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US officials, experts fear China ransacked Exchange servers for data to train AI systems
2021-08-31 19:23

The massive attack on Microsoft Exchange servers in March may have been China harvesting information to train AI systems, according to US government officials and computer-security experts who talked to NPR. The plundering of these Exchange systems was attributed to Chinese government cyber-spies known as Hafnium; Beijing denied any involvement. It's said the crew exploited four zero-days in Redmond's mail software in a chain to hijack the servers and siphon off data.

Android 12 adds AI and machine learning with Private Compute Core but keeps your data secure
2021-08-31 14:33

Figure A. Outside of the features Private Compute Core will bring to your device, one of the more important things it does is store data separate from all apps and services, while making that data available to the operating system when required. With Private Compute Core at work, that data is processed within its own sandbox, away from everything else, and then the captions are presented for your viewing.

Aviotec adds AI algorithms to its firmware to ensure reliability for sheltered outdoor areas
2021-08-19 00:30

Aviotec's new firmware version 7.81 comprises AI algorithms which can now detect fire and smoke in changing weather and light conditions. The AI algorithms have been developed further to ensure reliability for sheltered outdoor areas.

BCB Group chooses Napier’s AI-enhanced solutions to flag any suspicious activity
2021-08-17 23:35

BCB Group will use Napier's Transaction Screening and Transaction Monitoring tools to flag any suspicious activity as it happens, and to support its ongoing commitment to leading the way with anti-money laundering compliance in the UK crypto market. BCB Group became the first crypto-focused company to be regulated as an Authorised Payments Institution by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and provides an end-to-end suite of payment processing, cryptocurrency trading, foreign exchange and custody services.

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Using AI to Scale Spear Phishing
2021-08-13 11:16

The problem with spear phishing it that it takes time and creativity to create individualized enticing phishing emails. Researchers are using GPT-3 to attempt to solve that problem: The...

Stellar Cyber partners with BlackBerry to offer AI-powered security solutions for enterprises and MSSPs
2021-08-02 23:45

Stellar Cyber announced that it has partnered with BlackBerry to accelerate adoption of AI-powered security solutions for enterprises and managed security service providers. Both companies are pioneers in using AI and machine learning to eliminate signatures and manual scripts from security solutions, and they are going to market together as a catalyst for AI-based security adoption worldwide by offering an integrated solution that combines BlackBerry's prevention-first AI-driven Unified Endpoint Security offerings with Stellar Cyber's security operations platform.

Query.AI appoints Dan Burns to board of directors
2021-07-31 22:45

AI announced the appointment of Optiv co-founder and former CEO Dan Burns to its board of directors. Burns, a business, technology, and cybersecurity industry veteran with nearly three decades of experience, joins Query.

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Employees want more AI in the workplace to improve productivity and decision making
2021-07-30 03:00

81% of employees believe AI improves their overall performance at work, according to SnapLogic. As a result, more than two thirds are calling on their employers to deploy more AI-based technology to help them execute their daily work better and faster.

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D-Link EAGLE PRO AI series optimizes the performance of home networks
2021-07-30 00:30

D-Link Corporation announced their latest EAGLE PRO AI product series at the D-Link Product Launch Conference. By developing products with AI Technology that can recognize network problems and adapt accordingly, D-Link optimizes the performance of home networks.

Stellar Cyber’s AI-driven incident correlation increases attack detection efficiency
2021-07-28 02:45

Stellar Cyber announced a major leap to boost security analyst efficiency to identify attacks earlier. The new incident correlation technology utilizes advanced GraphML algorithms to automatically group and consolidate large volumes of alerts and events into a much smaller number of highly precise and actionable incidents.