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Artificial intelligence (AI) describes computer systems that perform tasks such as recognizing patterns, making predictions, understanding language, or generating content. In security reporting, the term commonly includes machine-learning models used for detection and analysis, as well as generative AI applications that produce text, code, images, or other outputs.
AI can help analyze security telemetry, prioritize vulnerabilities, and support investigations, but its outputs can be wrong or manipulated. Important attack surfaces include prompt injection that steers an application into unintended actions, sensitive data being exposed through prompts or model outputs, and excessive permissions granted to AI systems that use external tools. Models can also be degraded by poisoned training data or evaded with carefully crafted inputs. Practitioners should protect training and operational data, limit model access and tool permissions, test for adversarial behavior, and require appropriate human validation before high-impact decisions.
Microsoft has revealed that it's pursuing legal action against a "foreign-based threat–actor group" for operating a hacking-as-a-service infrastructure to intentionally get around the safety controls of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) services and produce offensive and harmful content
Days Are Dwindling, But Biden White House Unveils New AI Roadmap for HHSWith 10 days left in office, the Biden administration released an artificial intelligence strategic plan for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. HHS called the plan a "comprehensive roadmap" outlining the department’s "commitment to trustworthy, ethical and equitable AI use.
Nvidia, Semiconductor Trade Group Push Back Against Reported Chip RestrictionsThe White House’s reported final push to impose tighter restrictions on global semiconductor exports, including artificial intelligence chips critical for data centers, has drawn strong criticism from Nvidia and the semiconductor industry in the last days of the administration.
Google Mandiant's Jamie Collier on the Biggest Cloud Security ChallengesTo combat AI threats in 2025, security teams are set to enter the second phase of AI innovation in security by deploying semi-autonomous operations such as alert parsing, creation of high-priority item lists and risk remediation, said Jamie Collier, senior threat intelligence advisor at Mandiant.
Firm Folds AI Studio, Gemini API Into DeepMind; Sets up World Model TeamGoogle is restructuring its artificial intelligence teams and forming a new division under its DeepMind unit. Both the AI Studio team and the Gemini API team will now be run under DeepMind, a shift Google says will make DeepMind's work more accessible to the public.
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a nascent artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ransomware family called FunkSec that sprang forth in late 2024, and has claimed more than 85 victims to date
Cado Security Deal Brings Enhanced Forensics, Automation, and AI-Powered AnalyticsBy acquiring Cado Security, Darktrace strengthens its ability to secure multi-cloud environments. The transaction brings together Cado's forensic capabilities with Darktrace's AI analytics to deliver comprehensive threat detection and response to organizations in regulated industries.
The attack used a stolen remote support SaaS API key to exfiltrate data from workstations in the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
ActZero Purchase Adds Artificial Intelligence, Open Platform and Process MaturityWith its acquisition of ActZero, WatchGuard gains advanced machine learning capabilities and expertise to improve its MDR service. ActZero's mature processes and open platform enable seamless integration of WatchGuard products as well as third-party tools like Microsoft Defender.
AI SPERA announced today that it launched its Criminal IP Malicious Link Detector add-in on the Microsoft Marketplace. Learn more about how this tool provides real-time phishing email detection and URL blocking for Microsoft Outlook. [...]
CISOs need to recognize the new threats AI can present — while also embracing AI-powered solutions to stay ahead of those threats.
As SaaS providers race to integrate AI into their product offerings to stay competitive and relevant, a new challenge has emerged in the world of AI: shadow AI. Shadow AI refers to the unauthorized use of AI tools and copilots at organizations. For example, a developer using ChatGPT to assist with writing code, a salesperson downloading an AI-powered meeting transcription tool, or a
New Non-Binding Recommendations Target Medical Device Makers, Software DevelopersManufacturers are eager to incorporate AI into a wide range of medical devices, from cardiac monitors that can spot developing heart problems to medical imaging systems that can find malignancies a radiologist might miss. The FDA released new guidance this week on how to secure these devices.
ISMG Compendium Showcases More Than 50 Interviews on Threats, Emerging SolutionsWelcome to Information Security Media Group's AWS re:Invent 2024 Compendium featuring the latest insights from the industry's premier cloud computing conference and the perspectives of CIOs, CISOs and other technology leaders on the future of IT and how to secure it.
New research by Security Intelligence has revealed security risks in MLOps platforms including Azure ML, BigML and Google Vertex AI
In just two years, LLMs have become standard for developers — and non-developers — to generate code, but companies still need to improve security processes to reduce software vulnerabilities.