Latest coverage for Artificial Intelligence

Top Tier Capital, HarbourVest Support Concentric's Path to Autonomous Data SecuritySupported by Top Tier Capital Partners and HarbourVest Partners, Concentric AI’s $45 million Series B funding round will drive product innovation in identity governance, risk monitoring and data breach investigation - critical areas for enterprises seeking resilient data security solutions.

Also updates bug bounty program with $1M payout In June, Apple used its Worldwide Developer Conference to announce the creation of the Private Cloud Compute platform to run its AI Intelligence applications, and now it's asking people to stress test the system for security holes.…

Apple has publicly made available its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) Virtual Research Environment (VRE), allowing the research community to inspect and verify the privacy and security guarantees of its offering

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to a potent weapon in the hands of bad actors. Today, AI-based attacks are not just theoretical threats—they're happening across industries and outpacing traditional defense mechanisms.  The solution, however, is not futuristic. It turns out a properly designed identity security platform is able to deliver defenses

Vulnhuntr is a Python static code analyzer using Claude AI to find and explain complex, multistep vulnerabilities.

White House Officials Worry That China Can Leap From U.S. CapabilitiesThe Biden administration declared artificial intelligence suitable for national security purposes in a Thursday directive providing guidance for AI governance and risk management for use in classified missions. The administration has sought to construct a raft of guidelines and framework for AI.

The latest GenAI jailbreak technique tricks chatbots into returning restricted content by blending different prompt topics together.

The National Security Memorandum on AI sets out actions for the federal government to ensure the safe, secure and trustworthy development of AI

A new ISACA study has revealed that cybersecurity professionals are often overlooked in the development of AI policies

All for the low, low price of a mere dollar Scammers, rejoice. OpenAI's real-time voice API can be used to build AI agents capable of conducting successful phone call scams for less than a dollar.…

For starters, it could launch a prompt injection attack on itself... The latest version of AI startup Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet model can use computers – and the developer makes it sound like that's a good thing.…

Attacks on unprotected servers reach 'critical level' An unknown attacker is abusing exposed Docker Remote API servers to deploy perfctl cryptomining malware on victims' systems, according to Trend Micro researchers.…

The North Korean actor is going after cryptocurrency investors worldwide leveraging a genuine-looking game site and AI-generated content and images.

It's crucial for healthcare sector organizations to vet their artificial intelligence tech vendors in the same robust way they scrutinize the privacy and security practices of all their other third-party suppliers, said attorney Linda Malek of the law firm Crowell & Moring.

AI-Powered Cloud Remediation, Multi-Cloud Support at Core of Series B InvestmentWith a $30 million boost from Series B funding, Stream.Security will enhance its cloud security offerings. The company’s focus includes auto-remediation, faster, AI-driven threat responses, increased support for multi-cloud and hybrid environments, and boosted market presence in the U.S. and beyond.

Tech Giants, AI Firms, Academics Urge Congress to Take Action by Term-EndA coalition of more than 60 AI industry players is pushing Congress to prioritize legislation that would codify the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute. The letter says the action would allow U.S. to maintain influence in the development of science-backed standards for advanced AI systems.

Fortinet publicly disclosed today a critical FortiManager API vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-47575, that was exploited in zero-day attacks to steal sensitive files containing configurations, IP addresses, and credentials for managed devices. [...]

The longer we avoid reform, the further behind we'll fall in AI innovation — and the more vulnerable we'll be.

70% of leaders see cyber knowledge gap; AI attacks are harder to detect, 60% expect more victims