Cybercriminals harness AI for new era of malware development 2024-03-01 at 08:31 By Help Net Security The alliance between ransomware groups and initial access brokers (IABs) is still the powerful engine for cybercriminal industry, as evidenced by the 74% year-on-year increase in the number of companies that had their data uploaded on dedicated leak sites […]
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JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening 2024-03-01 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security, discusses the evolution of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) since its 2021 inception and tackles its 2024 strategic priorities in response to escalating cyber threats. He elaborates on JCDC’s strategies
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Key areas that will define the intersection of AI and DevOps 2024-03-01 at 07:33 By Help Net Security Eficode research indicates that 96% of developers use AI tools, with most coders bypassing security policies to use them. With no standardized AI tool regulations, researchers advocate for stronger governance frameworks and AI security policies in organizations’
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Vishing, smishing, and phishing attacks skyrocket 1,265% post-ChatGPT 2024-02-29 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 76% of enterprises lack sufficient voice and messaging fraud protection as AI-powered vishing and smishing skyrocket following the launch of ChatGPT, according to Enea. Enterprises report significant losses from mobile fraud 61% of enterprises still suffer significant losses to mobile
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Understanding employees’ motivations behind risky actions 2024-02-28 at 07:31 By Help Net Security More 68% of employees knowingly put their organizations at risk, potentially leading to ransomware or malware infections, data breaches, or financial loss, according to Proofpoint. Perception on security responsibility And while the incidence of successful phishing attacks has slightly declined (71% of
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AI-driven DevOps: Revolutionizing software engineering practices 2024-02-28 at 07:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Itamar Friedman, CEO of Codium AI, discusses the integration of AI into DevOps practices and its impact on software development processes, particularly in automating code review, ensuring compliance, and improving efficiency. Despite the benefits, challenges in incorporating
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How AI is reshaping the cybersecurity job landscape 2024-02-28 at 06:32 By Help Net Security 88% of cybersecurity professionals believe that AI will significantly impact their jobs, now or in the near future, and 35% have already witnessed its effects, according to ISC2’s AI study, AI Cyber 2024. Impact of AI on cybersecurity professionals While
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AI in cybersecurity presents a complex duality 2024-02-28 at 06:03 By Help Net Security Companies more than ever view GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) as a holistic process and are taking steps toward getting a complete view of their risk environment and compliance obligations, according to Hyperproof. Centralized GRC strategy gains momentum Centralizing strategy, unifying
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Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters 2024-02-27 at 14:50 By Zeljka Zorz Meta, the company that owns some of the biggest social networks in use today, has explained how it means to tackle disinformation related to the upcoming EU Parliament elections, with a special emphasis on how it plans to
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Artificial Arms Race: What Can Automation and AI do to Advance Red Teams 2024-02-27 at 14:31 By Tom Eston The best Red Team engagements are a balanced mix of technology, tools and human operators. The post Artificial Arms Race: What Can Automation and AI do to Advance Red Teams appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article
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Using AI to reduce false positives in secrets scanners 2024-02-27 at 08:02 By Help Net Security As development environments grow more complex, applications increasingly communicate with many external services. When a software development project communicates with an external service, it utilizes a token or “secret” for authentication. These tokens are the glue that keeps any
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Does AI remediation spell the end for developers in 2024? 2024-02-27 at 07:03 By Help Net Security Big tech firms are already rolling out AI remediation tools to prevent developers from introducing security risks into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). In this Help Net Security video, Matias Madou, CTO at Secure Code Warrior, discusses how
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Cyber Insights 2024: Artificial Intelligence 2024-02-26 at 19:17 By Kevin Townsend AI will allow attackers to improve their attacks, and defenders to improve their defense. Over time, little will change — but the battle will be more intense. The post Cyber Insights 2024: Artificial Intelligence appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from
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White House Wades Into Debate on ‘Open’ Versus ‘Closed’ Artificial Intelligence Systems 2024-02-24 at 21:46 By Associated Press The White House is seeking public comment on the risks and benefits of having an AI system’s key components publicly available for anyone to use and modify. The post White House Wades Into Debate on ‘Open’ Versus
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Microsoft Releases Red Teaming Tool for Generative AI 2024-02-23 at 12:31 By Ionut Arghire Microsoft releases PyRIT red teaming tool to help identify risks in generative AI through automation. The post Microsoft Releases Red Teaming Tool for Generative AI appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source
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A step-by-step plan for safe use of GenAI models for software development 2024-02-22 at 08:01 By Help Net Security If you are a large-scale company, the recent AI boom hasn’t escaped your notice. Today AI is assisting in a large array of development-related and digital-related tasks, from content generation to automation and analysis. The development
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Clean links and sophisticated scams mark new era in email attacks 2024-02-20 at 06:05 By Help Net Security Analysis of 7 billion emails shows clean links are duping users, malicious EML attachments increased 10-fold in Q4, and social engineering attacks are at all-time highs, according to VIPRE Security. The rise of the EML file attachments
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New Google Initiative to Foster AI in Cybersecurity 2024-02-19 at 12:46 By Ionut Arghire Google’s new AI Cyber Defense Initiative focuses on boosting cybersecurity through artificial intelligence. The post New Google Initiative to Foster AI in Cybersecurity appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source
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Balancing “super app” ambitions with privacy 2024-02-19 at 08:31 By Help Net Security When Elon Musk’s ambitions to transform X into an “everything app” were divulged last year, he joined several companies known to be exploring or actively working on developing super apps, suggesting there’s clearly a niche to be filled. In fact, since the
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Inside the strategy of Salesforce’s new Chief Trust Officer 2024-02-19 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz Recently, Salesforce named Brad Arkin, previously Chief Security & Trust Officer at Cisco, the company’s new Chief Trust Officer. This was the perfect opportunity to find out more about his plans. In this Help Net Security interview, Arkin discusses a
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