In higher-tech office machines, Xerox has developed DocuColor, a forensic tracking codes that prints tracking dots on color documents.
As for Fridrich's technique, the Binghamton University statement said it promises to find applications in the analysis of scanned and video imagery. "We already know law enforcement wants to be able to use this," Fridrich said, in the statement. "What we have right now is a research tool; it's a raw technology that we will continue to improve."
Security expert Bruce Schneier, writing on his blog, points out one potential weakness of the method. "There's one important aspect of this fingerprint that the article did not talk about: how easy is it to forge?" Schneier wrote. "Can someone analyze 100 images from a given camera, and then doctor a pre-existing picture so that it appeared to come from that camera?"
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
