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New Research Reveals Spectre Vulnerability Persists in Latest AMD and Intel Processors
2024-10-29 05:53

More than six years after the Spectre security flaw impacting modern CPU processors came to light, new research has found that the latest AMD and Intel processors are still susceptible to...

YARA: Open-source tool for malware research
2024-10-09 05:00

YARA is a powerful tool designed primarily to aid malware researchers in identifying and categorizing malware samples, though its applications are broader. The tool enables users to create...

Docker-OSX image used for security research hit by Apple DMCA takedown
2024-08-31 14:16

The popular Docker-OSX project has been removed from Docker Hub after Apple filed a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown request, alleging that it violated its copyright. [...]

New Research in Detecting AI-Generated Videos
2024-07-29 11:02

The new tool the research project is unleashing on deepfakes, called "MISLnet", evolved from years of data derived from detecting fake images and video with tools that spot changes made to digital video or images. These may include the addition or movement of pixels between frames, manipulation of the speed of the clip, or the removal of frames.

Google Introduces Project Naptime for AI-Powered Vulnerability Research
2024-06-24 15:03

Google has developed a new framework called Project Naptime that it says enables a large language model (LLM) to carry out vulnerability research with an aim to improve automated discovery...

OpenAI, Anthropic Research Reveals More About How LLMs Affect Security and Bias
2024-06-07 21:24

With Anthropic's map, the researchers can explore how neuron-like data points, called features, affect a generative AI's output. The researchers go into detail in their paper on scaling and evaluating sparse autoencoders; put very simply, the goal is to make features more understandable - and therefore more steerable - to humans.

Microsoft Research chief scientist has no issue with Windows Recall
2024-06-06 07:26

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New Research Warns About Weak Offboarding Management and Insider Risks
2024-05-29 11:31

A recent study by Wing Security found that 63% of businesses may have former employees with access to organizational data, and that automating SaaS Security can help mitigate offboarding risks. ...

Take two APIs and call me in the morning: How healthcare research can cure cyber crime
2024-05-28 08:30

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Anthropic’s Generative AI Research Reveals More About How LLMs Affect Security and Bias
2024-05-23 19:46

With this map, the researchers can explore how neuron-like data points, called features, affect a generative AI's output. Some of these features are "Safety relevant," meaning that if people reliably identify those features, it could help tune generative AI to avoid potentially dangerous topics or actions.