A New Tool is Coming in the Fight Against Deep Fakes, Called CertiVid

ORLANDO, Fla., January 15, 2020 (Newswire.com) - ​CertiVid is an upcoming video certifying platform to aid the public in the fight against misinformation. Misinformation can come in many forms and has typically had the intent to sow chaos and disorder in the public. The US government has recognized that misinformation is a growing cyber threat which has the capability to destabilize political processes and free elections. The threat itself is not just limited to America. Malicious actors can gain from creating chaos in countries across the world. It has become a part of new cyber warfare. A particularly dangerous type of misinformation that utilizes artificial intelligence is now coming to prominence. Cyber criminals can now create a realistic-looking fake video, called a Deep Fake, of prominent world leaders and public figures saying whatever they want. Technology has brought science fiction into science fact.

CertiVid fights Deep Fakes by using a proprietary video certifying process. Videos are certified by creating a unique video signature that can be used to prove its authenticity from the source. When an organization creates a video, it can certify it by signing the video with its private key. Organizations that register with CertiVid will each have their own private key that corresponds to a publicly viewable public key. This public key can then be used to confirm the origin of the organization’s videos anywhere on the Internet. Instead of reactively using algorithms to detect and block Deep Fakes, CertiVid is using a proactive method that will create a trust line to the public. Its goal is to convey to the public that videos that are certified can be trusted to be authentic and videos that are not, must be viewed with suspicion. In the future, this may be how we must learn to view videos on the Internet. As the technology behind Deep Fakes continues to improve, we may no longer be able to use algorithms to detect and block fake videos and no longer able to tell what is real from what is not.

To learn more about how CertiVid can be useful to your organization and when it launches, visit its website at www.certivid.com

CertiVid, the certified video authority, is a platform created and designed by Above the Median, LLC. Above The Median, LLC is a Florida based technology company that specializes in products and services that utilize new innovations in computer science.

Source: CertiVid