Tag: ai
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Insider-Bedrohungen und KI-blinde Flecken befeuern Dateisicherheitsrisiken
Einheitliche, mehrschichtige Plattformen zur resilienten Verteidigung werden immer wichtiger. Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass Unternehmen zunehmend mit Sicherheitsrisiken durch Insider-Aktivitäten, veralteten Tools und die wachsende Komplexität von KI konfrontiert sind [1]. Die von OPSWAT in Auftrag gegebene Studie, die vom unabhängigen Ponemon Institute durchgeführt wurde, ergab, dass 61 Prozent der Unternehmen in den letzten… First…
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Identitätssicherheit erzielt höchsten ROI
Tags: aiIdentitätssicherheit erzielt höchsten ROI unter allen Sicherheitsinvestitionen KI und fortschrittliche Identitätspraktiken als Erfolgsfaktoren. Wichtigste Erkenntnisse: Bei der Identitätsreife verstärkt sich die Kluft: 63 Prozent der Unternehmen verharren auf einem grundlegenden Niveau, während fortschrittliche Initiativen deutliche Wettbewerbsvorteile erzielen. KI als Erfolgsfaktor: Unternehmen, die bereits auf KI-gestützte Identitätssicherheit setzen, sind viermal häufiger dazu in der Lage,… First…
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How Trust Centers and AI are replacing security questionnaires and accelerating B2B sales
Something strange happens in the final weeks of a sales quarter. No matter how aligned the stakeholders are, it often takes just one email to derail a deal: “Hey, before we proceed, our InfoSec team needs you to fill out this security questionnaire.” As Anna say in the podcast, “Security reviews show up just when…The…
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AI-powered malware hit 2,180 GitHub accounts in “s1ngularity” attack
Investigations into the Nx “s1ngularity” NPM supply chain attack have unveiled a massive fallout, with thousands of account tokens and repository secrets leaked. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-powered-malware-hit-2-180-github-accounts-in-s1ngularity-attack/
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Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features
Unavoidable AI has developers looking for alternative code hosting options First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/github_copilot_complaints/
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My Latest Book: Rewiring Democracy
I am pleased to announce the imminent publication of my latest book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI will Transform our Politics, Government, and Citizenship: coauthored with Nathan Sanders, and published by MIT Press on October 21. Rewiring Democracy looks beyond common tropes like deepfakes to examine how AI technologies will affect democracy in five broad areas:…
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Securing AI Models Against Adversarial Attacks in Financial Applications
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) agents across industries has brought significant benefits but also increased exposure to cyber threats, particularly adversarial attacks. According to the Deloitte Threat Report, nearly 30% of all AI cyberattacks now involve adversarial techniques such as training data poisoning, model theft, and adversarial sample manipulation, which can cause AI……
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ICE Has Spyware Now
Plus: An AI chatbot system is linked to a widespread hack, details emerge of a US plan to plant a spy device in North Korea, your job’s security training isn’t working, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/ice-has-spyware-now/
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ISMG Editors: The Pentagon, Microsoft and Chinese Workers
Also: Software Supply Chain Risks, Cato’s AI Security Buy. In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed the Pentagon’s review of Microsoft’s use of Chinese nationals on U.S. military cloud systems, renewed concerns over software supply chain risks and Cato Networks’ first-ever acquisition to boost AI security. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ismg-editors-pentagon-microsoft-chinese-workers-a-29380
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Broadcom admits it’s sold a lot of shelfware to VMware customers
Lands a fourth giant customer for bespoke AI accelerators First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/broadcom_q3_2025/
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Keeper Security Announces Integration With CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
Keeper Security has announced a new partnership with CrowdStrike, which aims to protect businesses against cyber threats. Keeper’s cloud-native PAM platform, KeeperPAM®, now integrates with CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM, the AI-powered engine of the modern Security Operations Center (SOC). Organisations can now find and investigate threats with AI-powered detections from Falcon Next-Gen SIEM and rich insights…
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Digital Legacy AI CEO Glenn Devitt Bridges Military Intelligence and Cybersecurity
Former Army Special Operations Intelligence specialist combines battlefield experience with cutting-edge cybersecurity expertise to revolutionize digital inheritance while addressing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. The cybersecurity landscape demands leaders who understand both technical complexity and operational reality under pressure. Glenn Devitt represents a rare convergence of these capabilities”, a former U.S. Army Special Operations Intelligence veteran whose…
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ID.me Gets $340M in Series E to Scale, Tackle Deepfake Fraud
Series E Funding at $2B Valuation Fuels Fraud Defense, Identity Tech Buildout. Washington D.C.-area identity verification provider ID.me has raised $340 million to develop fraud-fighting technology and prepare for long-term expansion. The investment supports product innovation to stop AI threats such as deepfakes and fake businesses. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/idme-gets-340m-in-series-e-to-scale-tackle-deepfake-fraud-a-29381
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Trump Continues Push for AI in Schools as FTC Probes Risks
White House Kick Off School Year With AI Education Efforts, Public-Private Collabs. The Trump administration is rolling out its Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge with a series of high-profile White House events and public-private sector commitments – just as the Federal Trade Commission reportedly prepares to investigate AI systems’ impact on child mental health. First seen…
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People Hope AI Tells the Truth – as Long as It’s Their Truth
From MechaHitler to Islamic Chatbots, AI Engines Are Writing the Script for Reality AI sovereignty is the new data sovereignty, except now we’re arguing not just about who owns your data, but who gets to define reality. From MechaHitler to Islamic chatbots, AI is less about objective truth and more about who gets to write…
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Anyone Using Agentic AI Needs to Understand Toxic Flows
The biggest vulnerabilities may lie at the boundaries of where the AI agent connects with the enterprise system. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/anyone-using-agentic-ai-needs-understand-toxic-flows
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Catalog the Crown Jewels: First Step in Breach Readiness
Yes, our worst nightmares are probably about to happen. WIRED has just reported that “The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived.” What’s more, the U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic admitted that its technology has been weaponized by hackers to carry out sophisticated cyberattacks. Let’s face it. If you thought being breach-ready was something you……
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Hackers Turn Red Team AI Tool Into Citrix Exploit Engine
HexStrike-AI Connects LLMs to Over 150 Existing Security Tools. A red-team framework released for penetration testing has become a weapon in the wild, repurposed by hackers to accelerate exploitation of newly disclosed Citrix vulnerabilities. Check Point Research observed chatter suggesting n-day attacks may unfold in minutes, shrinking defender response time. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Coding With AI Assistants: Faster Performance, Bigger Flaws
Robust Security Reviews of AI-Generated Code Required, Warns Study. Genies might grant magic wishes, but they inevitably come with consequences. Enter artificial intelligence coding assistants, which many developers say help them write code more quickly. New research shows that this productivity comes with a security cost, and must be mitigated. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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LLM06: Excessive Agency FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, application-security, best-practice, breach, data, finance, flaw, jobs, LLM, risk, vulnerabilitySep 05, 2025 – Lina Romero – In 2025, we are seeing an unprecedented rise in the volume and scale of AI attacks. Since AI is still a relatively new beast, developers and security teams alike are struggling to keep up with the changing landscape. The OWASP Top 10 Risks for LLMs is a great…
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GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation
Tags: aiInteresting experiment: To design their experiment, the University of Pennsylvania researchers tested 2024’s GPT-4o-mini model on two requests that it should ideally refuse: calling the user a jerk and giving directions for how to synthesize lidocaine. The researchers created experimental prompts for both requests using each of seven different persuasion techniques (examples of which are…
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NYU team behind AI-powered malware dubbed ‘PromptLock’
Researchers at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering confirmed they created the code as part of a project to illustrate potential harms of AI-powered malware. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-ransomware-promptlock-nyu-behind-code-discovered-by-security-researchers/
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Marriott checks out AI agents amid technology transformation
The multinational hospitality giant is building a model-agnostic chassis featuring an agentic layer. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/marriott-international-AI-strategy-agentic-cloud-cybersecurity/759384/
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Cybercriminals ‘Grok’ Their Way Past X’s Defenses to Spread Malware
Hackers exploit X’s Grok AI to spread malware via promoted ads, exposing millions to malicious links in a scheme researchers call “Grokking.” First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-grok-ai-malware-grokking/
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Cybercriminals ‘Grok’ Their Way Past X’s Defenses to Spread Malware
Hackers exploit X’s Grok AI to spread malware via promoted ads, exposing millions to malicious links in a scheme researchers call “Grokking.” First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-grok-ai-malware-grokking/
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Scammers Exploit Grok AI With Video Ad Scam to Push Malware on X
Researchers at Guardio Labs have uncovered a new >>Grokking
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Scammers Exploit Grok AI With Video Ad Scam to Push Malware on X
Researchers at Guardio Labs have uncovered a new >>Grokking
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Stealthy attack serves poisoned web pages only to AI agents
AI agents can be tricked into covertly performing malicious actions by websites that are hidden from regular users’ view, JFrog AI architect Shaked Zychlinski has found. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/05/ai-agents-prompt-injection-poisoned-web/
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Sevii Agentic AI Warriors Augment SOCs with Machine-Speed Remediation
Sevii launched an autonomous defense remediation (ADR) platform, using agentic AI Warriors to cut response times and transform SOC operations. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/sevii-agentic-ai-warriors-march-out-of-stealth-to-augment-socs-with-machine-speed-remediation/