Artificial Intelligence

PortGPT: How researchers taught an AI to backport security patches automatically

PortGPT: How researchers taught an AI to backport security patches automatically 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz Keeping older software versions secure often means backporting patches from newer releases. It is a routine but tedious job, especially for large open-source projects such as the Linux kernel. A new research effort has built a tool that […]

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AI can flag the risk, but only humans can close the loop

AI can flag the risk, but only humans can close the loop 2025-11-05 at 09:07 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dilek Çilingir, Global Forensic & Integrity Services Leader at EY, discusses how AI is transforming third-party assessments and due diligence. She explains how machine learning and behavioral analytics help organizations detect

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Google says 2026 will be the year AI supercharges cybercrime

Google says 2026 will be the year AI supercharges cybercrime 2025-11-05 at 07:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security leaders are staring down a year of major change. In its Cybersecurity Forecast 2026, Google paints a picture of a threat landscape transformed by AI, supercharged cybercrime, and increasingly aggressive nation-state operations. Attackers are moving faster, scaling their

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Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters: Anatomy of a Federated Cybercriminal Brand

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters: Anatomy of a Federated Cybercriminal Brand 2025-11-04 at 16:27 By Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Cyber Threat Intelligence team is tracking the recent emergence of what appears to be the consolidation of three well-known threat groups into a “federated alliance” that offers, among its activities, Extortion-as-a-Service (EaaS). This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog

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How Software Development Teams Can Securely and Ethically Deploy AI Tools

How Software Development Teams Can Securely and Ethically Deploy AI Tools 2025-11-03 at 18:13 By Matias Madou To deploy AI tools securely and ethically, teams must balance innovation with accountability—establishing strong governance, upskilling developers, and enforcing rigorous code reviews. The post How Software Development Teams Can Securely and Ethically Deploy AI Tools appeared first on

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Claude AI APIs Can Be Abused for Data Exfiltration

Claude AI APIs Can Be Abused for Data Exfiltration 2025-11-03 at 15:57 By Ionut Arghire An attacker can inject indirect prompts to trick the model into harvesting user data and sending it to the attacker’s account. The post Claude AI APIs Can Be Abused for Data Exfiltration appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Employees keep finding new ways around company access controls

Employees keep finding new ways around company access controls 2025-11-03 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI, SaaS, and personal devices are changing how people get work done, but the tools that protect company systems have not kept up, according to 1Password. Tools like SSO, MDM, and IAM no longer align with how employees and AI

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Shadow AI: New ideas emerge to tackle an old problem in new form

Shadow AI: New ideas emerge to tackle an old problem in new form 2025-10-31 at 09:13 By Zeljka Zorz Shadow AI is the second-most prevalent form of shadow IT in corporate environments, 1Password’s latest annual report has revealed. Based on a survey of over 5,000 IT/security professionals and knowledge workers in the US, UK, Europe,

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AI chatbots are sliding toward a privacy crisis

AI chatbots are sliding toward a privacy crisis 2025-10-31 at 09:00 By Sinisa Markovic AI chat tools are taking over offices, but at what cost to privacy? People often feel anonymous in chat interfaces and may share personal data without realizing the risks. Cybercriminals see the same opening, and it may only be a matter

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You can’t audit how AI thinks, but you can audit what it does

You can’t audit how AI thinks, but you can audit what it does 2025-10-31 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Wade Bicknell, Head, IT Security & Operations, CFA Institute, discusses how CISOs can use AI while maintaining security and governance. He explains why AI presents both defensive opportunities and emerging

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AI Security Firm Polygraf Raises $9.5 Million in Seed Funding

AI Security Firm Polygraf Raises $9.5 Million in Seed Funding 2025-10-29 at 14:23 By Eduard Kovacs Polygraf AI has developed proprietary small language model (SLM) technology designed to help organizations mitigate AI risks. The post AI Security Firm Polygraf Raises $9.5 Million in Seed Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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AI agents can leak company data through simple web searches

AI agents can leak company data through simple web searches 2025-10-29 at 10:24 By Mirko Zorz When a company deploys an AI agent that can search the web and access internal documents, most teams assume the agent is simply working as intended. New research shows how that same setup can be used to quietly pull

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Early reporting helps credit unions stop fraudulent transfers faster

Early reporting helps credit unions stop fraudulent transfers faster 2025-10-29 at 08:48 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Carl Scaffidi, CISO at VyStar Credit Union, discusses how credit unions are adapting to an evolving fraud landscape and strengthening payment security. As cybercriminals leverage social engineering and AI-driven tactics, Scaffidi explains how innovation

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Making AI Less “Wednesday:” A Practical Guide to Using AI in Cyber Defense

Making AI Less “Wednesday:” A Practical Guide to Using AI in Cyber Defense 2025-10-29 at 00:17 By David Broggy Artificial intelligence has only been available for a relatively short period. Still, already many cyber defenders are as frightened as if Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams had whipped her head around and set her dark, dangerous eyes

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Managing legacy medical devices that can no longer be patched

Managing legacy medical devices that can no longer be patched 2025-10-28 at 10:22 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Patty Ryan, Senior Director and CISO at QuidelOrtho, discusses how the long lifecycles of medical devices impact cybersecurity in healthcare environments. She explains how organizations can protect legacy systems, collaborate with vendors, and

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AI writes code like a junior dev, and security is feeling it

AI writes code like a junior dev, and security is feeling it 2025-10-27 at 08:46 By Anamarija Pogorelec The industry is entering a phase where code is being deployed faster than it can be secured, according to OX Security. Findings from the Army of Juniors: The AI Code Security Crisis report show that AI-generated code

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OpenAI Atlas Omnibox Is Vulnerable to Jailbreaks

OpenAI Atlas Omnibox Is Vulnerable to Jailbreaks 2025-10-25 at 23:58 By Kevin Townsend Researchers have discovered that a prompt can be disguised as an url, and accepted by Atlas as an url in the omnibox. The post OpenAI Atlas Omnibox Is Vulnerable to Jailbreaks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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What Microsoft’s 2025 report reveals about the new rules of engagement in cyberdefense

What Microsoft’s 2025 report reveals about the new rules of engagement in cyberdefense 2025-10-24 at 10:42 By Anamarija Pogorelec Adversaries are using AI to sharpen attacks, automate operations, and challenge long-standing defenses, according to a new Microsoft report. Researchers describe a year in which criminal and state-backed actors blurred the lines between cybercrime, espionage, and

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Building trust in AI: How to keep humans in control of cybersecurity

Building trust in AI: How to keep humans in control of cybersecurity 2025-10-24 at 10:42 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rekha Shenoy, CEO at BackBox, takes a look at AI in cybersecurity, separating hype from reality. She explains why AI’s true value lies not in replacing human expertise but in

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Smart helmet tech points to the future of fighting audio deepfakes

Smart helmet tech points to the future of fighting audio deepfakes 2025-10-24 at 10:42 By Sinisa Markovic Voice cloning has become fast, cheap, and convincing. With only a few minutes of recorded speech, generative models can recreate a person’s voice with matching tone, rhythm, and accent. To address that risk, a research team at Texas

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