Why CISOs are watching the GenAI supply chain shift closely 2025-04-21 at 07:08 By Help Net Security In supply chain operations, GenAI is gaining traction. But according to Logility’s Supply Chain Horizons 2025 report, many security leaders remain uneasy about what that means for data protection, legacy tech, and trust in automation. The survey of […]
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The Shadow AI Surge: Study Finds 50% of Workers Use Unapproved AI Tools 2025-04-18 at 19:28 By Kevin Townsend With unapproved AI tools entrenched in daily workflows, experts say it’s time to shift from monitoring to managing Shadow AI use across the enterprise. The post The Shadow AI Surge: Study Finds 50% of Workers Use
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When AI agents go rogue, the fallout hits the enterprise 2025-04-17 at 08:45 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Jason Lord, CTO at AutoRABIT, discusses the cybersecurity risks posed by AI agents integrated into real-world systems. Issues like hallucinations, prompt injections, and embedded biases can turn these systems into vulnerable targets. Lord
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Pillar Security Banks $9M for AI Security Guardrails 2025-04-16 at 16:48 By Ryan Naraine Shield Capital leads a $9 million seed-stage funding round for Israeli startup building technologies for AI security and privacy guardrails. The post Pillar Security Banks $9M for AI Security Guardrails appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek
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Strategic AI readiness for cybersecurity: From hype to reality 2025-04-16 at 08:34 By Help Net Security AI readiness in cybersecurity involves more than just possessing the latest tools and technologies; it is a strategic necessity. Many companies could encounter serious repercussions, such as increased volumes of advanced cyber threats, if they fail to exploit AI
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Virtue AI Attracts $30M Investment to Address Critical AI Deployment Risks 2025-04-15 at 22:22 By Ryan Naraine San Francisco startup banks $30 million in Seed and Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Walden Catalyst Ventures. The post Virtue AI Attracts $30M Investment to Address Critical AI Deployment Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Trend Micro Flags Incomplete Nvidia Patch That Leaves AI Containers Exposed 2025-04-14 at 19:48 By Ryan Naraine Trend Micro researchers flagging problems with Nvidia’s patch for a critical, code execution vulnerability in the Nvidia Container Toolkit. The post Trend Micro Flags Incomplete Nvidia Patch That Leaves AI Containers Exposed appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article
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Package hallucination: LLMs may deliver malicious code to careless devs 2025-04-14 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz LLMs’ tendency to “hallucinate” code packages that don’t exist could become the basis for a new type of supply chain attack dubbed “slopsquatting” (courtesy of Seth Larson, Security Developer-in-Residence at the Python Software Foundation). A known occurrence Many software
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The quiet data breach hiding in AI workflows 2025-04-14 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz As AI becomes embedded in daily business workflows, the risk of data exposure increases. Prompt leaks are not rare exceptions. They are a natural outcome of how employees use large language models. CISOs cannot treat this as a secondary concern. To
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Securing the Energy Sector: The Backbone of the UK’s AI Ambitions 2025-04-11 at 16:08 By Ed Williams AI and Energy Security: The UK’s Crucial Cybersecurity Challenge – Learn why safeguarding the energy sector is critical for the UK’s AI ambitions and technological leadership. Rising Cyber Threats: Ransomware and Legacy Systems in the Energy Sector –
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How to find out if your AI vendor is a security risk 2025-04-10 at 08:31 By Help Net Security One of the most pressing concerns with AI adoption is data leakage. Consider this: An employee logs into their favorite AI chatbot, pastes sensitive corporate data, and asks for a summary. Just like that, confidential information
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Google Targets SOC Overload With Automated AI Alert and Malware Analysis Tools 2025-04-09 at 20:50 By Ryan Naraine Google plans to unleash automated AI agents into overtaxed SOCs to reduce the manual workload for cybersecurity investigators. The post Google Targets SOC Overload With Automated AI Alert and Malware Analysis Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This
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AI Now Outsmarts Humans in Spear Phishing, Analysis Shows 2025-04-09 at 20:02 By Kevin Townsend Agentic AI has improved spear phishing effectiveness by 55% since 2023, research shows. The post AI Now Outsmarts Humans in Spear Phishing, Analysis Shows appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Octane Raises $6.75M for Smart Contract Security Tech 2025-04-08 at 19:05 By SecurityWeek News San Francisco smart contract security startup closes a $6.75 million seed funding round led by Archetype and Winklevoss Capital. The post Octane Raises $6.75M for Smart Contract Security Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View
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Aurascape Banks Hefty $50 Million to Mitigate ‘Shadow AI’ Risks 2025-04-08 at 16:29 By Ryan Naraine Silicon Valley startup secures big investment from Menlo Ventures and Mayfield Fund to solve the “shadow AI” security problem. The post Aurascape Banks Hefty $50 Million to Mitigate ‘Shadow AI’ Risks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an
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Excessive agency in LLMs: The growing risk of unchecked autonomy 2025-04-08 at 08:39 By Help Net Security For an AI agent to “think” and act autonomously, it must be granted agency; that is, it must be allowed to integrate with other systems, read and analyze data, and have permissions to execute commands. However, as these
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Google Pushing ‘Sec-Gemini’ AI Model for Threat-Intel Workflows 2025-04-07 at 18:06 By Ryan Naraine Experimental Sec-Gemini v1 touts a combination of Google’s Gemini LLM capabilities with real-time security data and tooling from Mandiant. The post Google Pushing ‘Sec-Gemini’ AI Model for Threat-Intel Workflows appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View
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The shift to identity-first security and why it matters 2025-04-07 at 08:10 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Shrestha, CEO at BeyondID, discusses how AI is transforming secure access management for both attackers and defenders. He discusses the shift toward identity-first security, and the role of contextual and continuous authentication in
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The rise of compromised LLM attacks 2025-04-07 at 07:03 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Sohrob Kazerounian, Distinguished AI Researcher at Vectra AI, discusses how the ongoing rapid adoption of LLM-based applications has already introduced new cybersecurity risks. These vulnerabilities will not be in the LLM itself, but rather in how
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Forward-thinking CISOs are shining a light on shadow IT 2025-04-04 at 08:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Curtis Simpson, CISO and Chief Advocacy Officer at Armis, discusses how CISOs can balance security and innovation while managing the risks of shadow IT. Rather than focusing on restrictive policies, fostering proactive partnerships with
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