Amazon has demonstrated an experimental feature that demonstrates how a child can choose to have a bedside story read to him by his Alexa… using his dead grandmother’s voice.
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Replace Your SIEM with Neural Net Technology
by Willy Leichter •
Security Information Event Management (SIEM) systems are an outdated technology. It’s no longer enough to just manage information – today’s organizations need technology that can proactively detect and respond to dynamic threats as well.
SIEM’s …
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Coffee Briefing June 21 , 2022 – SAS’s Batting Lab; Sage rolls out new platforms; Telus acquires LifeWorks; and more
by Samira Balsara •
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s edito
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Honeywell targets building owners with new sustainability offering
by Paul Barker •
Honeywell today launched Carbon & Energy Management, a software offering that enables building owners who have “voluntarily pledged to meet sustainability targets,” to track and optimize energy performance against carbon reduction goals. “The buildings industry has long worked to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon impact, but it is imperative to make meaningful change in
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Meta has built a new language AI, and is allowing researchers to study it
by Samira Balsara •
Meta’s AI lab has created a massive new language model that shares both the remarkable abilities and the harmful flaws of OpenAI’s pioneering neural network, Generative Pre-trained transform (GPT-3). Additionally, the big tech company is letting researchers study the model, along with details on how it was built and trained. Language AI models are part
Security Bloggers, Security Vendor News
How AI-Driven XDR Defeats Ransomware
by Anthony M. Freed •
In June 2021, we detailed the ways that ransomware can end up costing organizations in our report, Ransomware: The True Cost to Business. The report revealed that two-thirds of ransomware victims report significant revenue loss following an at…
Global IT News
Google AI engineer put on leave for violating privacy policy
by Tom Li •
Blake Lemoine, a senior software engineer in Google’s Responsible AI organization, has been put on administrative leave amidst a flurry of controversy. He has been vocal about his thoughts that the company’s LaMDA AI is, in his words, “a person”, with whom he conducted an interview in which it explained why it should be considered […]
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Five Reasons for Alert Fatigue and How to Make It Stop
by Ryan Thomas •
Alert (or alarm) fatigue is the phenomenon of becoming desensitized (and thus ignoring or failing to respond appropriately) to signals meant to warn us about emergencies.
IT security operations professionals are especially prone to this fatigue …
Global IT News
Hashtag Trending May 26 – Tesla stock price drop; new Google image AI; California bill lets parents sue social-media platforms
by Samira Balsara •
Tesla’s stock price drops to an 11-month low, Google showcases a photorealistic image generator that uses text inputs, and a new California bill could let parents sue social media companies. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. It’s Thursday, May 26, and I’m your host, Samira Balsara. Tesla […]
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Automating Threat Detection: Three Case Studies
by Willy Leichter •
Demystifying the technology with case studies of AI security in action
Many automation tools, such as SOAR, suffer from a Catch-22 irony: you know that automation will save you huge amounts of time, but it’s difficult to implement and requires sk…
Global IT News
Google I/O 2022: Big features coming to Google Workspace
by Tom Li •
As usual, Google I/O didn’t disappoint. The company announced a whole host of new devices, including the Google Pixel 7 smartphones and the Pixel Watch. And for productivity, it has prepared a plethora of improvements to its Workspace tools. Don’t have time? Watch the keynote in under 12 minutes Automated summaries for Docs and Spaces […]
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New artificial intelligence lab opens in Montreal
by Renaud Larue-Langlois •
McGill University has announced the opening of a new international artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory in Montreal, confirming the city’s status as a leader in the field. The initiative is a joint venture between McGill University, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Mila – Quebec AI Institute, France’s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris-Saclay, […]
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Intel Vision 2022: Habana Gaudi2 AI training processor arrives to challenge the Nvidia A100
by Tom Li •
At Intel Vision 2022, Intel unveiled the Gaudi2 AI training processor fresh from its Habana Labs, the Israel-based AI accelerator chip company Intel acquired in 2019. The two chips are purpose-built for AI deep learning applications, using Intel’s 7nm process node–a significant leap from the 16nm node used for the first generation. Gaudi2 features 24 […]
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Harnessing the Power of AI-Driven XDR
by Anthony M. Freed •
Many security professionals believe they’re going to start seeing an uptick in AI-assisted attacks at some point in the near future. According to AIMultiple, 90% of infosec personnel in the U.S. and Japan said they’re anticipating an increase …
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Let Humans Be Humans and AI Be AI
by Kumar Saurabh •
LogicHub’s unique decision automation technology can build clients the ultimate security playbook in a matter of minutes.
Our platform is not solely AI-driven. It marries the best of what humans and AI have to offer each other. Humans can provid…
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How to Build a Threat Detection Playbook In 15 Minutes or Less
by Kumar Saurabh •
Automating a threat-hunting playbook with the help of AI
Many threat-hunting playbooks we build for use cases can have between 50 to 100 steps – some even more than that. Even for an analyst well-versed in automation, this can easily take a one t…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Elon Musk Buys Twitter, Forgotten BIOS Updates, T-Shirt Outwits Facial Recognition
by Tom Eston •
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion so what does this mean for the privacy and cybersecurity of the platform? More than 100 different Lenovo laptop computers contain firmware-level vulnerabilities which is a great reminder about making sure you upda…
Global IT News
Canadian company develops human-like AI meeting assistant
by Samira Balsara •
An Ottawa-based company is making virtual meetings more productive with its human-like artificial intelligence (AI)-powered meeting assistant. Uncanny Lab Ltd.’s bluecap technology enhances the meeting experience for both hosts and attendees. bluecap integrates with video conferencing platforms like Zoom and Google Meets. It acts as a meeting assistant and its basic features include automatic meeting […]
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Beyond No-Code: Using AI for Guided Security Automation
by Willy Leichter •
SOAR Playbooks
Outside of football, the term “playbook” is well understood by a relatively small group of security automation ninjas. In many larger enterprises with extensive security teams, automating mundane and repetitive security tasks has b…
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Distributed Machine Learning Models Done Right
by Yaron Cohen •
One of the core Cybereason products is designed to run on the user’s machine and block advanced MalOps (malicious operations) in real-time. This requires a heuristic model, embedded in a C++ application, that runs on millions of machines si…
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Why XDR Adoption Should Be a CISO Priority
by Anthony M. Freed •
At the start of 2022, the results of a survey were published where CISOs and other security leaders shared their top cybersecurity challenges. “Managing increased risk of ransomware/cyber-extortion” came out on top, with 29% of respondents …
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Canadian government invests in woman-led, sustainable AI company in Toronto
by Samira Balsara •
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) today announced an investment of over C$5.7 million in Canvass Analytics Inc. (Canvass AI) a woman-led artificial intelligence (AI) company whose mission is to make AI easy-to-use so that the industrial sector can accelerate its transformation into a profitable and environmentally sustainable industry. Established in […]
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Goodbye Lonely SIEM, Hello MDR
by Willy Leichter •
When updating your systems from a pure Security Information Event Management (SIEM), choosing the right Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service is key.
An MDR service needn’t mean you have to discard your current SIEM. They can coexist. MDR…
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How Strategic Detections Set XDR Apart
by Anthony M. Freed •
Data breaches set a record high volume in 2021. According to CNET, 1,862 publicly reported data breaches took place over the course of the year. This volume surpassed the 1,108 data breaches in 2020 and broke the record of 1,506 security in…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity
by EasyDmarc •
The digital age has created several opportunities for us, and at the same time, we’ve been exposed to a whole new level of cyberthreats. There’s no denying that cybersecurity is now an integral part of every business that wants to avoid being a victim …
Europe, Global Security News, North America
7 Benefits of Using AI for Cybersecurity
by Knarik Petrosyan •
The cyberattack space is massive and has continued to evolve rapidly. For that reason, cybersecurity has become an integral part of every business plan. With the increase in cybercrime, there’s no denying that organizations need more than just human in…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Weathering Russian Winter: The Current State of Russian APTs
by Tessa Mishoe •
Russian Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
It’s no secret that Russian Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are a significant burden on cybersecurity teams. For years, organizations have been bombarding their systems with patches and configuration …
Europe, Global Security News, North America
The Evolution from SIEM to AI Driven Automation
by Kumar Saurabh •
Kumar Saurabh, LogicHub CEO and Co-founder, discusses his experience in the SIEM space and what he sees as the natural evolution from SIEM technology to AI and automation driven detection and response.
The Early Days of SIEM
I started in the secu…
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Ransomware vs. AI: The Battle Between Machines
by Anthony M. Freed •
According to recent reporting, the majority of respondents said their organizations were targeted by a ransomware attack in 2021. In an independent global study covered by Forbes, 80% of IT and security professionals indicated that ransomwa…
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AI-Driven XDR: Defeating the Most Complex Attack Sequences
by Anthony M. Freed •
What is an AI-driven XDR solution? AI-driven Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is a specific approach for advanced threat detection and automated response. AI-driven XDR extends continuous threat detection and monitoring across an organ…
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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Prevent RansomOps Attacks
by Anthony M. Freed •
Ransomware attacks increased dramatically in both volume and sophistication throughout 2021. As reported by Help Net Security, researchers observed a 148% increase in global ransomware attacks through the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. This br…
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Coupling AI with Asset Management & DNS Can Make An Amazing Difference In Speed
by Evan Schuman •
Leveraging AI in with asset management–on top of DNS management–can accelerate detection and blocking of an attack some 60 times. That means that a detection/blockage that would 3-4 hours without leveraging DNS files could happen in 3-4 minutes. During, for example, a ransomware attack, that could easily make the difference between losing sensitive data and […]
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SlashNext Unfurls AI Platform to Prevent Phishing Attacks
by Michael Vizard •
SlashNext today launched a security platform that uses machine learning algorithms to identify and remove phishing attacks from email. Patrick Harr, SlashNext CEO, said the SlashNext Email Protection for Microsoft 365 provides real-time scanning, dete…
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SecOps: Getting Behind the Wheel with XDR
by Anthony M. Freed •
Earlier this year, we weighed the costs of ransomware prevention and recovery. This article ties into a greater discussion regarding the differences between taking an assertive, proactive approach versus a reactive approach to digital secur…
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Concentric Adds Intelligence Exchange Service for AI Platform
by Michael Vizard •
Concentric Inc. this week launched a service that makes it simpler to translate data and risk insights surfaced by the Semantic Intelligence data access governance platform into specific remediation, monitoring and privacy management tasks. Karthik Kr…
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XDR is Here: How and Why to Get Started
by Anthony M. Freed •
The Extended Detection and Response (XDR) market is expected to increase over the next few years. Grand View Research wrote that the global XDR market will grow at a CAGR of 19.9% between 2021 and 2028. This surge will bring the market’s va…
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RAD receives 5 Unit ROSA order from Cancom
by Madalene Arias •
ROSA’s AI-driven security analytics include human and vehicle detection, license plate recognition, responsive digital signage and audio messaging
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Palo Alto Networks XSIAM Platform Uses AI to Thwart Threats
by Michael Vizard •
Palo Alto Networks this week launched a cybersecurity platform that was developed from the ground up to take advantage of advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Palo Alto Networks CTO Nir Zuk said extended security intelligence and automation manag…
Europe, Global Security News, North America, Vulnerabilities
Darktrace to Acquire Cybersprint to Advance Cybersecurity AI
by Michael Vizard •
Darktrace this week announced it has agreed to acquire Cybersprint B.V., a provider of a tool that employs machine learning algorithms to surface vulnerabilities that cybercriminals might exploit, via a deal valued at $53.7 million. Nicole Eagan, chie…
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Smashing Security podcast #263: Problèmes de Weefeee, AI artists, and Web 3.0
by Graham Cluley •
Ooh la la! Horreur Wi-Fi en France! Some folks have experienced the drawbacks of Web 3.0 as their NFTs are stolen, and should computers own the copyright over the art they produce?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the awa…