AP® Cybersecurity glossary

Digital avatar

Also called: voice clone, deepfake

Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 1: Introduction to Security

An AI-made copy of a person's voice or image, built from existing samples, used to impersonate them on calls or video.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.4.A.1

Why it matters in Unit 1

Stopped by a shared secret or a second authentication factor, not by a stronger password.

Example

A video call that looks and sounds like your brother asking for a code.

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