Criminal use of social engineering at scale continues to surge, as AI-driven automation and easy access to stolen personal information enables attackers to create ever-more sophisticated and tough-to-detect assaults, says Sharon Conheady of First Defense Information Security.
Kai Roer, CEO and founder of Praxis Security Labs, delved into the transformative potential of generative AI in reshaping the mindset and behaviors of security teams and organizations. Amid the buzz around large language models, he highlighted the need for a proactive and adaptive approach.
A sweeping executive order tasks AI developers with sharing the results of red-team safety tests with the federal government. But experts tell ISMG the guidance lacks clear directions and critical enforcement measures for federal agencies to review those tests and prevent major safety risks.
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Deepfake and other AI-enabled tools are helping supercharge the arsenal that fraudsters can use to trick victims into thinking their loved ones have been abducted, in what's known as virtual kidnapping, warns Craig Gibson, principal threat defense architect at Trend Micro.
More than a dozen healthcare organizations on Thursday signed a White House pledge committing them to responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in a bid to improve health outcomes for Americans while protecting their security and shielding patients against bias.
A recently spotted hacking group with a penchant for using open-source tools has been using a less-than-novel tactic: exploiting SQL injection flaws. So warn researchers who recently detected attacks by the group, which has the codename GambleForce and appears to focus on gambling and retail firms.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an advisory Wednesday warning that a Russian military intelligence unit has been actively exploiting a widely used software product since September as part of an effort to gain long-term access to compromised systems.
The U.K. government is in no rush to legislate artificial intelligence, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan said on Wednesday, warning that a hard regulatory approach to AI could risk stifling innovation in this emerging sector of the economy.
Russia and China are expert at picking the "most difficult nexuses" in society - such as free speech protections in the United States - and using them against us, said Jeff Moss, creator of the Black Hat conference, as he outlined near-term geopolitical challenges facing cybersecurity defenders.
Major government agencies in the United States intend to apply artificial intelligence, but the majority of planned use cases are still at the planning stage, a congressional watchdog said. Missing from those efforts is governmentwide guidance on the acquisition and use of AI technologies.
AI holds tremendous promise for both the administrative and clinical sides of healthcare, but obstacles still remain. One of the major hurdles is tied to patient privacy and the sharing of vast amounts of data needed to effectively tune AI models. What are some workarounds?
Modern-day identity security challenges diverge significantly from those of a few years ago. Our work methods have evolved, and identities now play a crucial role in both discussing and securing today's enterprises. The threat landscape is more dynamic than ever, with compromised identities serving as a trigger for...
The European Union will enforce its imminent regulation on artificial intelligence in phases, and bans on the use of prohibited AI are expected to kick in within six months of the regulation's adoption, a European Commission official said on Monday.
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