Artificial Intelligence

AI isn’t taking over the world, but here’s what you should worry about

AI isn’t taking over the world, but here’s what you should worry about 2025-08-29 at 10:03 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Josh Meier, Senior Generative AI Author at Pluralsight, debunks the myth that AI could “escape” servers or act on its own. He explains how large language models actually work, […]

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AI can’t deliver without trusted, well-governed information

AI can’t deliver without trusted, well-governed information 2025-08-29 at 10:03 By Sinisa Markovic While enterprise IT leaders recognize the transformative potential of AI, a gap in information readiness is causing their organizations to struggle in securing, governing, and aligning AI initiatives across business, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Who is the

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Agentic AI coding assistant helped attacker breach, extort 17 distinct organizations

Agentic AI coding assistant helped attacker breach, extort 17 distinct organizations 2025-08-28 at 15:29 By Zeljka Zorz Cybercriminals have started “vibe hacking” with AI’s help, AI startup Anthropic has shared in a report released on Wednesday. An attacker used the agentic AI coding assistant Claude Code for nearly all steps of a data extortion operation

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ScamAgent shows how AI could power the next wave of scam calls

ScamAgent shows how AI could power the next wave of scam calls 2025-08-28 at 09:03 By Mirko Zorz Scam calls have long been a problem for consumers and enterprises, but a new study suggests they may soon get an upgrade. Instead of a human scammer on the other end of the line, future calls could

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Where security, DevOps, and data science finally meet on AI strategy

Where security, DevOps, and data science finally meet on AI strategy 2025-08-28 at 08:34 By Mirko Zorz AI infrastructure is expensive, complex, and often caught between competing priorities. On one side, security teams want strong isolation and boundaries. On the other, engineers push for performance, density, and cost savings. With GPUs in short supply and

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How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations

How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations 2025-08-28 at 07:05 By Sinisa Markovic AI has moved to the top of the CISO agenda. Three in five CISOs see generative AI as a security risk, with many worried about sensitive data leaking through public tools. At the same time, most organizations are not blocking

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Malicious Screen Connect Campaign Abuses AI-Themed Lures for Xworm Delivery

Malicious Screen Connect Campaign Abuses AI-Themed Lures for Xworm Delivery 2025-08-27 at 21:47 By Bolesław Szołtysik, Chris Tomboc, Serhii Melnyk During a recent Advanced Continual Threat Hunt (ACTH) investigation, the Trustwave SpiderLabs Threat Hunt team identified a deceptive campaign that abused fake AI-themed content to lure users into executing a malicious, pre-configured ScreenConnect installer. This

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Hackers Weaponize Trust with AI-Crafted Emails to Deploy ScreenConnect

Hackers Weaponize Trust with AI-Crafted Emails to Deploy ScreenConnect 2025-08-27 at 20:01 By Kevin Townsend AI-powered phishing attacks leverage ConnectWise ScreenConnect for remote access, underscoring their sophistication. The post Hackers Weaponize Trust with AI-Crafted Emails to Deploy ScreenConnect appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this

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AI is becoming a core tool in cybercrime, Anthropic warns

AI is becoming a core tool in cybercrime, Anthropic warns 2025-08-27 at 17:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec A new report from Anthropic shows how criminals are using AI to actively run parts of their operations. The findings suggest that AI is now embedded across the full attack cycle, from reconnaissance and malware development to fraud and

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PromptLock: First AI-Powered Ransomware Emerges

PromptLock: First AI-Powered Ransomware Emerges 2025-08-27 at 14:51 By Ionut Arghire Proof-of-concept ransomware uses AI models to generate attack scripts in real time. The post PromptLock: First AI-Powered Ransomware Emerges appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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AI Security Map: Linking AI vulnerabilities to real-world impact

AI Security Map: Linking AI vulnerabilities to real-world impact 2025-08-27 at 09:40 By Mirko Zorz A single prompt injection in a customer-facing chatbot can leak sensitive data, damage trust, and draw regulatory scrutiny in hours. The technical breach is only the first step. The real risk comes from how quickly one weakness in an AI

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How compliance teams can turn AI risk into opportunity

How compliance teams can turn AI risk into opportunity 2025-08-27 at 08:52 By Mirko Zorz AI is moving faster than regulation, and that creates opportunities and risks for compliance teams. While governments work on new rules, businesses cannot sit back and wait. In this Help Net Security video, Matt Hillary, CISO at Drata, look at

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What CISOs can learn from Doppel’s new AI-driven social engineering simulation

What CISOs can learn from Doppel’s new AI-driven social engineering simulation 2025-08-27 at 07:51 By Sinisa Markovic Doppel has introduced a new product called Doppel Simulation, which expands its platform for defending against social engineering. The tool uses autonomous AI agents to create multi-channel simulations that mirror how attackers operate across email, SMS, messaging apps,

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Beyond the Prompt: Building Trustworthy Agent Systems

Beyond the Prompt: Building Trustworthy Agent Systems 2025-08-26 at 18:03 By Stu Sjouwerman Building secure AI agent systems requires a disciplined engineering approach focused on deliberate architecture and human oversight. The post Beyond the Prompt: Building Trustworthy Agent Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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AI Systems Vulnerable to Prompt Injection via Image Scaling Attack

AI Systems Vulnerable to Prompt Injection via Image Scaling Attack 2025-08-26 at 13:47 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers show how popular AI systems can be tricked into processing malicious instructions by hiding them in images. The post AI Systems Vulnerable to Prompt Injection via Image Scaling Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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LLMs at the edge: Rethinking how IoT devices talk and act

LLMs at the edge: Rethinking how IoT devices talk and act 2025-08-26 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Anyone who has set up a smart home knows the routine: one app to dim the lights, another to adjust the thermostat, and a voice assistant that only understands exact phrasing. These systems call themselves smart, but in

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How to build a secure AI culture without shutting people down

How to build a secure AI culture without shutting people down 2025-08-26 at 07:32 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Michael Burch, Director of Application Security at Security Journey, explains how organizations can build a secure AI culture. He highlights the risks of banning AI outright, the dangers of shadow AI,

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OneFlip: An Emerging Threat to AI that Could Make Vehicles Crash and Facial Recognition Fail

OneFlip: An Emerging Threat to AI that Could Make Vehicles Crash and Facial Recognition Fail 2025-08-25 at 20:17 By Kevin Townsend Researchers unveil OneFlip, a Rowhammer-based attack that flips a single bit in neural network weights to stealthily backdoor AI systems without degrading performance. The post OneFlip: An Emerging Threat to AI that Could Make

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Why a new AI tool could change how we test insider threat defenses

Why a new AI tool could change how we test insider threat defenses 2025-08-25 at 09:04 By Mirko Zorz Insider threats are among the hardest attacks to detect because they come from people who already have legitimate access. Security teams know the risk well, but they often lack the data needed to train systems that

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Review: Adversarial AI Attacks, Mitigations, and Defense Strategies

Review: Adversarial AI Attacks, Mitigations, and Defense Strategies 2025-08-25 at 07:50 By Mirko Zorz Adversarial AI Attacks, Mitigations, and Defense Strategies shows how AI systems can be attacked and how defenders can prepare. It’s essentially a walkthrough of offensive and defensive approaches to AI security. About the author John Sotiropoulos is the Head Of AI

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