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NetRise Trace utilizes AI to Identify compromised software assets
2023-11-09 15:00

This new solution allows users to identify and validate compromised and vulnerable third-party and proprietary software assets using AI-powered semantic search for the first time. Trace highlights affected assets, files, and packages utilizing natural language, mapping their intricate relationships across the entire software supply chain without the need for a scanning mechanism.

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Tech leaders struggle to keep up with AI advances
2023-11-09 04:00

New data reveals artificial intelligence is challenging organizations in significant ways, with only 15% of global tech leaders reporting they are prepared for the demands of generative AI and 88% saying stronger regulation of AI is essential, according to Harvey Nash. Concerns around the effective application of AI are significant, with almost 9 in 10 global leaders saying stronger regulation of AI is critical, yet 61% say it won't be effective, compared to 54% in the US who say the same.

Guide: How vCISOs, MSPs and MSSPs Can Keep their Customers Safe from Gen AI Risks
2023-11-08 11:00

Countless sales, marketing, HR, IT executive, technical support, operations, finance and other functions are feeding data prompts and queries into generative AI engines. Gen AI usage is happening far in advance of efforts to implement safeguards and cybersecurity constraints.

AI-assisted coding and its impact on developers
2023-11-08 05:00

The emergence of AI has put into question the roles of software developers everywhere. In this Help Net Security video, Cat Hicks, VP of Research Insights at Pluralsight, discusses pressing questions that engineering organizations face regarding the rapidly-changing possibilities of AI-assisted coding.

Companies have good reasons to be concerned about generative AI
2023-11-08 04:30

Companies need help to get visibility into the operations of their AI programs, potentially reducing productivity while creating significant risks around governance, data security, and more, according to Portal26. Two-thirds of respondents admitted to a Generative AI security or misuse incident in the past year.

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Offensive and Defensive AI: Let’s Chat(GPT) About It
2023-11-07 10:21

ChatGPT: Productivity tool, great for writing poems, and a security risk?! In this article, we show how threat actors can exploit ChatGPT, but also how defenders can use it for leveling up their game. Finding Vulnerabilities - Attackers can prompt ChatGPT about potential vulnerabilities in websites, systems, APIs, and other network components.

VMware Explore Barcelona 2023: Enhanced Private AI and Sovereign Cloud Services Announced
2023-11-07 08:00

Cloud computing company VMware rolled out new cloud, AI, edge and data services at VMware Explore Barcelona 2023 on November 7. "We truly believe private AI will become the default architecture for enabling generative AI in the enterprise," said Chris Wolf, vice president of VMware AI Labs, in a pre-briefing for the media on November 2.

How AI is transforming consumer privacy expectations
2023-11-07 05:00

Consumers are concerned about their privacy with AI. Cisco discovered that 60% had lost trust in organizations due to their AI use. In this Help Net Security video, Robert Waitman, Director of Cisco's Privacy Center of Excellence, discusses consumers' perceptions and behaviors on data privacy.

Exploring the global shift towards AI-specific legislation
2023-11-06 06:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Sarah Pearce, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, offers insights into the evolving landscape of AI legislation and its global impact. We're observing a global shift towards AI-specific legislation.

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Microsoft pins hopes on AI once again – this time to patch up Swiss cheese security
2023-11-03 16:02

Microsoft has made fresh commitments to harden the security of its software and cloud services after a year in which numerous members of the global infosec community criticized the company's tech defenses. The long and short of it is that Microsoft is pushing the big AI button a few more times, more deeply embedding the tech throughout its security operations and products.