Security News

Ireland's Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Google's AI Data Practices in Europe
2024-09-12 10:32

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced a "Cross-Border statutory inquiry" into Google's foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model to determine whether...

Top priorities for federal cybersecurity: Infrastructure, zero trust, and AI-driven defense
2024-09-12 04:00

In this Help Net Security, Erica Banks, VP and a leader in Booz Allen’s civilian services business, discusses the Federal Cybersecurity Strategy’s role in safeguarding national assets. Banks...

Benefits and best practices of leveraging AI for cybersecurity
2024-09-12 03:30

AI has become a key player in protecting valuable organizational insights from threats. Thanks to AI-enabled data protection practices such as behavior monitoring, enterprises no longer have to be...

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Reward Modeling of Generative AI Systems
2024-09-11 11:03

New research evaluating the effectiveness of reward modeling during Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF): “SEAL: Systematic Error Analysis for Value ALignment.” The paper introduces...

How AI and zero trust are transforming resilience strategies
2024-09-11 04:00

In this Help Net Security interview, John Hernandez, President and General Manager at Quest Software, shares practical advice for enhancing cybersecurity resilience against advanced threats. He...

AI cybersecurity needs to be as multi-layered as the system it’s protecting
2024-09-09 05:00

Cybercriminals are beginning to take advantage of the new malicious options that large language models (LLMs) offer them. LLMs make it possible to upload documents with hidden instructions that...

Musician charged with $10M streaming royalties fraud using AI and bots
2024-09-05 16:49

North Carolina musician Michael Smith was indicted for collecting over $10 million in royalty payments from Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube Music using AI-generated songs streamed...

Australia Proposes Mandatory Guardrails for AI
2024-09-05 15:27

New mandatory guardrails will apply to AI models in high-risk settings, with businesses encouraged to adopt new safety standards starting now.

Clearview AI Faces €30.5M Fine for Building Illegal Facial Recognition Database
2024-09-04 08:43

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) has imposed a fine of €30.5 million ($33.7 million) against facial recognition firm Clearview AI for violating the General Data Protection...

Clearview AI fined €30.5 million for unlawful data collection
2024-09-03 17:12

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) has imposed a fine of €30.5 million ($33.7 million) on Clearview AI for unlawful data collection using facial recognition, including photos of Dutch...