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In Other News: Apple’s Spyware Warning, CDK Global Ransom Payment, Sibanye Cyberattack

In Other News: Apple’s Spyware Warning, CDK Global Ransom Payment, Sibanye Cyberattack 2024-07-12 at 18:31 By SecurityWeek News Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Microsoft details Rockwell HMI vulnerabilities, smart grills hacked, Predator spyware activity drops. The post In Other News: Apple’s Spyware Warning, CDK Global Ransom Payment, Sibanye Cyberattack appeared first […]

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How AI helps decode cybercriminal strategies

How AI helps decode cybercriminal strategies 2024-07-11 at 07:32 By Help Net Security With terms like “AI washing” making their way into mainstream business consciousness, the hype surrounding AI is making it harder to differentiate between the true applications and empty promises of the technology. The quest for tangible business benefits is in full swing,

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How AI-powered software spreads Russian disinformation on X

How AI-powered software spreads Russian disinformation on X 2024-07-10 at 18:16 By Zeljka Zorz The US Justice Department (DoJ) has seized two US-based domains used by Russian threat actors to create fake profiles on X (formerly Twitter) that would spread disinformation in the United States and abroad. This bot farm was created and operated via

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Can AI be Meaningfully Regulated, or is Regulation a Deceitful Fudge?

Can AI be Meaningfully Regulated, or is Regulation a Deceitful Fudge? 2024-07-10 at 16:46 By Kevin Townsend Few people understand AI, nor how to use nor control it, nor where it is going. Yet politicians wish to regulate it. The post Can AI be Meaningfully Regulated, or is Regulation a Deceitful Fudge? appeared first on

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US Disrupts AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm on X

US Disrupts AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm on X 2024-07-10 at 15:01 By Ionut Arghire The US and allies blame Russian state-sponsored threat actors for using Meliorator AI software to create a social media bot farm. The post US Disrupts AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm on X appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Exploring the root causes of the cybersecurity skills gap

Exploring the root causes of the cybersecurity skills gap 2024-07-09 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Koma Gandy, VP of Leadership and Business at Skillsoft, addresses the critical aspects of the cybersecurity skills gap, the need for diverse talent and continuous upskilling in areas like AI and cloud computing. Gandy

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California Advances Unique Safety Regulations for AI Companies Despite Tech Firm opposition

California Advances Unique Safety Regulations for AI Companies Despite Tech Firm opposition 2024-07-04 at 19:46 By Associated Press Lawmakers voted to advance legislation that would require AI companies to test their systems and add safety measures to prevent them from being potentially manipulated for malicious purposes. The post California Advances Unique Safety Regulations for AI

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Brazil Data Regulator Bans Meta From Mining Data to Train AI Models

Brazil Data Regulator Bans Meta From Mining Data to Train AI Models 2024-07-03 at 15:46 By Associated Press Brazil’s national data protection authority has determined that Meta cannot use data originating in the country to train its artificial intelligence. The post Brazil Data Regulator Bans Meta From Mining Data to Train AI Models appeared first

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Maintaining human oversight in AI-enhanced software development

Maintaining human oversight in AI-enhanced software development 2024-07-03 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security, Martin Reynolds, Field CTO at Harness, discusses how AI can enhance the security of software development and deployment. However, increased reliance on AI-generated code introduces new risks, requiring human oversight and integrated security practices to ensure safe

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The impossibility of “getting ahead” in cyber defense

The impossibility of “getting ahead” in cyber defense 2024-07-02 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As a security professional, it can be tempting to believe that with sufficient resources we can achieve of state of parity, or even relative dominance, over cyber attackers. After all, if we got to an ideal state – fully staffed

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Deepfakes and voice clones are undermining election integrity

Deepfakes and voice clones are undermining election integrity 2024-07-02 at 06:02 By Help Net Security As the volume of digital business rises year over year, the potential for AI-enhanced digital fraud increases with it, according to TeleSign. A new TeleSign report highlights consumer concerns and uncertainty about how AI is being deployed, particularly regarding digital

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GetReal Labs Emerges From Stealth to Tackle Deepfakes

GetReal Labs Emerges From Stealth to Tackle Deepfakes 2024-06-28 at 17:46 By Ionut Arghire Incubated for two years by Ballistic Ventures, GetReal Labs has launched to combat manipulated content and deepfakes. The post GetReal Labs Emerges From Stealth to Tackle Deepfakes appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Microsoft Details ‘Skeleton Key’ AI Jailbreak Technique

Microsoft Details ‘Skeleton Key’ AI Jailbreak Technique 2024-06-28 at 16:31 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft has tricked several gen-AI models into providing forbidden information using a jailbreak technique named Skeleton Key. The post Microsoft Details ‘Skeleton Key’ AI Jailbreak Technique appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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Leveraging AI and automation for enhanced security operations

Leveraging AI and automation for enhanced security operations 2024-06-28 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Michelle Weston, VP of Security & Resiliency at Kyndryl, discusses the key challenges in security operations and how to address them. The top issues are increasing cyber resilience risks, changing regulatory conditions, and implementing emerging

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Enterprises increasingly turn to cloud and AI for database management

Enterprises increasingly turn to cloud and AI for database management 2024-06-27 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Across various tasks, from predictive analytics to code generation, organizations in all sectors are exploring how AI can add value and increase efficiency. In this Help Net Security video, Ryan Booz, PostgreSQL Advocate at Redgate, discusses the key

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Future trends in cyber warfare: Predictions for AI integration and space-based operations

Future trends in cyber warfare: Predictions for AI integration and space-based operations 2024-06-26 at 06:36 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Morgan Wright, Chief Security Advisor at SentinelOne, discusses how AI is utilized in modern cyber warfare by state and non-state actors. AI enhances decision-making speed and precision for state actors, facilitating

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Tech Leaders Gather This Week for AI Risk Summit + CISO Forum at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

Tech Leaders Gather This Week for AI Risk Summit + CISO Forum at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay 2024-06-24 at 22:16 By Mike Lennon SecurityWeek’s AI Risk Summit + CISO Forum brings together business and government stakeholders to provide meaningful guidance on risk management and cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence. The post Tech

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OpenAI Co-Founder Sutskever Sets up New AI Company Devoted to ‘Safe Superintelligence’

OpenAI Co-Founder Sutskever Sets up New AI Company Devoted to ‘Safe Superintelligence’ 2024-06-20 at 18:16 By Associated Press Ilya Sutskever’s new company is focused on safely developing “superintelligence” – a reference to AI systems that are smarter than humans. The post OpenAI Co-Founder Sutskever Sets up New AI Company Devoted to ‘Safe Superintelligence’ appeared first

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AI Weights: Securing the Heart and Soft Underbelly of Artificial Intelligence

AI Weights: Securing the Heart and Soft Underbelly of Artificial Intelligence 2024-06-20 at 15:31 By Kevin Townsend AI model weights govern outputs from the system, but altered or ‘poisoned’, they can make the output erroneous and, in extremis, useless and dangerous. The post AI Weights: Securing the Heart and Soft Underbelly of Artificial Intelligence appeared

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