Tag: ai
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AWS Pushes AI-Powered Threat Detection With Key Partners
Partners Use Bedrock, SageMaker for Threat Detection, Response, Vital to Innovation. AWS is enabling cybersecurity firms to enhance detection, triage and response capabilities by embedding generative AI into services like Bedrock and SageMaker, while reinforcing its position as a partner-centric cloud security leader, said Managing Director Rohan Karmarkar. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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MSSP Market News: ManageEngine Adds AI Enhancements to PAM
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/mssp-market-news-manageengine-adds-ai-enhancements-to-pam
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Startup Conifers.ai Courts MSSPs with Agentic AI SOC Platform
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/startup-conifers-ai-courts-mssps-with-agentic-ai-soc-platform
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Novel Noodlophile Stealer spread via bogus AI tools, Facebook ads
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/novel-noodlophile-stealer-spread-via-bogus-ai-tools-facebook-ads
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CrowdStrike Layoffs: 500 Jobs Cut as Company Shifts to AI-Powered Operations
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/crowdstrike-cutting-5oo-jobs-as-ai-streamlines-business
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Bringing Zero Trust Into the AI Era
University of Texas CISO George Finney on Zero Trust Challenges and His New Book. Enterprises need to mature their zero trust models to recognize how trust is inherently built into artificial intelligence and how to proactively identify vulnerabilities. George Finney, CISO at University of Texas Systems, says security teams need to be trained to spot…
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Senators move to quash the use of Chinese AI system by federal contractors
Sens. Cassidy and Rosen cite the possibility that the use of DeepSeek to carry out contract work may put sensitive federal data in the hands of the Chinese government. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/deepseek-ban-congress-cassidy-rosen-contractors/
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Mistral AI Models Fail Key Safety Tests, Report Finds
Pixtral Models 60 Times More Likely to Generate Harmful Content Than Rivals. Publicly available artificial intelligence models made by Mistral produce child sexual abuse material and instructions for chemical weapons manufacturing at rates far exceeding those of competing systems, found researchers from Enkrypt AI. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/mistral-ai-models-fail-key-safety-tests-report-finds-a-28358
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India Tells Financial Sector to Strengthen Cyber Defenses
Old Visuals, AI Deepfakes and Fake Claims Go Viral Amid Escalating Conflict. Misinformation is going viral in India as the New Delhi government called Friday on the financial sector to strengthen cyber defenses amid growing military activity along the Pakistani border. Tensions between the two countries ratcheted significantly upward Friday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Google Chrome to use on-device AI to detect tech support scams
Google is implementing a new Chrome security feature that uses the built-in ‘Gemini Nano’ large-language model (LLM) to detect and block tech support scams while browsing the web. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-chrome-to-use-on-device-ai-to-detect-tech-support-scams/
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MCP: A Comprehensive Guide to Extending AI Capabilities
Model Context Protocol is doing for AI what USB did for hardware and HTTP did for the web”, creating a universal standard that exponentially expands capabilities. Understand how this innovation allows AI systems to access specialized tools without custom integration. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/mcp-a-comprehensive-guide-to-extending-ai-capabilities/
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RSA Conference 2025: How Agentic AI Is Redefining Trust, Identity, and Access at Scale
RSAC 2025 revealed that AI agents are reshaping trust and identity. Learn what top CISOs are doing about it and how the conversation about NHI governance is evolving. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/rsa-conference-2025-how-agentic-ai-is-redefining-trust-identity-and-access-at-scale/
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After that 2024 Windows fiasco, CrowdStrike has a plan job cuts, leaning on AI
CEO: Neural net tech ‘flattens our hiring curve, helps us innovate’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/07/crowdstrike_trims_workforce_ai/
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Fake AI platforms deliver malware diguised as video content
A clever malware campaign delivering the novel Noodlophile malware is targeting creators and small businesses looking to enhance their productivity with AI tools. But, in an … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/09/fake-ai-platforms-deliver-malware/
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Google Deploys On-Device AI to Thwart Scams on Chrome and Android
The tech giant plans to leverage its Gemini Nano LLM on-device to enhance scam detection on Chrome First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-ai-gemini-nano-scams-chrome/
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Malicious npm Packages Infect 3,200+ Cursor Users With Backdoor, Steal Credentials
Tags: ai, api, apple, backdoor, credentials, cybersecurity, infrastructure, intelligence, macOS, malicious, threat, toolCybersecurity researchers have flagged three malicious npm packages that are designed to target the Apple macOS version of Cursor, a popular artificial intelligence (AI)-powered source code editor.”Disguised as developer tools offering ‘the cheapest Cursor API,’ these packages steal user credentials, fetch an encrypted payload from threat actor-controlled infrastructure, overwrite Cursor’s First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Deploying AI Agents? Learn to Secure Them Before Hackers Strike Your Business
AI agents are changing the way businesses work. They can answer questions, automate tasks, and create better user experiences. But with this power comes new risks, like data leaks, identity theft, and malicious misuse.If your company is exploring or already using AI agents, you need to ask: Are they secure?AI agents work with sensitive data…
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What Should You Consider When Choosing an AI Penetration Testing Company?
AI is truly making its way into every aspect of business operations, and rightly so. When we proactively test systems and applications to uncover weaknesses before attackers do, we’re carrying out penetration testing, often called “ethical hacking.” By staging these controlled attacks that mimic real-world threats, we expose gaps in processes and controls. AI penetration…
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CVE funding crisis offers chance for vulnerability remediation rethink
Tags: access, ai, awareness, best-practice, cisa, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, exploit, Hardware, healthcare, intelligence, iot, kev, least-privilege, metric, mfa, microsoft, network, open-source, penetration-testing, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAutomatic for the people: AI technologies could act as a temporary bridge for vulnerability triage, but not a replacement for a stable CVE system, according to experts consulted by CSO.”Automation and AI-based tools can also enable real-time discovery of new vulnerabilities without over-relying on standard CVE timelines,” said Haris Pylarinos, founder and chief executive of…
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Frank Abagnale: Fraud is 4,000x Easier Now Quantum AI as Solution?
With the rise of generative AI tools, fraudsters can now scam victims out of millions in mere seconds, prompting renewed urgency among cybersecurity experts to fight back with emerging technologies like quantum AI. At the SAS Innovate conference this week, renowned former con artist Frank Abagnale, the inspiration behind the film >>Catch Me If You…
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Kaspersky Alerts on AI-Driven Slopsquatting as Emerging Supply Chain Threat
Tags: ai, cyber, cybersecurity, kaspersky, microsoft, programming, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have identified a new supply chain vulnerability emerging from the widespread adoption of AI-generated code. As AI assistants increasingly participate in software development-with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott predicting AI will write 95% of code within five years-a phenomenon called >>slopsquatting
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Microsoft Launches >>Copilot+ PC<< for an Upgraded Windows Experience
Microsoft has announced a significant wave of new Windows experiences designed for Copilot+ PCs, which the company describes as >>the fastest, most intelligent and most secure Windows PCs ever built.
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Google Rolls Out On-Device AI Protections to Detect Scams in Chrome and Android
Google on Thursday announced it’s rolling out new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered countermeasures to combat scams across Chrome, Search, and Android.The tech giant said it will begin using Gemini Nano, its on-device large language model (LLM), to improve Safe Browsing in Chrome 137 on desktops.”The on-device approach provides instant insight on risky websites and allows us…
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Review: AI Agents in Action
Tags: aiIf you’re trying to make sense of how to actually build AI agents, not just talk about them, AI Agents in Action might be for you. About the author Michael Lanham, Lead … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/09/review-ai-agents-in-action/
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Azure Storage Utility Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation to Root Access
A critical vulnerability discovered by Varonis Threat Labs has exposed users of Microsoft Azure’s AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) workloads to a potential privilege escalation attack. The flaw, found in a utility pre-installed on select Azure Linux virtual machines, made it possible for an unprivileged local user to gain root access-a severe breach of the…
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Microsoft OneDrive move may facilitate accidental sensitive file exfiltration
want to make syncing easier, as it can create lots of security and IT headaches.The rollout was originally scheduled for this weekend (May 11), but sometime late on Thursday, the Microsoft page about the feature was changed to say that it was being pushed out in June. Microsoft did not immediately explain the delay, but discussions…
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‘CISOs sprechen heute die Sprache des Business”
Nick Godfrey, Leiter des Office of the CISO bei Google Cloud Google CloudAls Senior Director und Leiter des Office of the CISO bei Google Cloud ist es die Aufgabe von Nick Godfrey, das Unternehmen beim Austausch zwischen CISOs rund um die Themen Cloud und Security zu unterstützen. Godfrey, selbst ehemaliger Sicherheitsverantwortlicher bei einem Finanzdienstleister, leitet…
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New infosec products of the week: May 9, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ProcessUnity, Searchlight Cyber, ServiceNow, and Verosint. ServiceNow unveils AI … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/09/new-infosec-products-of-the-week-may-9-2025/