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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.

New XM Cyber Research: 80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs
2024-05-17 11:29

A new report from XM Cyber has found – among other insights - a dramatic gap between where most organizations focus their security efforts, and where the most serious threats actually reside. The...

BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New 'Deuterbear' Tool
2024-04-19 13:44

Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions pave the way for...

MobSF: Open-source security research platform for mobile apps
2024-03-14 05:30

The Mobile Security Framework is an open-source research platform for mobile application security, encompassing Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile. MobSF can be used for mobile app security assessment, penetration testing, malware analysis, and privacy evaluation.

ISC2 Research: Most Cybersecurity Professionals Expect AI to Impact Their Jobs
2024-02-22 14:35

Most cybersecurity professionals believe AI will significantly impact their jobs, according to a new survey by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium; with only 35% of the respondents having already witnessed AI's effects on their jobs. The impact is not necessarily a positive or negative impact, but rather an indicator that cybersecurity pros expect their jobs to change.