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Lawmakers advance bill to tighten White House grip on AI model exports
2024-05-23 00:16

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Microsoft Build 2024: Copilot AI Will Gain ‘Personal Assistant’ and Custom Agent Capabilities
2024-05-22 21:02

Following the announcements of Copilot+ enabled AI PCs at the Microsoft Build developer event on May 20, Microsoft released new developer tools, enhancements to Microsoft Azure AI and new enterprise options for Copilot. Microsoft, on May 21, offered three new ways to work with its AI Copilot assistant: Team Copilot, Copilot agents and Copilot Studio in Microsoft Power Platform.

Researchers Uncover Flaws in Python Package for AI Models and PDF.js Used by Firefox
2024-05-21 10:22

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the llama_cpp_python Python package that could be exploited by threat actors to achieve arbitrary code execution. Tracked as CVE-2024-34359 (CVSS...

Windows 11 to Deprecate NTLM, Add AI-Powered App Controls and Security Defenses
2024-05-21 09:02

 Microsoft on Monday confirmed its plans to deprecate NT LAN Manager (NTLM) in Windows 11 in the second half of the year, as it announced a slew of new security measures to harden the widely-used...

Strategies for combating AI-enhanced BEC attacks
2024-05-21 04:30

How is AI being leveraged by cybercriminals to enhance the effectiveness of BEC scams? BEC attacks are undoubtedly trending and have been triggered by the shift to hybrid and remote work and the accompanying change in employee habits and security landscape.

Windows 11 Recall AI feature will record everything you do on your PC
2024-05-20 18:58

Microsoft has announced a new AI-powered feature for Windows 11 called 'Recall,' which records everything you do on your PC and lets you search through your historical activities. To use Recall on Windows, you'll need a Copilot+ PC that supports 40 TOPs NPU, a Snapdragon X chip, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.

Frustration grows over Google's AI Overviews feature, how to disable
2024-05-19 17:43

Since Google enabled its AI-powered search feature, many people have tried and failed to disable the often incorrect AI Overviews feature in regular search results. AI Overviews, also known as "Search Generative Experience," is Google's new search feature that summarizes web content using its in-house LLM. Google says AI overviews appear only when the search engine believes it can provide more value than traditional blue links.

Is an open-source AI vulnerability next?
2024-05-16 05:30

Let's explore why open-source AI security is lacking and what security professionals can do to improve it. First, it's essential to acknowledge that AI is not something different from software; it is software.

Cloud security incidents make organizations turn to AI-powered prevention
2024-05-16 03:30

Cloud security incidents are alarmingly on the rise, with 61% of organizations reporting breaches within the last year, marking a significant increase from 24% the year before, according to Check...

Google Launches AI-Powered Theft and Data Protection Features for Android Devices
2024-05-15 17:00

Google has announced a slew of privacy and security features in Android, including a suite of advanced protection features to help secure users' devices and data in the event of a theft. These...