Microsoft Teams: Third-party synthetic audio and video (deepfake) detection in Microsoft Teams

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft Teams now integrates with third-party solutions to detect synthetic audio and video (deepfakes) during meetings. This enhances meeting security by providing real-time alerts and controls against manipulated media, improving trust in digital communications.

The Impact

Security teams and meeting participants are affected, facing reduced risk from sophisticated deepfake-based social engineering and impersonation attacks.

• Security teams: Reduced risk of deepfake-driven compromise.
• Meeting participants: Enhanced trust in meeting authenticity.
• Organisations: Improved defence against advanced social engineering.

The Action

1. Evaluate certified third-party deepfake detection providers for Teams.
2. Integrate chosen third-party solution with Microsoft Teams.
3. Configure in-meeting controls and alerting based on detection signals.
4. Develop incident response procedures for deepfake detections.
5. Communicate new deepfake detection capabilities to users.

Domain: Teams · Impact: medium · Workload: Teams