Defending Your Brand from AI Misuse: A Practical Playbook Against Image/Video Deepfakes in the Age of Sora2 & WAN2
Session
Management Business and Economics
Description
Advances in generative models—such as WAN 2.x for photorealistic imagery and Sora 2–class video systems—enable low-cost, high-fidelity synthetic media that can impersonate executives, fabricate ads, or stage brand incidents in minutes. This practitioner session delivers a concrete defense playbook for SMEs and media teams operating in Kosovo and Albania. We begin with a threat model for marketing and commerce: executive impersonation, fake promotions, counterfeit product videos, and manipulated “news.” We then present prevention controls: brand-asset governance, account hardening (2FA, role separation), content provenance (C2PA-style manifests), watermarking where supported, and “red-flag” policies for UGC. For detection, we combine operational checks (source triangulation, context consistency, metadata capture) with practical tooling: frame-level artifacts, audio-lip sync drift cues, reverse-image/video search, and model-agnostic classifiers—always with a human-in-theloop to avoid over-reliance on detectors. Finally, we detail an incident runbook tailored to Balkan realities: evidence logging, platform takedown flows, legal notifications, and a transparent comms template that limits amplification while restoring trust. We propose a minimal KPI set (MTTD/MTTR, takedown rate, false-positive cost) and a 30-day readiness plan covering training and tabletop drills. Attendees leave with checklists, policy templates, and a 48-hour response workflow they can adopt immediately.
Keywords:
synthetic media; deepfakes; brand safety; incident response; content provenance; AI security; Kosovo; Albania
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-41-2
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
25-10-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
26-10-2025 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2025.421
Recommended Citation
Gashi, Labinot, "Defending Your Brand from AI Misuse: A Practical Playbook Against Image/Video Deepfakes in the Age of Sora2 & WAN2" (2025). UBT International Conference. 36.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2025UBTIC/MBE/36
Defending Your Brand from AI Misuse: A Practical Playbook Against Image/Video Deepfakes in the Age of Sora2 & WAN2
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Advances in generative models—such as WAN 2.x for photorealistic imagery and Sora 2–class video systems—enable low-cost, high-fidelity synthetic media that can impersonate executives, fabricate ads, or stage brand incidents in minutes. This practitioner session delivers a concrete defense playbook for SMEs and media teams operating in Kosovo and Albania. We begin with a threat model for marketing and commerce: executive impersonation, fake promotions, counterfeit product videos, and manipulated “news.” We then present prevention controls: brand-asset governance, account hardening (2FA, role separation), content provenance (C2PA-style manifests), watermarking where supported, and “red-flag” policies for UGC. For detection, we combine operational checks (source triangulation, context consistency, metadata capture) with practical tooling: frame-level artifacts, audio-lip sync drift cues, reverse-image/video search, and model-agnostic classifiers—always with a human-in-theloop to avoid over-reliance on detectors. Finally, we detail an incident runbook tailored to Balkan realities: evidence logging, platform takedown flows, legal notifications, and a transparent comms template that limits amplification while restoring trust. We propose a minimal KPI set (MTTD/MTTR, takedown rate, false-positive cost) and a 30-day readiness plan covering training and tabletop drills. Attendees leave with checklists, policy templates, and a 48-hour response workflow they can adopt immediately.
