From the IronScales Report:
Concerns around deepfakes are increasingly widespread and rapidly intensifying:
Over 94% of IT professionals express some level of concern about the threat deepfakes currently pose to their organizations.
When asked about the threat deepfakes will pose in the near future, the percentage of “very concerned” respondents rose sharply, to a staggering 74%.
Deepfake defense is quickly climbing toward the top of organizations’ priorities:
Over 43% of IT professionals say deepfake defense will rank as their organizations’ top security priority in the next 12-18 months.
An additional 48% acknowledge that it will be an important part of their security operations.
74% expect deepfake threats to worsen significantly, making them a key issue for organizations in the near future.
64% believe the volume of deepfake-enabled attacks will increase in the next 12-18 months, surpassing ransomware and account takeovers.
75% of respondents reported that their organizations had experienced at least one deepfake related incident within the last 12 months.
30% targeted with live video
23% targeted with live audio
Nearly three quarters 73% of respondents say their organizations will invest in deepfake protection within the next 12 months.
One interesting point to note is that, despite the unmistakable air of concern around deepfakes today and the fact that over 67% of respondents have already begun providing cybersecurity training related to identifying deepfakes, only 41% of respondents are very confident in their organizations’ ability to defend against deepfake threats, which is cause for concern.