Credit to Author: Will Knight| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Adversarial algorithms can systematically probe large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 for weaknesses that can make them misbehave.
Read moreAccounting software provider Tivalti is investigating ALPHV/BlackCat claims it was breached. In a typical supply-chain attack ALPHV is threatening some of their customers like Roblox and Twitch
Read more23andMe has released new details about the credential stuffing attack that took place in October.
Read moreThis week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Allan Liska about why a ransomware group tattled on its own victim, and what to expect next year.
Read moreApple has released an emergency security update for two zero-day vulnerabilities which may have already been exploited.
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Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:52:39 +0000
Legislation set to be introduced in Congress this week would extend Section 702 surveillance of people applying for green cards, asylum, and some visas—subjecting loved ones to similar intrusions.
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Credit to Author: Todd Feathers, Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000
A WIRED investigation into internet censorship in US schools found widespread use of filters to censor health, identity, and other crucial information. Students say it makes the web entirely unusable.
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Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is likely to play a critical role in addressing skills shortages in today’s marketplace, according to a new study by London-based Kaspersky Research. It showed that 40% of 2,000 C-level executives surveyed plan to use genAI tools such as ChatGPT to cover critical skills shortages through the automation of tasks.
The European-based study found genAI to be firmly on the business agenda, with 95% of respondents regularly discussing ways to maximize value from the technology at the most senior level, even as 91% admitted they don’t really know how it works.
US senators issued subpoenas for the CEO’s of five social media giants to testify about their “failure to protect children online”.
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