Security News
Let us briefly discuss two aspects: First, the wide use of open source software gave us insight into a vast quantity of source code changes and the reasoning behind them. We see tools like GPT-3 and their applications in source code being discussed widely.
BlackBerry has announced a new cybersecurity product that it says is the industry's first AI-powered unified endpoint security system. BlackBerry Cyber Suite consists of four tools that BlackBerry said makes it a preventative security tool, rather than just a detect-and-respond one.
The report notes that while organizations are more ethically aware, progress in implementing ethical AI has been inconsistent. The progress on "Fairness" and "Auditability" dimensions of ethical AI has been non-existent, while transparency has dropped from 73% to 59%, despite the fact that 58% of businesses say they have been building awareness amongst employees about issues that can result from the use of AI. The research also reveals that 70% of customers want a clear explanation of results and expect organizations to provide AI interactions that are transparent and fair.
Consider a world where cyber-attackers are using AI to refine, control and scale up their attacks. There is no need to stretch your imagination: sophisticated hackers are using AI techniques today to manage botnets, mount attacks, and cover up their traces, as well as to help them understand the context they're operating in, and, naturally, increase profitability.
VMware and NVIDIA announced a broad partnership to deliver both an end-to-end enterprise platform for AI and a new architecture for data center, cloud and edge that uses NVIDIA DPUs to support existing and next-generation applications. Through this collaboration, the rich set of AI software available on the NVIDIA NGC hub will be integrated into VMware vSphere, VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Tanzu.
ANNKE unveiled its pro-upgrade CZ400, an AI 4MP Super HD 4X optical zoom PoE security camera, challenging the limits of security solutions and delivering flagship monitoring experience. The OmniVision Ultra HD image sensor brings the clearest 4MP Super HD images & 65 ft crystal night vision, enabling users to capture and view exactly what they want.
Jumio announced that its AI-powered identity verification solutions are now available to Microsoft Azure Active Directory External Identities for B2C customers. Azure Active Directory B2C is a customer identity access management solution.
NTT DATA Services announced the addition of two new data partners, Dataiku and Snowflake, the cloud data platform, to its robust partner ecosystem. In 2019, NTT DATA shared AI guidelines as part of its AI Center of Excellence program and launched Nucleus, an intelligent enterprise platform with AI and automation engines that helps clients create smarter digital solutions.
A "Female social network" called Giggle whose operators left its user database unsecured has triggered a wave of Twitter controversy after its founder threatened to sue a UK infosec firm who pointed out the vulnerability. Even for those who stay the hell away from Twitter there are potentially some lessons to be learnt from the Giggle debacle about responsible disclosure as well as operating an app that collects and stores users' data.
Accenture announced a new generation of its intelligent automation platform Accenture myWizard, to help organizations unleash the power of automation to improve business agility, customer experience and innovation. Accenture myWizard helps organizations create, implement and measure enterprise-wide automation strategies and reimagine their IT systems for efficiency and performance.