Ask a cybersecurity pro about Network Detection and Response (NDR) and you might still hear “Noisy,” “Too much data.” But ask the teams running NDR that includes agentic AI capabilities and you’ll hear they’re actually using it to catch threats earlier, triage faster, and chase fewer false positives. The old complaint lingers in part because…
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U.A.E.’s Secret Attacks on Iran
Plus, the federal gas tax and beef prices might come down soon, and Michael Kors’ beach compound is for sale.
Global Security News
The AI Splurge Is Costing Big Tech Its Workforce
Layoffs might lift some efficiency measures, but there are other considerations.
AI, Europe, Global Security News
ChatGPT Confessed to a Crime It Couldn’t Possibly Have Committed
You might spend your Saturday mornings sipping coffee, attending a kids’ soccer game, or just recovering from a tough week at work. Not Paul Heaton. He recently spent a weekend persuading ChatGPT to confess to a crime it didn’t commit. “We know a lot now about the sort of interrogation techniques that lead to false…
AI, Global Security News
Sometimes changing the password on your email mailbox isn’t enough
Have you ever taken a look at your Microsoft 365 mailbox rules? If not, it might be worth a few minutes of your time. Because newly released research reveals that hackers may already have beaten you to it. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
AI, Global Security News, malware
Hackers hijacked CPUID downloads, served STX RAT to victims
If you tried to download software from CPUID’s website late last week, you might have downloaded malware instead. “Investigations are still ongoing, but it appears that a secondary feature (basically a side API) was compromised for approximately six hours between April 9 and April 10, causing the main website to randomly display malicious links (our…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
How AWS KMS and AWS Encryption SDK overcome symmetric encryption bounds
If you run high-scale applications that encrypt large volumes of data, you might be concerned about tracking encryption limits and rotating keys. This post explains how AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) and the AWS Encryption SDK handle Advanced Encryption Standard in Galois Counter Mode’s (AES-GCM) encryption limits or bounds automatically by using derived key…
AI, Apps, Global Security News, privacy
As cheap PCs vanish, enterprises might still find value in upgrades
Some enterprises might find that upgrading to newer, more expensive PCs is worth the investment since it appears cheap PCs won’t be coming anytime soon, analysts said. Dell and HP both have announced new business PCs that run Intel’s long-awaited Panther Lake chip, also called the Core Ultra Series 3; it has been touted as…
AI, Global Security News
Review: A weekend with MacBook Neo
The MacBook Neo might be Apple’s most disruptive Mac since the M1 Macs in 2020. For $599, it delivers a true Mac experience and is probably the best affordable laptop you can get — and it’s already coasting atop Amazon’s PC sales charts. MacBook Neo exists to be a lower-cost machine for domestic, college, or…
AI, Global Security News
Apple Uses Low Prices to Attack Rivals During Memory-Chip Crunch
Leveraging its supply-chain might, the iPhone giant is making a play for more share in cheaper phone and laptop categories.
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Network Security
$100 radio equipment can track cars through their tire sensors
When people consider what might track their movements, they think of smartphone apps, GPS services, or roadside cameras. The tires of a new car rarely enter that equation. Researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute, together with European partners, found that Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors inside each wheel broadcast unencrypted wireless signals containing persistent identifiers.…
AI, APAC, Apps, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security, privacy
What is digital employee experience — and why is it more important than ever?
On any given day, an organization’s employees might be using smartphones, laptops, desktop computers, tablets, a variety of cloud and networking services, a host of enterprise applications and mobile apps, and other digital tools. Many of them might be working remotely, and nearly all of them will be operating with tight security and data privacy…
AI, Global Security News
Selling AI Software Isn’t as Easy as It Used to Be
The golden age of unbridled spending on AI software might be behind us, as vendors say it’s a lot harder to make a sale than it used to be.
AI, Global Security News
Pedaling AI Software Isn’t As Easy as It Used to Be
The golden age of unbridled spending on AI software might be behind us, as vendors say it’s a lot harder to make a sale than it used to be.
Global Security News
‘Woke’ AI Spat Escalates Between Pentagon and Anthropic
The Pentagon might ask contractors and vendors to certify that they don’t use Anthropic’s Claude amid tensions over how the startup’s tools are used for defense work.
Global Security News
Yes, You Can Vibe-Code. Here’s How to Get Started.
Creating your own programs might seem daunting. It’s a lot easier than you think.
AI, Apps, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
Is Apple slowing the rollout of its smarter Siri chatbot?
Last-minute problems might have cropped up that will require Apple to slow the rollout of its Google Gemini-boosted Siri; though the improved smart assistant will still ship this year, it might not arrive as expected this spring. These claims come from the eerily accurate fingers of Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, and mean Apple will have to continue to do…
AI, Global Security News, Weekly update
Weekly Update 490
A big “thank you” to everyone who helped me troubleshoot the problem with my “Print Screen” button on the new PC. Try as we all might, none of us could figure out why it refused to bind to SnagIt and instead insisted on dumping the entire collection of screens to a file on the desktop.…
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, privacy, Risk Management, Venture
When your mouse turns snitch, and hackers grow a conscience
Your computer’s mouse might not be as innocent as it looks – and one ransomware crew has a crisis of conscience that nobody saw coming. We talk about how something as ordinary as a web page could turn your mouse into a surprisingly nosey neighbour, and why ransomware gangs need to think carefully about their…