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A universal bypass tricks Cylance AI antivirus into accepting all top 10 Malware revealing a new attack surface for machine learning based security

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Researchers from Skylight Cyber, an Australian cybersecurity enterprise, have tricked Blackberry Cylance’s AI-based antivirus product. They identified a peculiar bias of the antivirus product towards a specific game engine and bypassed it to tric… Continue reading A universal bypass tricks Cylance AI antivirus into accepting all top 10 Malware revealing a new attack surface for machine learning based security→

YouTube’s ban on “instructional hacking and phishing” videos receives backlash from the infosec community

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A month ago, in June, the company said in a blog post, “The openness of YouTube’s platform has helped creativity and access to information thrive. It’s our responsibility to protect that, and prevent our platform from being used to in… Continue reading YouTube’s ban on “instructional hacking and phishing” videos receives backlash from the infosec community→

Experts discuss Dark Patterns and deceptive UI designs: What are they? What do they do? How do we stop them?

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Dark patterns are often used online to deceive users into taking actions they would otherwise not take under effective, informed consent. Dark patterns are generally used by shopping websites, social media platforms, mobile apps and services as a part … Continue reading Experts discuss Dark Patterns and deceptive UI designs: What are they? What do they do? How do we stop them?→

Microsoft Build 2019: Microsoft showcases new updates to MS 365 platfrom with focus on AI and developer productivity

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At the ongoing Microsoft Build 2019 conference, Microsoft has announced a ton of new features and tool releases with a focus on innovation using AI and mixed reality with the intelligent cloud and the intelligent edge. In his opening keynote, Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft Build 2019: Microsoft showcases new updates to MS 365 platfrom with focus on AI and developer productivity→

DuckDuckGo proposes “Do-Not-Track Act of 2019” to require sites to respect DNT browser setting

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DuckDuckGo, the browser known for its privacy protection policies, has proposed draft legislation which will require sites to respect the Do Not Track browser setting. Called, the “Do-Not-Track Act of 2019”, this legislation will mandate we… Continue reading DuckDuckGo proposes “Do-Not-Track Act of 2019” to require sites to respect DNT browser setting→

EU parliament votes to amass the largest biometric database on earth

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The EU parliament voted last week to develop what is being described as the largest biometric database on earth. Once created, the database will connect the systems used by various border control, migration and law enforcement agencies into a truly gig… Continue reading EU parliament votes to amass the largest biometric database on earth→

Mozilla developers have built BugBug which uses machine learning to triage Firefox bugs

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Yesterday the team at Mozilla announced that the company is receiving hundreds of bug reports and feature requests from Firefox users on a daily basis. The team noted that it’s important to get the bugs fixed as soon as possible for the smooth fu… Continue reading Mozilla developers have built BugBug which uses machine learning to triage Firefox bugs→

The FTC issues orders to 7 broadband companies to analyze ISP privacy practices given they are also ad-support content platforms

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The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that they have issued orders to seven U.S. Internet broadband providers to analyze how these broadband companies carry out the data collection and distribution process. Seven broadband companies includin… Continue reading The FTC issues orders to 7 broadband companies to analyze ISP privacy practices given they are also ad-support content platforms→

Microsoft announces: Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, a fully automated DNA data storage, and revived office assistant Clippy

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Microsoft made a series of new announcements, earlier this week. These include a new Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, a first fully automated DNA data storage system, and the Revived Microsoft Office Assistant, Clippy. Microsoft Defender ATP for Ma… Continue reading Microsoft announces: Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac, a fully automated DNA data storage, and revived office assistant Clippy→

IBM announces the launch of Blockchain World Wire, a global blockchain network for cross-border payments

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Yesterday, IBM launched its Blockchain World Wire, a global blockchain network for cross-border payments that will make use of Stablecoin by U.S. dollars and cryptocurrency to make near real-time cross border financial transactions. It is based on dist… Continue reading IBM announces the launch of Blockchain World Wire, a global blockchain network for cross-border payments→