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AI and Cyber Security: Innovations & Challenges

eSecurity Planet

As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cybersecurity is more than a passing trend — it’s a groundbreaking shift in protecting our digital assets. As cyber-attacks grow increasingly complex, leveraging AI becomes crucial for staying ahead of emerging threats.

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When AIs Start Hacking

Schneier on Security

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. These are artificial and constrained, with all of the rules specified to the AI. Not for long.

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Immersive Labs Study Reveals AI Prompt Injection Vulnerability in Bots

eSecurity Planet

Generative artificial intelligence presents dilemmas for security teams as they determine how to use it in ways that benefit their business without creating vulnerabilities. To learn more about security news and business postures in 2024, check out our State of Cybersecurity report next.

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The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

SecureWorld News

What's more, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has made social engineering methods more complex, covert, and difficult to detect. In turn, this has left organizations and individuals far behind in the race to secure defenses appropriately. How does AI-powered social engineering affect businesses?

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Why BYOD Is the Favored Ransomware Backdoor

eSecurity Planet

Secure web gateways (SWG) can sometimes inspect traffic and potentially detect increased and anomalous traffic. Anomaly detection, often enhanced using artificial intelligence, can both improve detection and block activity, but only when traffic routes through these devices.

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How Steganography Allows Attackers to Evade Detection

eSecurity Planet

While steganography is often considered something of a joke in capture-the-flag (CTF) events and other cybersecurity defense activities, it can happen in real attacks and can take security defenses by surprise simply by using another layer of cover. Steganography Techniques Evolve Quickly.

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Palo Alto Prisma SASE Review & Features 2023

eSecurity Planet

Palo Alto’s powerful brand and the strong reputation of its security solutions makes Prisma SASE a serious contender in the market. For SASE service providers, the appeal is further enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) enhanced automation features and multi-tenant capabilities.