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Innovation vs. security: Managing shadow AI risks
2025-03-03 16:00

In this Help Net Security video, Tim Morris, Chief Security Advisor at Tanium, shares practical best practices to help organizations balance innovation and security while leveraging AI. Morris...

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Alerts on Zero-Day Exploits, AI Breaches, and Crypto Heists
2025-03-03 11:58

This week, a 23-year-old Serbian activist found themselves at the crossroads of digital danger when a sneaky zero-day exploit turned their Android device into a target. Meanwhile, Microsoft pulled...

Review: The Chief AI Officer’s Handbook
2025-03-03 05:30

The Chief AI Officer’s Handbook is a comprehensive resource for professionals navigating AI implementation and strategy. It is particularly valuable for Chief AI Officers (CAIOs), offering...

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Nearly 12,000 API keys and passwords found in AI training dataset
2025-03-02 15:23

Close to 12,000 valid secrets that include API keys and passwords have been found in the Common Crawl dataset used for training multiple artificial intelligence models. [...]

Police arrests suspects tied to AI-generated CSAM distribution ring
2025-02-28 17:59

Law enforcement agencies from 19 countries have arrested 25 suspects linked to a criminal ring that was distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) generated using artificial intelligence (AI). [...]

Microsoft Exposes LLMjacking Cybercriminals Behind Azure AI Abuse Scheme
2025-02-28 10:33

Microsoft on Thursday unmasked four of the individuals that it said were behind an Azure Abuse Enterprise scheme that involves leveraging unauthorized access to generative artificial intelligence...

Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges
2025-02-28 06:00

In this Help Net Security interview, David Dumont, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discusses the implications of the EU AI Act and how organizations can leverage existing GDPR frameworks while...

Microsoft names cybercriminals behind AI deepfake network
2025-02-27 18:15

Microsoft has named multiple threat actors part of a cybercrime gang accused of developing malicious tools capable of bypassing generative AI guardrails to generate celebrity deepfakes and other...

CrowdStrike Security Report: Generative AI Powers Social Engineering Attacks
2025-02-27 08:01

Trends in cybersecurity across 2024 showed less malware and phishing, though more social engineering. CrowdStrike offers tips on securing your business.

Is Agentic AI too smart for your own good?
2025-02-27 06:00

Agentic AI, which consists of systems that autonomously take action based on high-level goals, is becoming integral to enterprise security, threat intelligence, and automation. While these systems...