Tag: ai
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Critical flaw in AI agent dev tool Langflow under active exploitation
/api/v1/validate/code had missing authentication checks and passed code to the Python exec function. However, it didn’t run exec directly on functions, but on function definitions, which make functions available for execution but don’t execute their code.Because of this, the Horizon3.ai researchers had to come up with an alternative exploitation method leveraging a Python feature called…
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MixMode Releases 2025 State of AI in Cybersecurity Report
MixMode, a leader in AI-powered cybersecurity, today released State of AI in Cybersecurity Report 2025, its second annual report, independently conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Based on a survey of 685 U.S. IT and security professionals, the report reveals how organizations, especially in Critical Infrastructure, SLED, and U.S. Federal sectors, are adopting AI to counter…
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AI and Infrastructure Resilience Are Keys to US Security
Ex-Deputy NSA Anne Neuberger on Preparing for AI-Driven Threats. Anne Neuberger, former deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, White House, outlines the urgent need for resilient critical infrastructure, strategic AI use in cybersecurity, and enhanced federal-state coordination to protect against evolving cyberthreats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-infrastructure-resilience-are-keys-to-us-security-a-28313
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The Rise of AI-Powered Bots in Payment Fraud How FinTechs Can Protect Themselves
Discover how fintechs are using AI-driven protection to stop payment fraud and stay ahead of evolving cyber threats. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/the-rise-of-ai-powered-bots-in-payment-fraud-how-fintechs-can-protect-themselves/
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Gen AI Startups Are Embedding AI Into Product Architecture
Glilot Capital Partners’ Kleinstein on How Gen AI Transforms the Security Landscape. Arik Kleinstein, co-founder and managing partner, Glilot Capital Partners, says startups have an advantage over incumbents because they don’t have to deal with legacy technology. But he shared some steps startups can take to secure their data and AI models. First seen on…
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Privacy in the Age of AI: Return of ‘Get Over It’ Thinking
Michelle Dennedy of Abaxx on Why Privacy Demands Curiosity and Accountability. AI has reignited a debate on privacy. While some argue the era of personal data protections is over, others see AI as an opportunity to apply precision, nuance and contextual decision-making to data governance, said Michelle Dennedy, chief data strategy officer, Abaxx Technologies. First…
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‘Easily Exploitable’ Langflow Vulnerability Requires Immediate Patching
The vulnerability, which has a CVSS score of 9.8, is under attack and allows threat actors to remotely execute arbitrary commands on servers running the agentic AI builder. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/easily-exploitable-langflow-vulnerability-patching
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ServiceNow expands AI governance, emphasizes ROI
Enterprises remain nervous about deploying AI agents in production, as IT vendors vie to demonstrate the value and comprehensiveness of their platforms. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366623676/ServiceNow-expands-AI-governance-emphasizes-ROI
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RSAC Strategic Reel: Cyber experts on the front lines unpack ‘Shadow AI,’ ‘Ground Truth’
The response to our first LastWatchdog Strategic Reel has been energizing, and telling. Related: What is a cyber kill chain? The appetite for crisp, credible insight is alive and well. As the LinkedIn algo picked up steam and auto-captioning… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/rsac-strategic-reel-cyber-experts-on-the-front-lines-unpack-shadow-ai-ground-truth/
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Stealth Is the Strategy: Rethinking Infrastructure Defense
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cisco, cloud, cybersecurity, data, defense, edr, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, gartner, google, group, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, malicious, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trust -
Nation-State Actors Continue to Exploit Weak Passwords, MFA
Trellix’s John Fokker Advises CISOs to Prioritize Patching, MFA, Network Visibility. Threat actors aren’t rushing to adopt AI tools to exploit vulnerabilities. They still prefer a victim with weak passwords, bad MFA, bad patching. It is the easiest way to make money for criminals so they don’t have to invest in AI, said John Fokker,…
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AI Security, Safety Questions Dominate RSAC Conference 2025
‘Building Fast’ While ‘Building Competently’ Remains Key, Expert Says. Questions over the risk posed by artificial intelligence dominated discussions at this year’s RSAC Conference in San Francisco. Experts said that building models – at speed – that are secure and reliable remains essential for creating AI tools organizations will trust and want to adopt. First…
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Use of Agentic AI in Cybersecurity Needs More Transparency
Elastic CISO Mandy Andress on Deploying More AI Agents for Cybersecurity Tasks. Agentic AI has introduced significant changes in cybersecurity operations in terms of efficiency and speed. Mandy Andress, CISO at Elastic, discussed why more needs to be done to trust AI agents to perform cybersecurity tasks and how to enhance transparency in AI decision-making.…
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Human Ingenuity Still Crucial in Cybersecurity Defense
HackerOne CEO Warns AI Can’t Replace Creativity, Intuition in Cyber Defense Efforts. Despite AI advances, human intuition remains essential in security, says HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague. Machines detect patterns, but only people can anticipate the unexpected. Ethical hackers and human-led defense are vital to addressing evolving threats and the cybersecurity talent gap. First seen on…
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Airlines in North America prioritize investments in cyber, AI
Spending plans come amid rising concerns over third-party cyber risk.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/airline-north-america-investments-cyber-ai/747253/
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Applying AI Agents in Cybersecurity With Trust, Transparency
Salesforce’s Brad Arkin on How Agents Are Transforming Security Ops. AI agents are no longer a future promise; they are already reshaping incident response and compliance at scale. Salesforce Chief Trust Officer Brad Arkin shared how security teams can deploy these digital teammates, navigate early challenges, and ensure trust and explainability remain at the core.…
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Airline industry in North America prioritizing investments in cyber, AI
Spending plans come amid rising concerns over third-party cyber risk.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/airline-north-america-investments-cyber-ai/747253/
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SentinelOne CEO On Why AI Agents May Be A ‘Transient Concept’
In an interview with CRN, SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten says that while AI agents are promising, partners need to stay flexible on security because other new technologies are likely to supersede agentic soon. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/sentinelone-ceo-on-why-ai-agents-may-be-a-transient-concept
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Two Hacks, One Empire: The Cyber Assaults Disney Didn’t See Coming
Disney was hit by two major 2024 cyberattacks, an ex-employee’s sabotage and a hacker’s AI trap, exposing internal… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/two-hacks-one-empire-cyber-attacks-disney-coming/
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The AI Arms Race in Cybersecurity
AllegisCyber Capital’s Bob Ackerman Examines Machine-Speed Defense Requirements. Traditional security analysts can no longer keep pace as attackers use AI to compress breach timelines from months to mere hours, fundamentally altering the cybersecurity landscape, said Bob Ackerman, founder and managing director at AllegisCyber Capital. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-arms-race-in-cybersecurity-a-28298
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CISOs Transform Into Business-Critical Digital Risk Leaders
Google’s Phil Venables on How AI Creates Structural Advantage in Security. Amid rising cyberthreats, security leaders are using AI tools to drive business enablement and risk management across their organizations, creating unprecedented opportunities for team transformation and career advancement, said Phil Venables, strategic security advisor at Google. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cisos-transform-into-business-critical-digital-risk-leaders-a-28296
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Critical Langflow RCE flaw exploited to hack AI app servers
Tags: ai, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, mitigation, rce, remote-code-execution, update, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has tagged a Langflow remote code execution vulnerability as actively exploited, urging organizations to apply security updates and mitigations as soon as possible. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-langflow-rce-flaw-exploited-to-hack-ai-app-servers/
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Studie zeigt: Ohne Observability keine verlässliche KI
Tags: aiJe mehr Unternehmen unstrukturierte Daten nutzen, desto größer wird die Herausforderung: Viele Observability-Programme stecken bei Datenqualität, Datenfluss und KI-Modellen noch in den Kinderschuhen. Eine neue globale Studie zeigt, wie Unternehmen Observability gezielt einsetzen, um verlässliche KI-Ergebnisse und aussagekräftige Analysen zu erreichen. First seen on itsicherheit-online.com Jump to article: www.itsicherheit-online.com/news/security-management/studie-zeigt-ohne-observability-keine-verlaessliche-ki/
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Cyber Resilience Demands Rethinking Risk, Identity, AI Trust
RSA CEO Rohit Ghai on Security Amid Evolving Threats, Tech Disruption. AI, geopolitical instability and sophisticated cyberthreats are reshaping how organizations must think about risk, resilience and identity. RSA CEO Rohit Ghai discusses identity overhaul for enterprises, moving beyond passwords and an approach to AI-based threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cyber-resilience-demands-rethinking-risk-identity-ai-trust-a-28297
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Uncovering the Security Risks of Data Exposure in AI-Powered Tools like Snowflake’s CORTEX
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the technological landscape, tools like Snowflake’s CORTEX Search Service are revolutionizing data retrieval with advanced fuzzy search and LLM-driven Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities. However, beneath the promise of efficiency lies a critical security concern: unintended data exposure. A recent analysis highlights how even tightly configured access and masking…
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Data issues cost Australian businesses nearly A$500k annually
Research reveals Australian organisations are losing an average of nearly half a million dollars annually due to poor data integrity, hindering their ability to leverage AI and eroding their competitive edge First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623718/Data-issues-cost-Australian-businesses-nearly-A500k-annually
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Hackers Bypass AI Filters from Microsoft, Nvidia, and Meta Using a Simple Emoji
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a critical flaw in the content moderation systems of AI models developed by industry giants Microsoft, Nvidia, and Meta. Hackers have reportedly found a way to bypass the stringent filters designed to prevent the generation of harmful or explicit content by using a seemingly harmless tool-a single emoji. This discovery highlights…
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Microsoft unveils new AI agents that can modify Windows settings
Today, Microsoft announced new Windows experiences for Copilot+ PCs, including AI agents that will make changing settings on your Windows computer easier. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-unveils-new-ai-agents-that-can-modify-windows-settings/
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Popular Instagram Blogger’s Account Hacked to Phish Users and Steal Banking Credentials
A high-profile Russian Instagram blogger recently fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack, where scammers hijacked her account to orchestrate a fake $125,000 cash giveaway. The attackers employed advanced techniques, including AI-generated deepfake videos and meticulously crafted phishing campaigns, to deceive followers into surrendering sensitive banking information. This incident highlights the growing threat of cyber fraud…