The Deepfake Focus Problem

Research across 438 papers between 2017 and 2025 reveals a stark imbalance in cybersecurity focus, with defenses against attacks targeting public figures [latex]T1[/latex] consistently dominating the landscape, while critical, yet under-defended, threat categories [latex]T2[/latex], [latex]T4[/latex], and [latex]T5[/latex] receive negligible attention-a disparity further highlighted by the fact that analysis of a 389-paper detection-method subset confirms this skewed prioritization.

Detection research has largely chased a highly visible threat while overlooking the more widespread harms of manipulated media.

The Accelerating Cyber Arms Race

Autonomous AI is dramatically lowering the barrier to entry for cyberattacks, demanding a fundamental shift in enterprise security strategies.