Dubai cyber chief urges public to be vigilant over AI-powered deepfake threat | The National
People can no longer rely on poor spelling or suspicious-looking messages to identify fraud, cyber experts have warned. Amer Sharaf, chief executive of the Cyber Security Systems and Services Sector at the government-run Dubai Electronic Security Centre (Desc), said AI was allowing attackers to speed up methods that had previously required far more manual work.
The National · UAE AI reports that Solomon Gilbert, a former hacker who now advises UK government and police forces on cyber security, said one of the simplest protections was to pause when a message or caller created a sense of urgency.
Deepfakes , phishing and voice cloning are among the threats becoming more sophisticated as criminals use AI to gather information about potential victims and create convincing messages, calls and videos.
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