Latest coverage for Artificial Intelligence

C-Suite Strategies for AI Risk Management, Data ProtectionShadow artificial intelligence has shifted from being an outlier to a workplace staple, bringing risks of data breaches, regulatory violations and expanded attack surface on corporate networks. Shadow AI doesn't just introduce unapproved software: it consumes corporate data to function.

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has announced a fivefold increase in the maximum bug bounty rewards for "exceptional and differentiated" critical security vulnerabilities from $20,000 to $100,000. [...]

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered several cryptocurrency packages on the npm registry that have been hijacked to siphon sensitive information such as environment variables from compromised systems

Outdated Systems Putting AI Adoption in the Public Sector at Risk, Report SaysOutdated IT systems and poor data-sharing practices between public offices could undermine the U.K. government's plans to deploy artificial intelligence capabilities to increase public sector efficiencies, a parliamentary committee said.

Max Payout for Bug Bounty Program Up From $20,000 to $100,000OpenAI announced a cybersecurity initiative that aims to improve the resilience of its artificial intelligence systems by rewarding the discovery of critical vulnerabilities and improving threat mitigation. OpenAI raised the maximum payout for its bug bounty program from $20,000 to $100,000.

The artificial intelligence research company previously had its maximum payout set at $20,000 before exponentially raising the reward.

AICD's Figueroa on Business-Focused Communication for Authentication ProgressModern phishing tactics now leverage voice, SMS and AI-powered impersonation, yet many Asia-Pacific organizations continue relying on vulnerable single-factor authentication, said Marco Figueroa, senior manager of cyber security, risk and compliance at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

You can't escape AI in WhatsApp even if you are based in one of the 41 European countries. Today, more people are seeing the Meta AI chatbot being added to WhatsApp. [...]

Popularity of the generative AI platform makes it an obvious choice for cybercriminals abusing Google-sponsored search results, according to researchers.

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While recent draft guidance from the Food and Drug Administration on artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices is non-binding, the document signals that the agency is intensifying its regulatory scrutiny of these technologies, said Dr. Scott Schell of IT consulting firm Cognizant.

Benchmark Results From Google Show Gemini 2.5 Outperforming RivalsGoogle introduced on Tuesday its "most intelligent" AI reasoning model yet, designed to pause and "think" before responding. The model ships with a 1 million-token context window, capable of processing about 750,000 words in a single input - more than the entire Lord of the Rings series.

Claude could be getting a ChatGPT-like Deep Research feature called Compass. You can tell Claude's Compass what you need, and the AI agent will take care of everything. [...]

ARC-AGI-2 Measures AI's Ability to Problem Solve With Fewer ResourcesA new benchmark to evaluate artificial general intelligence has leading artificial intelligence models stumped. The Arc Prize Foundation's ARC-AGI-2 test presents puzzle-like challenges that require AI models to analyze visual patterns from multicolored square grids and generate solutions.

Gartner Says Hype Can Benefit Organizations That Harness It for Business AdvantageOrganizations haven't yet drawn business value from AI investments, and many feel AI is overhyped. Gartner analysts said encouraging intelligent risk-taking and investing in cybersecurity can improve an organization's resilience, giving businesses confidence to embrace technologies like AI.

NIST has urged more research and emphasis on developing mitigations for attacks on AI and ML systems

Kela researchers detect a 200%+ increase in dark web chatter about malicious AI tools

Organizations now use an average of 112 SaaS applications—a number that keeps growing. In a 2024 study, 49% of 644 respondents who frequently used Microsoft 365 believed that they had less than 10 apps connected to the platform, despite the fact that aggregated data indicated over 1,000+ Microsoft 365 SaaS-to-SaaS connections on average per deployment. And that’s just one major SaaS provider.

Just an FYI, like Generative AI assistants packaged up as browser extensions harvest personal data with minimal safeguards, researchers warn.…

New agentic AI capabilities in Microsoft Security Copilot will allow agents to triage threats and provide recommendations.