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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.
Google has quietly updated the description of one of the Chrome's security features "Enchaned protection" to confirm that it will be powered by AI in a future release. [...]
As part of its efforts to add AI everywhere, Microsoft is now bringing AI features to the popular Paint and Notepad apps on Windows 11. [...]
ML, NLP Tools Collect More Personal Information Than Required, UK Regulator SaysArtificial intelligence tools currently used by organizations in the United Kingdom to screen job applicants pose privacy risks and are susceptible to biasness and accuracy issues, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office found. The ICO focused on machine learning and natural language processing.
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New AWS-hosted solution to integrate Claude with Palantir AI platformPalantir, Anthropic and AWS are developing an AI platform for U.S. defense, using Claude models to enhance decision-making, detect trends and speed document processing. The Biden administration has promoted the adoption of AI for national security.
Large language models (LLMs) can help app security firms find and fix software vulnerabilities. Malicious actors are on to them too, but here's why defenders may retain the edge.
CEO Chris Schueler Aims to Combine AI With Identity to Prevent, Detect Cyber IssuesChris Schueler, new CEO of Cyderes, highlights the importance of identity in cybersecurity, noting how identity management can reduce risk and strengthen response to advanced threats. Cyderes is developing real-time, AI-driven identity security capabilities to proactively thwart cyberattacks.
Companies Race to Hire Chief AI Officers as Tech Reshapes Business StrategyBoeing, NASA and Pfizer have established chief artificial intelligence officer positions to lead ethical deployment and innovation in 2023. Federal requirements are pushing agencies to create CAIO roles, accelerating enterprisewide adoption across a variety of industries.
An ICO audit of AI recruitment tools found numerous data privacy issues that may lead to jobseekers being discriminated against and privacy compromised
Trend Micro’s Robert McArdle says cybercriminals use of AI is far more limited than many realize, and pales in comparison to defenders' use of the technology
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Policy Shift Allows Military Contractors, Security Agencies Access to its AI ModelMeta revised its policy to permit U.S. defense contractors and national security agencies to use its AI model, Llama, previously restricted from military applications, announcing that it has partnered with firms including Lockheed Martin and Palantir.
Microsoft has started testing AI-powered Notepad text rewriting and Paint image generation tools four decades after the two programs were released in the 1980s. [...]
Former President’s Win Could Bring Major Changes to U.S. Cyber Policy, Experts SayRepublican Donald Trump's return to the White House in January could bring significant changes to technology and cybersecurity policy in the United States, potentially reshaping federal approaches to AI regulation, industry investment and national security against rising digital threats.
CEO Rod Schultz Aims to Bridge External, Internal Data Challenges, Eyes CISO BondsNew Bolster CEO Rod Schultz shares his priorities in combating AI-based fraud, underscoring the potential of internal data security solutions. Schultz sees Bolster’s established brand protection tools as a foundation for addressing broader enterprise data security needs and better engaging CISOs.
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Now-Fixed Flaw Is Big Sleep's First Real-World Bug Find, Say ResearchersGoogle's "highly experimental" artificial intelligence agent Big Sleep has autonomously discovered an exploitable memory flaw in popular open-source database engine SQLite. The researchers detail how the AI agent discovered the now-patched vulnerability.