Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Scammers stole over $25 million from a multinational business by utilizing cutting-edge real-time video deepfake technology to convince an employee in the firm’s accounts-payable department that the worker had properly validated a payment request previously sent to him via email. Million USD at the time of the theft and at present).

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 23, 2021

A written proposal to ban several uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and to place new oversight on other “high-risk” AI applications—published by the European Commission this week—met fierce opposition from several digital rights advocates in Europe. The proposal includes a few core segments.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 21, 2025

GeoSpy is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) supported tool that can derive a persons location by analyzing features in a photo like vegetation, buildings, and other landmarks. Graylark Technologies who makes GeoSpy says its been developed for government and law enforcement. And it can do so in seconds based on one picture.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Enter the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act, or TRAIGA, with Texas's unique style of doing business—balancing innovation with accountability, consumer empowerment, and a good ol' dash of no-nonsense enforcement. hat the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence system. So, what's a sandbox?

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The CEO of a UK-based energy firm lost the equivalent of $243,000 after falling for a phone scam that implemented artificial intelligence, specifically a deepfake voice. While the technology to generate convincing voice recordings has been available for a few years, its remains relatively uncommon in the commission of fraud.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

With cybercriminals using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to create more convincing fraudulent messages, the FBIs message is simple and uncompromising: Do not click on anything. AI-Enhanced Cyberthreats Recent intelligence indicates that the sophistication of Gmail phishing campaigns has reached new heights.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A paradigm shift in technology is hurtling towards us, and it could change everything we know about cybersecurity. When ChatGPT was unveiled to the public in late 2022, security experts looked on with cautious optimism, excited about the new technology but concerned about its use in cyberattacks. Uhh, again, that is.

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NSTIC

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The rapid proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises significant value for industry, consumers, and broader society, but as with many technologies, new risks from these advancements in AI must be managed to realize it’s full potential. For those of us at NIST working in cybersecurity, privacy and AI, a key

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Responding to a recent surge in AI-generated bot accounts, LinkedIn is rolling out new features that it hopes will help users make more informed decisions about with whom they choose to connect. For example, on October 10, 2022, there were 576,562 LinkedIn accounts that listed their current employer as Apple Inc.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 26, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly part of our everyday lives, and this transformation requires a thoughtful approach to innovation. AI is inherently different than previous technologies and requires a more responsive approach to governance. See the Responsible AI Principles for more information.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, and its impact on cybersecurity is no exception. It is recommended that organizations should consider AI-powered deception technologies to detect and neutralize AI-driven threats.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 20, 2023

They can also automate the process of eliminating over-provisioned access that enables attackers to use one compromised account to move laterally to higher-value targets. The benefits of AI in cybersecurity Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) can boost the speed and effectiveness of cybersecurity.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Elections around the world are facing an evolving threat from foreign actors, one that involves artificial intelligence. It’s not clear how these technologies will change disinformation, how effective they will be or what effects they will have. Imagine a new AI-powered personal account on social media.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 23, 2024

The post Newsweek Op-Ed: Oversight of the Management of Cybersecurity Risks: The Skill Corporate Boards Need, But, So Often, Do Not Have appeared first on Joseph Steinberg: CyberSecurity Expert Witness, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Even though the saying is older than you might think, it did not come about earlier than the concept of artificial intelligence (AI). And as long as we have been waiting for AI technology to become commonplace, if AI has taught us one thing this year, then its that when humans and AI cooperate, amazing things can happen.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 4, 2023

Zero Trust Network Architecture, on the other hand, is not conceptual; it refers to an actual information technology architecture – including hardware, software, data, and workflow – that employs the principles of Zero Trust in its design so as to enforce a Zero Trust model.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Virtual reality (VR) technology has transformed how we experience digital environments. This technology simulates environments with striking realism, providing a highly immersive experience for users, and triggering their visual and auditory senses so they feel that they are truly in the moment in a virtual world.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

George discovered that after logging in with a regular customer account, Juniper’s support website allowed him to list detailed information about virtually any Juniper device purchased by other customers. Searching on Amazon.com in the Juniper portal, for example, returned tens of thousands of records. .” Update, 11:01 a.m.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There is no shortage of researchers and industry titans willing to warn us about the potential destructive power of artificial intelligence. Reading the headlines, one would hope that the rapid gains in AI technology have also brought forth a unifying realization of the risks—and the steps we need to take to mitigate them.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2025

Although the images are not linked to any user accounts or other private information, it is not unthinkable that cybercriminals could figure out some of the identities by using commonly available face search engines.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 26, 2022

For those unfamiliar with it, Google Voice is a phone service that offers a free phone number to anyone who has both set up a Google account in the United States and supplied and confirmed ownership of another phone number to which the Google Voice number can forward. What if you already were scammed?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

With fast advancements in computer technology, it has become possible to crack static passwords using, in essence, brute force. When we sign up for an online account or request resetting a password, we usually receive a new password via e-mail. Artificial intelligence systems. Biometrics.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

The good news is that OneSpan and other security vendors are innovating to bring machine learning, data analytics and artificial intelligence to the front lines. In the not-so-distant past, banks dealt with online and account takeover fraud, where hackers stole passwords and used phishing scams to target specific individuals.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2024

The integration of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) strategies with emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things are reshaping the corporate risk landscape. In recent years, these programs have become even more effective thanks to technology such as artificial intelligence.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Discussions are underway in the technology sector about how Artificial Intelligence could someday eliminate bias in the workplace, and thus engender a more meritocratic workplace. “We’re We’re starting to see Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in just about every space and every tool,” Skelly observes.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 18, 2025

Technology has transformed so many areas of our lives and relatively quickly in the grand scheme of things. From tech used to make education more accessible, for example, to the ever talked about artificial intelligence (AI) shaping many sectors, the way tech has integrated with the modern world both seamlessly and speedily is notable.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2024

My big takeaway from RSAC 2024 is this: the advanced technology and best practices know-how needed to accomplish the high ideals Secretary Blinken laid out are readily at hand. Today’s revolutions in technology are at the heart of our competition with geopolitical rivals,” Blinken said.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Public-interest technology isn't new. We need public-interest technologists.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

broadband providers, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies, potentially accessing systems for lawful wiretapping and other data. The carrier states that personal financial account information and call records were not affected by the security breach. The security breach poses a major national security risk.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

The same technologies that make supply chains faster and more effective also threaten their cybersecurity,” writes David Lukic , a privacy, security, and compliance consultant. The inherent complexity of the supply chain for modern technology is a reason why so many cybercrime attempts have been successful. Threat detection.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

It's an impassioned debate, acrimonious at times, but there are real technologies that can be brought to bear on the problem: key-escrow technologies, code obfuscation technologies, and backdoors with different properties. Public-interest technology isn't new. We need public-interest technologists.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The fabricated LinkedIn identities — which pair AI-generated profile photos with text lifted from legitimate accounts — are creating major headaches for corporate HR departments and for those managing invite-only LinkedIn groups. Another “swarm” of LinkedIn bot accounts flagged by Taylor’s group.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 21, 2024

Given how transformative this technology will be for the world, this is a problem. Like public roads and the federal postal system, a public AI option could guarantee universal access to this transformative technology and set an implicit standard that private services must surpass to compete.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 18, 2021

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a critical tool cybersecurity companies leverage to stay ahead of the curve. Machine learning is a component of artificial intelligence that helps cybersecurity tools operate more efficiently. Technology for today and the future. . Evaluate threats more quickly.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Government Accountability Office in 2020 about increasing risk due to connected aircraft technology developments. Number one is increasingly connected systems; number two is onboard Wi-Fi; and number three is the use of commercial software, including artificial intelligence in aircraft.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2022

We have on average 67 applications on our mobile phones, seven social media accounts and more than 120 online accounts. But these accounts are not all about networking and games. What technologies should the tool use? The technologies for making this tool a reality are already out there. Perhaps, never?

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

As I lay out in a report I just published , artificial intelligence will eventually find vulnerabilities in all sorts of social, economic, and political systems, and then exploit them at unprecedented speed, scale, and scope. Okay, maybe this is a bit of hyperbole, but it requires no far-future science fiction technology.

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