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Potential threats and sinister implications of ChatGPT
2023-01-18 05:00

ChatGPT from OpenAI is a conversational chatbot recently released in preview mode for research purposes. It takes natural language as input and aims to solve problems, provide follow-up questions or even challenge assertions depending on your question.

Threats that will dominate headlines in 2023
2023-01-17 05:00

In this Help Net Security video, MacKenzie Jackson, Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, offers his cybersecurity predictions for 2032. These include: Developers will be a priority target for...

Post-quantum cybersecurity threats loom large
2023-01-16 04:00

The growing interest in quantum is translating into spending, demonstrated by 71% of quantum-adopting enterprises surveyed having current quantum computing budgets of more than $1 million. Interestingly, nearly 30% of respondents that have adopted or plan to adopt quantum computing expect to see a competitive advantage due to quantum computing within the next 12 months.

Threats of Machine-Generated Text
2023-01-13 12:13

This paper is a good survey of the field: what the threats are, how we might detect machine-generated text, directions for future research. Abstract: Advances in natural language generation have resulted in machine generated text that is increasingly difficult to distinguish from human authored text.

This can’t be a real bomb threat: you've called a modem, not a phone
2023-01-13 07:29

So Don was rather surprised one day to hear a phone ringing as he stalked the racks, because the kit there was dedicated to modems. "The caller only said 'BOMB. BOMB. BOMB.' with a strong Irish accent," don recalled.

New Analysis Reveals Raspberry Robin Can be Repurposed by Other Threat Actors
2023-01-11 17:35

A new analysis of Raspberry Robin's attack infrastructure has revealed that it's possible for other threat actors to repurpose the infections for their own malicious activities, making it an even more potent threat. Raspberry Robin, attributed to a threat actor dubbed DEV-0856, is malware that has increasingly come under the radar for being used in attacks aimed at finance, government, insurance, and telecom entities.

Top SaaS Cybersecurity Threats in 2023: Are You Ready?
2023-01-09 07:56

SaaS applications are often multi-tenanted, so your applications need to be secure against attacks where one customer could access the data of another customer, such as logic flaws, injection flaws, or access control weaknesses. Security testing with an automated vulnerability scanner in combination with regular pentesting can help you design and build secure web applications by integrating with your existing environment, catching vulnerabilities as they're introduced throughout the development cycle.

How to prioritize effectively with threat modeling
2023-01-06 17:02

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The DevSecOps approach to cloud native threat detection and response
2023-01-05 04:30

Every SOC on the planet is grappling with the challenges of integrating detection techniques and response processes for public cloud computing. This presentation by Rich Mogull, SVP Cloud Security at FireMon, delves into the details with a framework for modernizing response operations, combined with technical details and examples.

FIN7 threat actor updated its ransomware activity
2022-12-27 17:53

FIN7 is a threat actor that mostly focuses on stealing financial information, but it also sells sensitive information stolen from companies. FIN7 started using ransomware in 2020, being affiliates of a few of the most active ransomware groups: Sodinokibi, REvil, LockBit and DarkSide.