AI

Software Security

Issued by: DataBreach Today

Cybercriminals have lost little time in converting the artificial intelligence capabilities of ChatGPT to malicious purposes by using it to generate malware scripts. Security researchers at Check Point found members of the low-level hacking community Breach Forums posting over the past few weeks the results of interactions with the OpenAI-developed tool. They include a machine-learning…

Application Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Like a member of any profession, a chief information security officer (CISO) grows into their role. They exhibit a maturity curve that can be roughly split into five attitudes: Protection: When a CISO first steps into their role, they look to perfect the basics and build a fortress for themselves in the form of firewalls,…

Software Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Proofpoint Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced the launch of its Intelligent Compliance Platform, offering enterprises modern regulatory compliance safeguards while simplifying corporate legal protection practices. The platform leverages Proofpoint’s proprietary machine learning engine to provide business leaders with AI-powered collection, classification, detection, prevention, search, eDiscovery, supervision, and next generation predictive analytics…

Software Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

At Black Hat USA 2022, Traceable AI announced enhanced capabilities to address more specific types of API attacks, including API abuse and misuse, fraud and malicious API bots, all of which contribute to serious data security and compliance challenges within organizations today. These additional capabilities enable organizations to detect, stop and eliminate these types of…

Network Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

New ransomware variants and deceptive techniques such as living off the land and store now, decrypt later are sidestepping heuristic analysis and signature-based malware detection. Behavior-based tools can compare network activity against an established norm and flag when they detect unusual and suspicious actions and patterns. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, such tools…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: CIO Security

If you’re concerned about the increased threat of cyberattacks by state-sponsored hackers and hacktivist groups in the current geopolitical atmosphere, you’re certainly justified. Criminal groups are emerging from the shadows and pledging their allegiance to Russia. They’re conducting reconnaissance attacks and coalescing into the roles they’ll play in the global cyberwar many see on the…

Application Security

Issued by: Security Week

Led by Tiger Global and Alkeon, the latest funding round values the company at $1.5 billion. Veriff says that its video-first technology leverages more than 1,000 data points and an AI-powered decision engine that can analyze more than 10,000 variations of government-issued IDs from over 190 countries in 40 different languages. The company claims that…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Week

Following the massive infusion of cash, investors are valuing the company at $8.3 billion. San Francisco, California-based Lacework was founded in 2015 by Mike Speiser (managing director of Sutter Hill Ventures) Sanjay Kalra (now founder and CEO at ShiftRight), and Vikram Kapoor (CTO). It was built on the principal that cloud security is fundamentally a…