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AI and the 2024 US Elections
2024-09-30 11:00

For years now, AI has undermined the public’s ability to trust what it sees, hears, and reads. The Republican National Committee released a provocative ad offering an “AI-generated look into the...

Microsoft revised the controversial Copilot+ Recall feature
2024-09-30 10:39

Microsoft has made changes to Recall – the screenshot-taking, AI-powered search feature for Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 – to reassure users worried about security and privacy. The security of...

A Hacker's Era: Why Microsoft 365 Protection Reigns Supreme
2024-09-30 10:30

Imagine a sophisticated cyberattack cripples your organization’s most critical productivity and collaboration tool — the platform you rely on for daily operations. In the blink of an eye, hackers...

Meta Fined €91 Million for Storing Millions of Facebook and Instagram Passwords in Plaintext
2024-09-30 06:12

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91 million ($101.56 million) as part of a probe into a security lapse in March 2019, when the company disclosed that it had mistakenly...

Could APIs be the undoing of AI?
2024-09-30 05:00

Application programming interfaces (APIs) are essential to how generative AI (GenAI) functions with agents (e.g., calling upon them for data). But the combination of API and LLM issues coupled...

SCCMSecrets: Open-source SCCM policies exploitation tool
2024-09-30 04:30

SCCMSecrets is an open-source tool that exploits SCCM policies, offering more than just NAA credential extraction. SCCM policies are a key target for attackers in Active Directory environments, as...

Open source maintainers: Key to software health and security
2024-09-30 04:00

Open source has become the foundation of modern application development, with up to 98% of applications incorporating open-source components and open-source code accounting for 70% or more of the...

AI code helpers just can't stop inventing package names
2024-09-30 03:59

LLMs are helpful, but don't use them for anything important AI models just can't seem to stop making things up. As two recent studies point out, that proclivity underscores prior warnings not to...

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Businesses turn to private AI for enhanced security and data management
2024-09-30 03:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Joe Baguley, CTO EMEA at Broadcom, shares insights on private AI and its significance in data security. He explains how it helps organizations maintain control...

Forget the Kia Boyz: Crooks could hijack your car with just a smartphone
2024-09-30 03:02

Plus: UK man charged with compromising firms for stock secrets; ransomware actor foils self; and more Infosec In Brief Put away that screwdriver and USB charging cable – the latest way to steal a...