3 ways criminals use artificial intelligence in cybersecurity attacks
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Bad actors use machine learning to break passwords more quickly and build malware that knows how to hide, experts warn.
ESET Threat Report: ChatGPT Name Abuses, Lumma Stealer Malware Increases, Android SpinOk SDK Spyware’s Prevalence
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 22, 2023
ESET's latest report highlights the abuse of the ChatGPT name, the rise of the Lumma Stealer malware and the Android SpinOk SDK spyware.
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Cylance brings AI and machine learning to anti-virus protection
CTOvision
JANUARY 15, 2021
Read Boing Boing’s review of Cylance’s new anti-virus protection powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning: Malware is everywhere. 350,000 new pieces of malware are discovered every day, which breaks […].
Using AI-enhanced malware, researchers disrupt algorithms used in antimalware
Tech Republic Security
MAY 4, 2017
Artificial intelligence algorithms are involved in a cyber arms race. Who will win: Antimalware developers or malware developers?
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HP aims to secure its PC portfolio with Sure Sense malware blocker
CTOvision
APRIL 23, 2019
HP on Tuesday announced a bevy of PC updates and new features, as well as the formal release of HP Sure Sense, the company’s new software that uses AI to prevent and block malware in near-real-time, including ransomware and previously unknown malware.
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Non-malware attacks pose bigger threat than malicious software
Computer Weekly
MARCH 29, 2017
Malware-free cyber attacks are on the rise and artificial intelligence in cyber security is still far from replacing humans, according to most cyber security researchers
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Are you ready for state-sponsored zombie malware attacks?
CTOvision
AUGUST 21, 2017
In hindsight, the blog post should have been titled “Are you ready for state-sponsored zombie malware attacks?” Zombie malware combines the most deadly aspects of malware and zombie computers into one horrible mess. Typically malware gets […].
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What is AI’s current impact on cybersecurity?
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 25, 2023
In our inaugural episode, Michael “Siko” Sikorski, CTO and VP of Engineering and Threat Intelligence at Unit 42 answers that question and speaks to the profound influence of artificial intelligence in an interview with David Moulton, Director of thought leadership for Unit 42. What’s Sikorski’s critical concern?
AI and automation will play an increasing role in technology
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 13, 2023
It is clear that artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation have been growing exponentially in use—across almost everything from smart consumer devices to robotics to cybersecurity to semiconductors. In 2023, there is no doubt that artificial intelligence and automation will permeate every aspect of our lives.
Dangerous malware is up 86%: Here’s how AI can help
Venture Beast
APRIL 23, 2022
The need for AI-powered tools is only going to become more urgent as high-severity malware becomes more prevalent. Read More.
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Check Point: Hackers Are Dropping USB Drives at Watering Holes
Tech Republic Security
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Check Point's Global CISO discusses the firm's 2023 threat intelligence, including new AI malice and threat actors spreading malware by dropping flash drives.
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Cybersecurity: Is AI Ready for Primetime In Cyber Defense?
CTOvision
JUNE 28, 2016
Machine learning is a subset of Artificial Intelligence, a field of computer science that started in 1958 when Marvin Minsky founded the Artificial Intelligence lab. Their goal was to build a fully artificial intelligence capable of passing the Turing test in fifteen years. With cybercrime, it’s the same.
A CIO primer on addressing perceived AI risks
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 19, 2024
Ask your average schmo what the biggest risks of artificial intelligence are, and their answers will likely include: (1) AI will make us humans obsolete; (2) Skynet will become real, making us humans extinct; and maybe (3) deepfake authoring tools will be used by bad people to do bad things.
Check Point’s annual cybersecurity event spotlights power of AI
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The company showcased dozens of new security tools and services to detect and prevent malware, phishing, ransomware and other attacks, but AI took center stage. The post Check Point’s annual cybersecurity event spotlights power of AI appeared first on TechRepublic.
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Startup founded by FireEye alum goes after FireEye
Network World
APRIL 9, 2017
A former FireEye engineer has kicked off a startup whose machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies will compete against his former employer’s threat-prevention platforms.
ChatGPT and How Generative AI Is Changing the Attack Landscape
SecureWorld News
MAY 30, 2023
If you hadn't heard already, ChatGPT, launched in November 2022 by OpenAI, is a chatbot that uses what's known as generative artificial intelligence (AI). Users with bad intent are capable of developing and spreading malware, creating phishing emails, conducting social engineering attacks, and generating scams in seconds.
WormGPT: The “unethical” ChatGPT is out
Dataconomy
JULY 17, 2023
Business email compromise (BEC) assaults now have a new vector because of the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. WormGPT was created after the model was trained using information on the production of malware. Malware may be produced via generative AI.
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7 ChatGPT scams to look out for
Dataconomy
JULY 26, 2023
With the rise of artificial intelligence, we’re now encountering the unexpected reality of the ChatGPT scam. FraudGPT : Scammers’ secret to stealing your data ChatGPT-generated email scam Emails, a notorious scamming medium, have been used to disseminate malware, extort victims, or pilfer crucial information.
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Menlo Security raises $100 million to beat back malware with algorithms
Venture Beast
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Menlo Security raised $100 million at an $800 million valuation to accelerate its go-to-market and international expansion plans. Read More.
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Navigating security challenges in communication platforms: Insights from Interpillar
Dataconomy
MAY 14, 2024
Malware and ransomware attacks Malware and ransomware can paralyze a communications platform, with attackers often demanding a ransom to restore access to data or systems. These attacks not only disrupt operations, but also pose a significant financial and reputational risk to organizations.
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How TCS is helping to fight financial crime with AI and Microsoft Cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 17, 2023
Thwarting financial crime is never easy, but by adopting the right cloud infrastructure and strategically deploying artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, financial institutions can get ahead of bad actors, gaining insight into their tactics, discovering their activity sooner, and preventing attacks before they lead to a loss.
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Top 7 Effective Antimalware Software for Windows 2019
Galido
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
While malware threat is emerging large and causing serious damage to users around the world, it becomes important to place necessary countermeasures to stay safe. Here, best antimalware software tools offer an easy solution to keep your system safe from various cyber threats including malware attacks. Advanced System Protector.
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Opswat expands infrastructure protection with anti-malware tools, raises $125M
Venture Beast
MARCH 31, 2021
Opswat, a company developing products designed to protect critical infrastructure, has raised $125 million in funding. Read More.
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How can cybersecurity analysts utilize AI technology?
Dataconomy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Viruses, malware, ransomware and other nefarious applications can cause havoc on networks, affecting personal, government or private commerce systems. Traditional phishing detection methods usually rely on blacklisting or rules-based filtering and have the same limitations mentioned above, as in they only prevent known malware.
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Why Financial Services Firms are Championing Natural Language Processing
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 7, 2022
Chatbots are just one application of natural language processing (NLP), a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that is already having a major impact in financial services, among other industries. . One example is the ability to identify words or phrases used by malware bots. Just starting out with analytics?
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How secure are home robots?
Network World
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Another can play games with the kids using artificial intelligence. They have blinking lights and tend to chirp constantly. One of them can vacuum your living room carpet on a schedule. Yet, for homeowners (and security professionals) there’s a question about whether home robots could become an attack vector for hackers.
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How to use WormGPT AI
Dataconomy
JULY 19, 2023
Engineered specifically for malevolent tasks, like crafting malware and executing exploits, WormGPT is a far cry from its peers, like ChatGPT or Google’s Bard. WormGPT has the potential to craft malware and set up phishing attacks, causing harm to people and organizations. Is WormGPT capable of instigating cyberattacks?
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Where Does ChatGPT Fall on Your Cyber Risk Register?
SecureWorld News
APRIL 6, 2023
Malware generation: ChatGPT's ability to generate malware can be misused to create malware that can infect an organization's systems, disrupt operations, or steal sensitive data.
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10 things to watch out for with open source gen AI
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 15, 2024
A model trained on, say, an archive of flat earth conspiracy theories will be bad at answering science questions, or a model fine-tuned by North Korean hackers might be bad at correctly identifying malware. They’re also full of inaccurate and biased information, malware, and other materials that can degrade the quality of output.
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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 30, 2023
It serves as a vessel for various strains of malware, including ransomware, and underlies data-stealing campaigns that target large organizations and individuals alike. These details can be weaponized to orchestrate business email compromise (BEC) swindles, industrial espionage plots, and malware attacks. And for good reason.
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Microsoft’s Security Copilot AI goes early access, welcome ChatGPT of cybersecurity
Dataconomy
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Some standout features of Security Copilot AI include real-time malware examinations, concise summaries of security incidents, guided swift responses, and the ability to seamlessly engage with it using simple, natural language.
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Annual Reports: How They Warn of Cyber Risk
SecureWorld News
OCTOBER 20, 2021
In the past, we have experienced, and in the future, we may again experience, data security incidents resulting from unauthorized access to our and our service providers’ systems and unauthorized acquisition of our data and our clients’ data including: inadvertent disclosure, misconfiguration of systems, phishing ransomware or malware attacks.
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OpenAI, Microsoft Disrupt Nation-State Actors' Malicious Use of AI
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
"Crimson Sandstorm used our services for scripting support related to app and web development, generating content likely for spear-phishing campaigns, and researching common ways malware could evade detection."
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Galido
APRIL 16, 2019
Nonetheless, this requires automation and artificial intelligence. For instance, PWC’s “ What to Expect from AI ” report explains that artificial intelligence helps malicious actors to rapidly advance malware. It is advisable to take a security-first approach to audit and compliance.
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The future of society in 15 years: a technology-fueled renaissance and social divides between humans and cyborgs
Trends in the Living Networks
JANUARY 7, 2020
This is the Australia futurist Ross Dawson sees emerging in the next 15 years: not the bleak dystopian society depicted in the upcoming SBS drama Years and Years, but a country entering a technology-fuelled second renaissance across economics, politics, energy, genomic medicine, urban transport, biofuels, artificial intelligence and policing. “We
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10 cosas a tener en cuenta con la IA generativa de código abierto
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 17, 2024
Un modelo entrenado, por ejemplo, en un archivo de teorías conspirativas sobre la Tierra plana será malo para responder a preguntas científicas, o un modelo ajustado por hackers norcoreanos podría ser malo para identificar correctamente el malware. Artificial Intelligence, CIO, Data Management, Open Source
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ChatGPT and Your Organisation: How to Monitor Usage and Be More Aware of Security Risks
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 6, 2023
While most spam is innocuous, some emails can contain malware or direct the recipient to dangerous websites. Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots Snow Software The implementation of an AI chatbot also allows bad actors to scale their spamming efforts since it only takes a few seconds to generate the text.
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Snapchat My AI wants to hang out, not do homework
Dataconomy
MARCH 3, 2023
With Snapchat My AI chatbot, powered by ChatGPT, the popular messaging service is the latest tech giant to embrace artificial intelligence. .” – Snapchat What is Snapchat My AI, and how to get rid of it if needed? Check out how to use GPT-4 and learn ChatGPT’s new features How to use Snapchat My AI?
Why Human Input Is Still Vital to Cybersecurity Tech
SecureWorld News
APRIL 17, 2022
Utilizing advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), cybersecurity technology is now able to provide services such as 24/7 monitoring and constant analysis in a way that is simply impractical for human cybersecurity staff. Are humans still needed in cybersecurity?
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How Deep Are We in these Fakes?
SecureWorld News
JULY 6, 2023
Use security software: Install reputable anti-malware and security software on your devices. These tools can help detect and prevent malware associated with deepfake scams, providing an added layer of protection. Most platforms have mechanisms for reporting and removing such content, contributing to a safer online environment.
After WormGPT download, here are the dangers waiting for you
Dataconomy
JULY 19, 2023
The creator of WormGPT provides access to a chatbot that helps hackers create malware and phishing assaults, allowing cybercriminals to prey on gullible people and organizations. It has the capacity to infect several systems, resulting in substantial harm and disruption because it is a self-propagating malware.
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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Modern advancements like artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning and blockchain-based networks specifically have an impact in this area. Without proper training, they can fall victim to phishing attacks, inadvertently download malware, or mishandle sensitive data.
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Character AI not working: How to fix it now
Dataconomy
JULY 5, 2023
Character AI has emerged as an innovative application of artificial intelligence, enabling users to forge and interact with AI-powered characters. Security issues Security-related problems like hacking attempts or malware attacks could trigger system malfunctions or even full shutdowns, resulting in the Character AI ceasing to work.
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