CyberLink CEO Dr. Jau Huang Shares Insights on Edge Computing and Showcases FaceMe® AI-based Facial Recognition Engine at Intel Edge Computing Solution Summit

Taipei, Taiwan — December 19, 2019—CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a pioneer of AI and facial recognition technologies, participated in the Intel Edge Computing Solution Summit. The summit brought together leaders from the IoT industry who shared insights on AI edge computing’s latest breakthroughs and the opportunities that this technology will bring in the future. Dr. Jau Huang, CyberLink’s founder and CEO, was invited to speak about the benefits of edge computing and how it enables precise, fast, affordable and secure AIoT use cases including facial recognition, such as the company’s FaceMe® AI-based engine.

 

With FaceMe®, CyberLink has leveraged edge-based technology and AI to deliver one of the world’s most precise, flexible and best performing facial recognition engines. Compared with cloud-based solutions, edge computing is much cheaper, greatly enhances flexibility and provides real-time response, helping system integrators quickly develop and add new functionalities into existing systems and new AIoT products. FaceMe® AI facial recognition has been integrated into solutions such as identity verification, access control, statistics and customer service, across a number of industries including retail, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, security, and public safety. At the summit, Dr. Huang shared insights on edge computing current trends, opportunities and challenges, illustrated by several customer success stories.

“AI-based facial recognition is one of the key AIoT enablers and is on its way to become ubiquitous, with the proliferation of edge solutions embedded into any devices equipped with cameras,” said Dr. Jau Huang, founder and CEO of CyberLink. “FaceMe® is very well positioned to become the engine of choice across industries.”

Edge computing is one of the fastest developing and widely-applied IoT technologies. At the summit, CyberLink showcased its FaceMe® facial recognition engine powered by Intel Movidius and optimized by OpenVINO, drawing attention from hundreds of attendees. Using OpenVINO, FaceMe®’s algorithm can achieve a 7x performance boost making FaceMe® the best option on the Intel platform.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About CyberLink
Founded in 1996, CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) is the world leader in multimedia software and AI facial recognition technology. CyberLink addresses the demands of consumer, commercial and education markets through a wide range of solutions, covering digital content creation, multimedia playback, video conferencing, live casting, mobile applications and AI facial recognition.  CyberLink has shipped several hundred million copies of its multimedia software and apps, including the award-winning PowerDirector, PhotoDirector, and PowerDVD.  With years of research in the fields of artificial intelligence and facial recognition, CyberLink has developed the FaceMe® Facial Recognition Engine. Powered by deep learning algorithms, FaceMe® delivers the reliable, high-precision, and real-time facial recognition that is critical to AIoT applications such as smart retail, smart security, and surveillance, smart city and smart home. For more information about CyberLink, please visit the official website at www.cyberlink.com

ESET identifies Latin American banking trojan, Mispadu, targeting victims with malicious Facebook ads

BRATISLAVA – ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, continues its research into Latin American banking trojans with the identification of another previously unknown malware family, Mispadu.

Similar to the Amavaldo and Casbaneiro malware families recently described by ESET, Mispadu is written in Delphi and targets victims through the use of fake pop-up windows trying to persuade potential victims to share their personal details and credentials. The Mispadu banking trojan, which primarily targets Brazil and Mexico, contains backdoor functionality, can take screenshots, simulates mouse and keyboard actions, and captures keystrokes.

The ESET research team has seen the Mispadu family using two different distribution methods – spam and malvertising. While the former is common among Latin American banking trojans, the latter is quite rare. The threat actor behind Mispadu places sponsored advertisements on Facebook that offer fake discount coupons for McDonald’s. Clicking on the advertisement leads the potential victim to a malicious webpage where a ZIP file containing an MSI installer, masquerading as a discount coupon, can be downloaded. If downloaded and executed, a chain of three scripts follows, resulting in the download and execution of the Mispadu banking trojan. The trojan uses four potentially unwanted applications, all modified copies of legitimate software, to extract the victim’s stored credentials from web browsers and email clients.

In Brazil, Mispadu has been seen also distributing an interesting, malicious Google Chrome extension. The extension claims to “Protect your Chrome,” but instead it attempts to steal credit card and online banking data, and can even compromise Boleto, a popular payment system in Brazil that uses a barcode-based ticketing system to transfer payments. The Boleto component of the Mispadu malware attack is its most advanced feature, as it replaces the legitimate barcode on a Boleto ticket with one connected to the attacker’s bank account, generated via the abuse of a legitimate website.

For more details, read the blog post, Mispadu: advertisement for a discounted Unhappy Meal, on WeLiveSecurity.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.


About ESET
For 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint security to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET’s high-performing, easy-to-use products give individuals and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D facilities worldwide, ESET became the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletin VB100 awards, identifying every single “in-the-wild” malware without interruption since 2003.