State of Cybercrime

Breaking Facial Recognition With Vic From F-Secure

State of Cybercrime

Show Notes

Facial recognition is popping up everywhere, making defeating it a tempting target for hackers. I speak with Vic Harkness from F-Secure about where you can expect to find facial recognition now, how people are defeating it, and why some methods can work better than others.

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