI) to make viewers believe they are looking at a real person or scene, when in fact the content is fake and only appears to take the form of the original.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"PA_mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cacher\">\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va23xpxEFeXuMgVqck3B\">Get exclusive content with Gulf News WhatsApp channel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The Council recently posted an awareness video on its social media platforms to warn users about deep fakes, which could expose them to fraud or legal action, especially if they share such content with others.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<div class=\"story-block mb-3 pull-left\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_xToTWgHxA\/\" data-show-caption=\"true\" data-embed=\"\" class=\"social-embed\"><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_1\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The video also shared tips on how to spot deep fakes, such as:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>\u2022 searching for any visual distortions<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>\u2022 checking the sound quality or any irregularities<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_2\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_2\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>\u2022 noticing the lack of consistency in the background<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>\u2022 verifying the source.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The Council stressed the importance of avoiding the spread of fake news by verifying information before publishing it, respecting the privacy of others, not sharing personal data without permission, and respecting the rights of content owners.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_3\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_3\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<div class=\"story-block pull-left\">\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<div class=\"fact-box-title\">How deep fakes work<\/div>\n<div class=\"fact-box-content\">\n            Deep fakes are not edited or \u201cphoto-shopped\u201d videos or images. Rather, they\u2019re created using specialised algorithms that blend existing and new footage. For example, subtle facial features of people in images are analysed through machine learning (ML) to manipulate them within the context of other videos.<br \/>Deep fake videos are created in one of two ways. They can use an original video source of the target, where the person is made to say and do things they never did; or they can swap the person\u2019s face onto a video of another individual, also known as a face swap.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<div class=\"more-similar-article\">\n<h3 class=\"text-uppercase similar-title\">also read<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/crime\/uae-cyber-security-council-chief-warns-of-faster-cyber-attacks-1.103059641\"><br \/>\n                UAE Cyber Security Council chief warns of faster cyber attacks<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/global-cyber-extortion-attacks-continue-to-threaten-individuals-and-organisations-cybersecurity-experts-caution-in-dubai-1.83269674\"><br \/>\n                Global cyber extortion attacks continue to threaten individuals and organisations, cybersecurity experts caution in Dubai<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/crime\/uae-deters-up-to-50000-cyber-attacks-per-day-cyber-security-chief-says-1.95533928\"><br \/>\n                UAE deters up to 50,000 cyber attacks per day, cyber security chief says<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<h3>Closing security gaps<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The authority also warned that unsecured file transfers could expose data to risk through device theft, phishing attacks, and insider threats.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_article_4\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_Article\/gulfnews_uae_article\/gulfnews_uae_article_4\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,100], [300,250], [710,250], [710,400], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [300,100], [300,250], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [300,250], [300,100], [1,1], [336,280], [200,200], [250,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>It called for ensuring the use of reliable means equipped with encryption and multi-factor authentication technologies, and avoiding unauthorised means that lack encryption, as they expose data to the risk of hacking, and staying informed and constantly updating information about secure file transfer options to maintain data integrity and security.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<p>The Council pointed out that mobile devices may not be secure enough, so files should be transferred securely via encrypted transfer services, security protocols should be verified, personal files should be kept with strong passwords and encrypted before sending, public Wi-Fi should be avoided when using messaging apps, cloud file sharing platforms should be chosen, and the service should use end-to-end encryption and multi-factor authentication.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-nl-wrap\" list=\"211\" title=\"Sign up for the Daily Briefing\" byline=\"Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox.\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"adv \">\n<div id=\"gulfnews_uae_textad\" data-gpt=\"Gulfnews_TextAd\/gulfnews_uae_textad\" data-atf=\"0\" data-size=\"[320,50]\" data-size-mapping=\"[ [ [ 1024, 500 ], [ [300,250] ] ],[ [ 768, 420], [ [728,90] ] ],[ [640, 320], [ [320,50], [300,250] ] ],[ [0, 0], [ [320,50], [300,250] ] ] ]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch: New alert over sharing deep fake content in UAE Cyber Security Council warns users at risk of fraud, privacy breach, damage to reputation Published:\u00a0 September 14, 2024 14:14 Ali Al Hammadi, Reporter Follow us It&#8217;s not easy to spot the difference between a real and a deep fake video. 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