Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This seems to be an identity theft first : Criminals used artificial intelligence-based software to impersonate a chief executive's voice and demand a fraudulent transfer of €220,000 ($243,000) in March in what cybercrime experts described as an unusual case of artificial intelligence being used in hacking.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Related: Pushing the fly-by-wire envelope This is especially true because systems are more interconnected and use more complex commercial software than ever before, meaning a vulnerability in one system could lead to a malicious actor gaining access to more important systems. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Technologies that were figments of the imagination a dozen years ago, if they were conceived of at all, quickly become mainstream — think generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) or blockchain. Two emerging technologies are primarily shaping cybersecurity today: Artificial intelligence and blockchain.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 8, 2023

Writers 3. Scientists 4. Clergy members 5. Graphic designers 6. Public relations managers 7. Event planners 8. Software developers 9. Project heads But not all is bad as of now. As the adoption of artificial intelligence will also help in creating 97 million jobs, generating $15.7

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 23, 2024

On July 19th, 2024, a faulty software update issued by the cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, took down over 8.5 The post How Outsourcing Cybersecurity Crashed the World’s IT: A Webinar With Columbia University Faculty appeared first on Joseph Steinberg: CyberSecurity Expert Witness, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor.

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Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From traditional methods to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), malicious actors continually adapt and leverage emerging tools to exploit vulnerabilities. Organizations should stay vigilant, keeping software, applications, and security measures up to date to withstand evolving threat actor techniques.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

There are a variety of companies that provide online proctoring services, but they’re uniformly mediocre : The remote proctoring industry offers a range of services, from basic video links that allow another human to observe students as they take exams to algorithmic tools that use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect cheating.

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Zero Day

MARCH 18, 2025

As software becomes the worker, Software as a Service is being turned on its head by artificial intelligence. Meet 'Services as Software.'

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Artificial intelligence is poised to upend much of society, removing human limitations inherent in many systems. Artificial intelligence has the potential to remove that limitation. The possibilities Artificial intelligence has the potential to overcome this limitation. Or software. And they are.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 15, 2022

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, however, have created a novel hardware attack, which combines memory corruption and speculative execution attacks to sidestep the security feature.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 9, 2025

Hidden dependencies, social engineering attacks, and the complexity of foundation models can all contribute tothe insecure use of open-source software in 2025.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hackers stole millions of dollars from Uganda Central Bank International Press Newsletter Cybercrime INTERPOL financial crime operation makes record 5,500 arrests, seizures worth over USD 400 million Hackers Stole $1.49

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 13, 2022

The post Cylance vs CrowdStrike: EDR software comparison appeared first on TechRepublic. See what features you can expect from Cylance and CrowdStrike to choose the EDR solution that is ideal for your business.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It’s a controlled setting for what computer hackers do in real life: finding and fixing vulnerabilities in their own systems and exploiting them in others’ It’s the software vulnerability lifecycle. In 2016, DARPA ran a similarly styled event for artificial intelligence (AI). People train for months.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

Enterprise accounting software is designed for large companies and businesses. Here are the top eight enterprise accounting software suites. The post 8 best enterprise accounting software suites appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 18, 2022

The post Facial recognition: Top software vendors appeared first on TechRepublic. Learn about the top facial recognition technology vendors. Find out how it works, what it can and can't do, and its current state.

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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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Tech Republic Security

MAY 15, 2023

Artificial intelligence art service Midjourney and Shutterstock will identify their computer-generated images in Google Search. The post Google combats AI misinformation with Search labels, adds dark web security upgrades appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 25, 2023

Chinese hardware — not apps and/or other forms of software — poses, by far, the greatest risk to American national security. That is not to say that the dangers posed by Chinese software are not valid concerns – of course they are. Earlier today, Newsweek published an op-ed that I wrote on this important topic.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2025

Even though scammers can use Artificial Intelligence to create convincing emails that appear to come from the IRS, there are often some tell-tale signs of social engineering attempts: Too good to be true: Huge, unexpected tax returns are usually just an incentive to get you to surrender private information in the hopes of obtaining that sum.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

The explosive growth in the use of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) has overwhelmed enterprise IT teams. To keep up with the demand for new AI-based features in software and to deliver software faster in general development teams have embraced machine learning-based AI coding tools.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 28, 2024

More remote work and a focus on resource planning are two trends driving changes in project management software in APAC and around the globe. Celoxis’ Ratnakar Gore explains how PM vendors are responding to fast-paced change.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The best internet security software comes in several different forms, giving businesses all of the protection they need to identify and stop malware before it causes bigger problems. Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Strategies for protecting oil and gas infrastructure Regular updates and patching: Outdated software and hardware are the most common entry points for cyberattacks. Regularly updating and patching systems, including antivirus software, firewalls, and SCADA networks, can mitigate this risk.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In May, 2024, the FBI warned about the increasing threat of cybercriminals using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their scams. These sophisticated tactics can result in devastating financial losses, reputational damage, and compromise of sensitive data.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 4, 2024

As many as 100 malicious artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) models have been discovered in the Hugging Face platform. These include instances where loading a pickle file leads to code execution, software supply chain security firm JFrog said.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 26, 2023

July 26, 2023 — Protect AI , the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) security company, today announced it has closed a $35M Series A round of funding. Seattle, Wash., This ensures complete visibility and auditability in the AI/ML supply chain.

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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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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Combining DevSecOps with Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) holds the potential to transform both software development and cybersecurity protocols. And in terms of generating configurations, generative AI software allows teams to completely automate the configuration process.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 20, 2022

Obviously, implementing a Zero Trust approach requires that organizations truly understand in detail what they actually have in place, from both a hardware and a software perspective. They must also understand their business processes down to a granular level.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 18, 2024

Cisco today launched a framework that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to test a software patch in a digital twin running on an endpoint to make sure an application doesn’t break before actually deploying it.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 20, 2024

Perforce Software today published a survey of 250 IT professionals that finds the amount of sensitive data residing in non-production environments is rising as organizations embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and digital business transformation.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 15, 2024

Imagine a world where the software that powers your favorite apps, secures your online transactions, and keeps your digital life could be outsmarted and taken over by a cleverly disguised piece of code. This isn't a plot from the latest cyber-thriller; it's actually been a reality for years now.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Our top math geniuses point to iO as a cornerstone needed to unleash the full potential of artificially intelligent (AI) programs running across highly complex and dynamic cloud platforms, soon to be powered by quantum computers. The math community refers to this bottleneck as “indistinguishability obfuscation,” or iO.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 28, 2024

Broadcom today at the VMware Explore 2024 conference extended its VMware vDefend portfolio to include generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in addition to extending its software-defined edge computing portfolio to provide deeper integrations with networking and security platforms that its VMware business unit provides.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

To enable faster recognition, firms need to embrace modern computing software that fits their work criteria and can detect, report, and effectively manage cyber threats. Executives and leaders should be trained to recognize cyber threats when they see one.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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