Tag: security risks

  • Slashdot: Startup Can Identify Deepfake Video In Real Time

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/16/217207/startup-can-identify-deepfake-video-in-real-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Startup Can Identify Deepfake Video In Real Time Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The rise of real-time video deepfakes poses significant security risks, as evidenced by notable incidents affecting governments, businesses, and individuals. Reality Defender is actively developing solutions to combat this threat through enhanced detection…

  • The Register: Google’s memory safety plan includes rehab for unsafe languages

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/google_legacy_code/ Source: The Register Title: Google’s memory safety plan includes rehab for unsafe languages Feedly Summary: Large C and C++ codebases will be around for the ‘foreseeable future’ Google has revealed that its approach to making programming code more memory safe involves both the adoption of memory safe languages and making unsafe languages…

  • Slashdot: Apple Study Reveals Critical Flaws in AI’s Logical Reasoning Abilities

    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/10/15/1840242/apple-study-reveals-critical-flaws-in-ais-logical-reasoning-abilities?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Study Reveals Critical Flaws in AI’s Logical Reasoning Abilities Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s AI research team identifies critical weaknesses in large language models’ reasoning capabilities, highlighting issues with logical consistency and performance variability due to question phrasing. This research underlines the potential reliability…

  • Hacker News: Safer with Google: Advancing Memory Safety

    Source URL: https://security.googleblog.com/2024/10/safer-with-google-advancing-memory.html Source: Hacker News Title: Safer with Google: Advancing Memory Safety Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses Google’s strategic commitment to enhancing memory safety in software, revealing a two-pronged approach that includes increasing the adoption of memory-safe languages and improving the risk management of existing memory-unsafe languages.…

  • Docker: Introducing Organization Access Tokens

    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/introducing-organization-access-tokens/ Source: Docker Title: Introducing Organization Access Tokens Feedly Summary: Docker organization access tokens let customers manage access that each token has, instead of managing users and their placement within the organization. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of organization access tokens enhances secure access management for organizations, addressing risks associated…

  • Slashdot: National Archives Pushes Google Gemini AI on Employees

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/15/1553228/national-archives-pushes-google-gemini-ai-on-employees Source: Slashdot Title: National Archives Pushes Google Gemini AI on Employees Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent initiative by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to explore the use of AI, specifically Google’s Gemini AI, for enhancing employee productivity. While NARA embraces AI…

  • Hacker News: Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t?

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/10/ai-chatbots-can-read-and-write-invisible-text-creating-an-ideal-covert-channel/ Source: Hacker News Title: Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a sophisticated method of exploiting vulnerabilities in AI chatbots like Claude and Copilot through “ASCII smuggling,” where invisible characters are used to embed malicious instructions. This innovative…

  • Slashdot: New Passkey Specifications Will Let Users Import and Export Them

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/14/2337227/new-passkey-specifications-will-let-users-import-and-export-them Source: Slashdot Title: New Passkey Specifications Will Let Users Import and Export Them Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported advancements from the FIDO Alliance regarding passkeys signify a pivotal improvement in password management security. By introducing new specifications that involve the Credential Exchange Protocol (CXP) and Credential Exchange…

  • CSA: Why Is Google Ending Support for Less Secure Apps?

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/app-specific-passwords-origins-functionality-security-risks-and-mitigation Source: CSA Title: Why Is Google Ending Support for Less Secure Apps? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s announcement to terminate support for Less Secure Apps (LSAs) highlights the importance of App-Specific Passwords (ASPs) and the lingering security concerns they carry. This transition marks a significant improvement in user…

  • CSA: AI Application Security & Fundamental Cyber Hygiene

    Source URL: https://www.tenable.com/blog/securing-the-ai-attack-surface-separating-the-unknown-from-the-well-understood Source: CSA Title: AI Application Security & Fundamental Cyber Hygiene Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the emerging risks associated with LLM (Large Language Model) and AI applications, emphasizing the necessity for foundational cybersecurity practices and clear usage policies to mitigate vulnerabilities. It highlights the unique security…