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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.
Poland, Israel, Nvidia and Oracle Question Need for RestrictionsA decision by the Biden administration to limit international access to American-made advanced artificial intelligence chips is facing backlash from countries whose purchasing power the rule affects. New export controls seeks to choke the supply of advanced chips to China.
Experts Say Biden's Cyber, Tech and AI Legacy Faces Uncertain Future Under TrumpPresident Biden’s tenure has been marked by significant efforts to tackle cybersecurity challenges, from the SolarWinds attack to Salt Typhoon, but experts say his legacy remains uncertain as the new administration faces tough decisions on upholding his initiatives.
Also: Bringing AML and Fraud Programs Together; the Global AI Arms RaceIn this week's update, ISMG editors discussed a U.K. proposal to mandate ransomware payment reporting, tackling financial crime by bringing together fraud and AML teams, and the global AI arms race as countries compete to lead innovation while balancing regulation and ethics.
The propensity for users to enter customer data, source code, employee benefits information, financial data, and more into ChatGPT, Copilot, and others is racking up real risk for enterprises.
Ransomware, AI, secure software, digital IDs – there's something for everyone in the presidential directive Analysis Joe Biden, in the final days of his US presidency, issued another cybersecurity order that is nearly as vast in scope as it is late in the game.…
If you want a picture of the future, imagine your infosec team stamping on software forever Microsoft brainiacs who probed the security of more than 100 of the software giant's own generative AI products came away with a sobering message: The models amplify existing security risks and create new ones.…
Some of you have apparently already botched chatbots or allowed ‘shadow AI’ to creep in Cisco and Nvidia have both recognized that as useful as today's AI may be, the technology can be equally unsafe and/or unreliable – and have delivered tools in an attempt to help address those weaknesses.…
New order mandates securing the federal software supply chain and communications networks, as well as deploying AI tools to protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks — but will the Trump administration follow through?
UALink Crafts Alternative to Nvidia NVLink to Speed AI Accelerator LinksDevice-maker Apple joined the board of a recently incorporated industry group that aims to establish open standards for directly connecting AI accelerator chip clusters in data centers. The direct connection optimizes the parallel computing and high data throughput that make GPUs efficient.
This article delves into the rising tide of MFA failures, the alarming role of generative AI in amplifying these attacks, the growing user discontent weakening our defenses, and the glaring vulnerabilities being frequently exploited. The storm is building, and the worst is yet to come. [...]
The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative playbook seeks to establish a "a unified approach" on how to handle AI-related cybersecurity threats.
CSA's Jim Reavis on Why Generative AI Requires a Shift in Data Security StrategyOver the past two years, AI enabled by a cloud interface has ushered in the age of cloud 3.0. The industry is evolving faster than anyone could predict, forcing organizations to rethink their security and risk strategies, said Jim Reavis, CEO and co-founder at Cloud Security Alliance.
Product Head Jeetu Patel on How AI Defense Ensures Secure LLM Operations at RuntimeCisco's AI Defense platform addresses emerging safety and security risks in AI. By leveraging insights from Robust Intelligence, it offers model validation, threat prevention and integrated guardrails to protect against evolving challenges such as hallucinations and prompt injection attacks.
CFP Board Members Discuss AI, Hardware Access and Emerging Trends for Nullcon 2025Cybersecurity research submissions for the Nullcon 2025 CFP Review Board reflect prominent trends and challenges in the field. Nullcon CFP Review Board members Anant Shrivastava and Neelu Tripathi noted a growing focus on AI, supply chain and applied security.
CISA launched the JCDC AI Cybersecurity Playbook to enhance collaboration on AI cybersecurity risks
Ultimately, there is no replacement for an intuitive, security-focused developer working with the critical thinking required to drive down the risk of both AI and human error.
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in SimpleHelp remote access software that could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, and remote code execution
Executive Order Paves Way for Data Centers on Federal Land, Clean Energy ProgressThe U.S. federal government will open up sites to developers of AI frontier models to build gigawatt-scale data centers with clean energy under an executive order signed Tuesday by President Joe Biden. AI applications are expected to drive soaring energy demands well beyond 2030.
Amateurish Ransomware Group Doubles as HackstivistsCybersecurity researchers discovered an artificial intelligence-driven ransomware group that emerged at the end of last year and compromised more than 85 victims worldwide. The group uses double extortion, combining data theft with encryption.