Microsoft Puts the PR in AI (Premium)

Overly reliant on OpenAI and facing a coming generation of on-device AI that it can’t control, Microsoft’s latest small language model (SLM) is most notable for the PR offensive that accompanies it.
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Immediate AI risks and tomorrow’s dangers

“At the most basic level, AI has given malicious attackers superpowers,” Mackenzie Jackson, developer and security advocate at GitGuardian, told the audience last week at Bsides Zagreb. These superpowers are most evident in the growing impa… Continue reading Immediate AI risks and tomorrow’s dangers

Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters

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 treat AI-generated content tha… Continue reading Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters

Microsoft Catches APTs Using ChatGPT for Vuln Research, Malware Scripting

Microsoft threat hunters say foreign APTs are interacting with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to automate malicious vulnerability research, target reconnaissance and malware creation tasks.
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How are state-sponsored threat actors leveraging AI?

Microsoft and OpenAI have identified attempts by various state-affiliated threat actors to use large language models (LLMs) to enhance their cyber operations. Threat actors use LLMs for various tasks Just as defenders do, threat actors are leveraging A… Continue reading How are state-sponsored threat actors leveraging AI?

Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats

Generative AI based on large language models (LLMs) has become a valuable tool for individuals and businesses, but also cybercriminals. Its ability to process large amounts of data and quickly generate results has contributed to its widespread adoption… Continue reading Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats

Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats

Generative AI based on large language models (LLMs) has become a valuable tool for individuals and businesses, but also cybercriminals. Its ability to process large amounts of data and quickly generate results has contributed to its widespread adoption… Continue reading Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats

Security Experts Describe AI Technologies They Want to See

SecurityWeek interviews a wide spectrum of security experts on AI-driven cybersecurity use-cases that are worth immediate attention.
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AI Data Exposed to ‘LeftoverLocals’ Attack via Vulnerable AMD, Apple, Qualcomm GPUs

Researchers show how a new attack named LeftoverLocals, which impacts GPUs from AMD, Apple and Qualcomm, can be used to obtain AI data.
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