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On Thursday Cisco agreed to buy Splunk in a $28 billion deal intended to address AI-enabled security and observability issues. Cisco announced yesterday its intention to acquire Splunk, a renowned name in data observability and security, in a deal valued at approximately $28 billion.
At CrowdStrike Fal.Con 2023, CrowdStrike announced a new Falcon Raptor release with generative-AI capabilities and the acquisition of Bionic. CrowdStrike Falcon covers endpoint security, Extended Detection and Response, cloud security, threat intelligence, identity protection, security/IT Ops and observability.
There are no reliable ways to distinguish text written by a human from text written by an large language model. While some have released tools that purport to detect AI-generated content, none of these have proven to reliably distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated content.
As the adoption of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, continues to surge, so does the risk of data exposure. According to Gartner's "Emerging Tech: Top 4 Security Risks of GenAI" report, privacy and data security is one of the four major emerging risks within generative AI. A new webinar featuring a multi-time Fortune 100 CISO and the CEO of LayerX, a browser extension solution, delves into this critical risk.
Microsoft on Monday said it took steps to correct a glaring security gaffe that led to the exposure of 38 terabytes of private data. "The exposure came as the result of an overly permissive SAS token - an Azure feature that allows users to share data in a manner that is both hard to track and hard to revoke," Wiz said in a report.
Energized by the hype around generative AI, enterprises are aggressively pursuing practical applications of this new technology while remaining cautious about the risks, according to ISG. ISG research shows 85% of companies surveyed believe investments in generative AI within the next 24 months are important or critical. While organizations see the potential of generative AI, they still don't yet fully know how to handle the risks.
Some of the United States' top tech executives and generative AI development leaders met with senators last Wednesday in a closed-door, bipartisan meeting about possible federal regulations for generative artificial intelligence. TechRepublic spoke to business leaders about what to expect next in terms of government regulation of generative artificial intelligence and how to remain flexible in a changing landscape.
Bing Chat, the famous ChatGPT-powered chatbot that allows users to converse with various personalities and topics has connectivity issues worldwide. BleepingComputer can confirm Bing Chat is not working in Asia and United States.
According to the surveyed DevOps and SecOps leaders, 97% are using the technology today, with 74% reporting they feel pressure to use it despite identified security risks. While DevOps and SecOps respondents hold similar outlooks on generative AI in most cases, there are notable differences with regards to adoption and productivity.
Uniphore then feeds that data into U-Capture, its conversational AI automation tool. U-Capture builds on Red Box data recording capabilities.