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Social Engineering 2.0: The Rise of Deepfake Phishing

SecureWorld News

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Sandra Hunke, a plumber who is one of the most popular craft influencers in Germany with 120,000 Instagram followers and now also works part-time as a model, poses for a photo in her workshop in North Rhine-Westphalia. Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs.

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Future of Crowdsourcing workshop at Crowdsourcing Summit in Cologne

Trends in the Living Networks

On April 28, immediately after my keynote at TheNextWeb conference in Amsterdam, I will travel to Cologne to run a workshop on the Future of Crowdsourcing. I’ve made a short video to introduce some of what we’ll be covering in the Future of Crowdsourcing workshop. Workshop outputs. Future of crowdfunding.

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8 crowd insights from 8 crowdsourcing workshops

Trends in the Living Networks

Over the last two weeks I have delivered 8 keynotes or workshops on crowdsourcing across Western Europe. Future of Crowdsourcing Workshop in Cologne. In this interactive workshop following the Crowdsourcing Summit in Cologne, I asked the participants to select four topics related to crowdsourcing they wanted to examine in detail.

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How to become a successful video editor

Dataconomy

The world of video editing is vast and continually evolving, offering numerous opportunities for those willing to explore and master the craft. This article is a comprehensive guide on how to become a video editor, including the potential income, required skills, and steps to break into the industry. How much does a video editor make?

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Nonprofit takes D&D digital to help kids who struggle socially, and to study its own impact

GeekWire

The founders of the nonprofit had gathered heaps of anecdotal evidence that tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons could help kids who struggled socially — whether they had autism, ADHD, anxiety or other challenges — learn to more successfully interact with others. For Game to Grow , 2020 was going to be a year of opportunity.

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Amazon Just Made a $250 Video Chat Device for Kids

Gizmodo

In its never-ending quest to bring entire families into its ecosystem, Amazon has announced a new smart speaker/video chatting device called Glow. It’s meant for kids to video chat with other folks with Alexa-enabled devices in a controlled environment. Amazon says it “reimagines the way kids can connect with remote… Read more.

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