Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Apple last week announced new security features specifically intended to offer “specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.”. Flip phones are not totally immune from government surveillance and action either.).

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Cyberrisk is business risk. But how should we communicate this risk to the business, to clients, or to investors? Accenture annual report: risks we face from cyberattacks. However, we were most interested in seeing how Accenture articulated a particular business risk: the risk from a cyberattack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 21, 2023

Threat Intelligence and Analysis: Investigate advanced techniques and methodologies for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting cyber threat intelligence. This research can focus on developing automated tools and algorithms to identify emerging threats, assess their severity, and proactively mitigate potential risks.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 1, 2023

After a slow build over the past decade, new capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots are starting to make waves across a variety of industries. The post The AI Takeover: Cybersecurity Tool or Terminator?

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Social engineering has become a science that cybercriminals are masters at, although the Nigerian prince that keeps telling me about the blocked fortune he has waiting for me is still around. We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

This past year set a profound stage, from the advent of stringent cyber regulations to the convergence of generative AI, social engineering, and ransomware. Last year, we witnessed the fast-evolving nature of social engineering attacks, and this evolution poses greater challenges for detection and defense. The solution?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Luckily, new tech trends could help keep our financial data safe even with an increase in risk. Article by Beau Peters. Here’s what you should know. . AI fraud detection. .

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2023

As part of its push toward artificial intelligence, Microsoft laid off more than 10,000 employees and spent billions on acquiring AI tech. Among those laid off were the seven-member team in their Office of Responsible AI.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2023

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a new and concerning cybersecurity threat has emerged: deepfakes. Deepfakes have the potential to deceive and mislead viewers, contributing to the spread of disinformation, social engineering attacks, and the erosion of trust in digital media.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Kapczynski Erin: Could you share your thoughts on the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the growth of IoT devices in both cyber defense and cyberattacks? Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use? How can companies minimize risks?

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, cybersecurity remains a top priority for individuals, businesses, and governments alike. From advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) to the continued evolution of ransomware and cyberattacks, the coming year is sure to bring significant developments in the world of cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Will the quantum attacker be powered by deep learning artificial intelligence membranes that eat machine learning algorithms for breakfast? Organizations today still have a massive problem with phishing attacks, ransomware, account takeaways, and social engineering. Absolutely. Probably not.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

ChatGPT—the much-hyped, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that provides human-like responses from an enormous knowledge base—has been embraced practically everywhere, from private sector businesses to K–12 classrooms. As of November 2022, people can no longer ignore the artificial elephant in the room.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past. Third-party Risks Take Center Stage. AI Attacks Lead to Regulation.

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McAfee

MAY 27, 2021

Our adversaries move at speeds we never anticipated by leveraging automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, social engineering, and more vectors against us. During his keynote remarks at the recent RSA Conference, McAfee CTO Steve Grobman talked about how “as humans, we are awful at perceiving risk.”

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. A deepfake is a combination of Artificial Intelligence “deep learning” and that watchword of the 2010s: “fake.”. At the beginning of 2020, U.S.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Bringing automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to the workplace as part of digital transformation has many benefits. Ransomware is a threat that changes and evolves constantly, and this summer is seeing an increase in the volume of social engineering lures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 4, 2021

–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) are often applied in cybersecurity, but their applications may not always work as intended. The paper explores those areas as well as malicious uses of ML and DL, specifically in social engineering and phishing.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The contributors include representatives from government institutions: H.E. The ongoing geopolitical storm brings not only classical cyberthreats for business, but also unpredictable risks and ‘black swans’ The main problem for 2023 will be supply-chain stability and cybersecurity.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

These are leaders who understand how to implement progressive technologies, like the cloud, 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and others that are intricately woven, interconnected, and interdependent. Cyber risks top worldwide business concerns in 2022. The digital skills gap comes at a cost.

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

We expected organizations to try to reduce the impact of the human factor on data security, so as to bring down the number of insider threats and social engineering attacks. Interestingly, metaverses are gaining traction in social and political spheres, illustrated by a Columbian court conducting its first trial in the metaverse.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that allows computers to learn to look for patterns in data without being explicitly programmed. IBM Trusteer is another service driven by machine learning that can detect online fraud by analyzing risks, detecting threats, and flagging high-risk transactions.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2021

Named the “Most Innovative Startup,” Apiiro was selected by a panel of esteemed judges for its Code Risk Platform. Apiiro Security Code risk platform 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel $35M. When considering the top 10, judges narrowed their deliberation to risk-focused Apiiro and identity-focused Strata. link] pic.twitter.com/YgbPXOBErz. —

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Vulnerability Management Product Guides 8 Best Vulnerability Scanner Tools Top 10 Open Source Vulnerability Assessment Tools 12 Top Vulnerability Management Tools Threat Intelligence and Detection At the most basic level, threat detection strategies and tools monitor networks for suspicious and anomalous activity.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Haddix continues to provide his insights while serving as the Head of Security and Risk Management for Ubisoft. If the US government dictating iPhone encryption design sounds ok to you, ask yourself how you'll feel when China demands the same. The book will focus on cutting edge web red team, pentester, and bug bounty topics.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

With ML and artificial intelligence (AI) using thousands of strains to train algorithms, one would surmise that the ability to detect malware is only improving. Also Read: Cybersecurity Becomes A Government Priority. Malware detection has long been a game of signature detection. The newest agency in the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 5, 2024

Skrik: Researchers worm themselves into your nightmares. The post Self-Replicating AI Malware is Here? ComPromptMized appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 8, 2021

The severity of the security situation can be assessed from a fact reported by Cybint, a leading international cybersecurity educator, stating that as much as 62% of businesses faced phishing and social engineering attacks in the year 2018. . However, there are some factors that will hinder the growth of the market.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2023

Fake Pr0n Hint: Sextortionists stealing your innocent pictures to make AI nudes. The post Pics AND it Didn’t Happen: Sex Deepfake FBI Alert appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

President Biden's EO lacks the effect of law, does not mandate much of anything and overlooks some of the trickiest AI issues. The post The President’s EO on AI – What it Does and Why it Won’t Work appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2023

Voice AI tech being misused by scammers: Scrotes fake your voice and call your grandparents. Then “you” beg them for money. The post Voice-Clone AI Scams — it’s NOT ME on the Phone, Grandma appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

What can victims of the creation and distribution of AI-generated pornographic images do to stop the dissemination of these deepfake images? The post Deepfake Nudes – Can I Sue? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In early October 2021, director of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command General Paul Nakasone spoke at the 2021 Mandiant Cyber Defense Summit. In his speech, Nakasone detailed numerous ongoing influence operations and outlined how the entities he commands are tackling nation-state threats.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Coupled with the current pandemic and the cybersecurity threats that have been very prevalent and growing in recent years such as ransomware, there are many different cyber risk types n 2020 that your business needs to prepare for. How can your business minimize the risk of a cyberattack on your business-critical data?

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