I reviewed “FAIK, A Practical Guide To Living In A World Of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions”, by Perry Carpenter. This publication came a...
Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report (volume 24) for 2018, shows that there has been a major decline in Ransomware and Malware attacks, with Ireland ...
Mozilla, known widely for their web browser 'Firefox' launches it's Firefox EU Elections Toolkit, a toolkit designed to help promote online transparency and combat voter manipulation through tools that help the user make more "independent and inform...
What is your background briefly?
After a degree in Zoology, I had three years in sales before more than ten years working for charities and churches in inner...
According to AARP, one in five older Americans are victims of financial exploitation each year, losing up to US $120,000 per episode, which is the amount a typi...
Imagine having your browser prevent fake news from reaching you.
That could be possible sooner than you think. Recently published research from MIT reports the use of AI to detect language patterns that sort the false from the factual.
That sai...
A new survey has revealed that over a third (36%) of Irish SMEs have been targeted by financial fraud in the past twelve months, with 1 in 18 of these attempts ...
The DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) will lead a €2.4 million EU project to tackle the issue of “fake news” by tracking and flagging online ...
I talk to Malachy Browne Senior Story Producer at the New York Times who will be talking at the Social Media Live conference later this week. Malachy talks about his background, working in Storyful, fake news, the Emmy he recently won. Malachy also t...