Security News

Cybersecurity in 2025: Global conflict, grown-up AI, and the wisdom of the crowd
2025-01-09 04:30

As we look ahead to cybersecurity developments in 2025, there’s bad news and good—expect to see new challenging attacks and the cybersecurity community increasingly working together to counter...

Why an “all gas, no brakes” approach for AI use won’t work
2025-01-08 05:30

Machine learning and generative AI are changing the way knowledge workers do their jobs. Every company is eager to be “an AI company,” but AI can often seem like a black box, and the fear of...

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How AI and deepfakes are redefining social engineering threats
2025-01-07 04:00

This article presents key insights from 2024 reports on the rise of phishing attacks, focusing on how advancements in AI and deepfake technology are making social engineering tactics more...

New AI Jailbreak Method 'Bad Likert Judge' Boosts Attack Success Rates by Over 60%
2025-01-03 11:14

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new jailbreak technique that could be used to get past a large language model's (LLM) safety guardrails and produce potentially harmful or malicious...

Iranian and Russian Entities Sanctioned for Election Interference Using AI and Cyber Tactics
2025-01-01 09:59

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday leveled sanctions against two entities in Iran and Russia for their attempts to interfere with the November 2024...

The sixth sense of cybersecurity: How AI spots threats before they strike
2024-12-30 05:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Vineet Chaku, President of Reaktr.ai, discusses how AI is transforming cybersecurity, particularly in anomaly detection and threat identification. Chaku talks...

The future of data and AI: Seven trends shaping 2025 and beyond
2024-12-27 05:30

In 2025, seven trends will shape the future of data and AI, offering advantages for those who see these changes not as challenges but as opportunities to innovate and excel. The post The future of...

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Law enforcement agencies see AI as a key tool for reducing crime
2024-12-27 04:30

A U.S. national survey of first responders reveals strong support for AI adoption, cybersecurity concerns, and increasing demand for cloud-native, data-driven, and interoperable CAD and RMS...

AI-driven scams are about to get a lot more convincing
2024-12-24 05:30

McAfee’s predictions for 2025 highlight emerging threats that consumers may encounter as cybercriminals exploit advanced AI technology. From hyper-realistic deepfakes and live video scams to...

AI Could Generate 10,000 Malware Variants, Evading Detection in 88% of Case
2024-12-23 13:48

Cybersecurity researchers have found that it's possible to use large language models (LLMs) to generate new variants of malicious JavaScript code at scale in a manner that can better evade...