January 23, 2024 at 10:30AM RagaAI, an AI testing platform, emerges from stealth mode with $4.7 million seed funding led by pi Ventures. The San Francisco startup, founded by Gaurav Agarwal, focuses on automated testing to enhance AI security and reliability. It plans to invest in R&D and team expansion to strengthen its testing tools … Read more
January 16, 2024 at 05:44PM Accenture and SandboxAQ are partnering to offer AI and quantum computing solutions for cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The collaboration aims to help organizations identify and mitigate threats posed by AI-enabled cyberattacks and quantum computing-based decryption. Accenture will leverage SandboxAQ’s Security Suite to provide comprehensive AI-enabled cryptographic management. The partnership will also develop … Read more
January 11, 2024 at 09:43AM The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report identified artificially powered misinformation as the top immediate risk to the global economy, with environmental risks posing long-term threats. The report emphasized the potential impact of AI on polarizing societies and eroding democracy, and highlighted the risks associated with deepfake technology and AI-powered … Read more
December 14, 2023 at 10:08AM The annual Hack the Capitol event brings together scientists, hackers, and policymakers to educate about critical cybersecurity challenges. The convergence of AI, security concerns, and policy efforts is evident. Public support for new policy guardrails has reinforced government and industry involvement with bug bounties. Government agencies have stepped up to … Read more
December 11, 2023 at 09:02AM Join the webinar “Securing Your Cloud Starts by Understanding It” on 18 December, 4pm GMT/11am ET/8am PT. Darktrace’s Nabil Zoldjalali and The Register’s Tim Phillips will discuss implementing effective detection and response to secure your cloud environment, focusing on using AI to understand and protect your unique cloud environment. Sign … Read more
December 6, 2023 at 05:27AM Organizations must prioritize securing critical data and IT infrastructure against a growing threat landscape and stringent regulations. Intel’s confidential computing, featuring in their 4th Generation Xeon processors, offers encryption-based protection for AI-powered applications, ensuring data security in storage, transit, and processing, while enabling regulatory compliance. Meeting Takeaways: 1. Prioritization: Organizations … Read more
November 20, 2023 at 09:33AM Microsoft has hired Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, two key figures from OpenAI, to lead its new advanced AI research team. Altman’s firing from OpenAI caused tension within the company, leading new CEO Emmett Shear to promise an investigation. Despite the rift, both Shear and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella remain … Read more
November 18, 2023 at 07:15AM Open AI has removed CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board. Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for a permanent replacement. Altman’s departure has brought uncertainty to the future of … Read more
November 15, 2023 at 07:21AM The recent rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize various industries, including healthcare, public transport, and environmental breakthroughs. However, nations like China and Russia are also investing heavily in AI to leverage its power for disinformation campaigns, posing a significant threat to cybersecurity. AI-driven disinformation techniques … Read more
November 6, 2023 at 04:43PM Researchers at Trend Micro are warning of a new trend called “virtual kidnapping” which combines cyber compromise, social media intel, and AI voice cloning software to convince targets that their loved ones have been kidnapped. Attackers are increasingly leveraging advanced AI technology to make these attacks more convincing. Traditional security … Read more