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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

New Tool Uses 40 Indicators to Provide In-Depth Diagnostic Analysis, Officials Say Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo unveiled a new data tool Tuesday called Scale.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

Multiple Organizations Victimized Over the Weekend Ransomware hackers are using a critical flaw in a DevOps tool days developer JetBrains issued a critical security update to patch its TeamCity build management and continuous integration server. Servers such as TeamCity are high-value targets since they manage source code, keys and secrets.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Plaintiffs Say UnitedHealthcare Algorithm Rejects Coverage for Elderly Patients The estates of two deceased UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage policyholders allege in a proposed federal class action lawsuit filed this week that the insurance giant is using an AI tool to illegally deny necessary coverage for post-acute care, such as skilled nursing, (..)

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MARCH 25, 2024

He said endpoint tools need to take a more integrated approach that includes identity and device context to truly protect against cybersecurity threats.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Pyongyang Hackers Exploiting Critical TeamCity Server Bug North Korean nation-state threat actors are exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple versions of a DevSecOps tool - a high-risk development, especially in light of Pyongyang hackers' recent track record of supply chain hacks.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Hackers Could Exploit Bug to Manipulate Slack AI's LLM to Steal Data Chat app Slack patched a vulnerability in its artificial intelligence tool set that hackers could have exploited to manipulate an underlying large language model to phish employees and steal sensitive data. Slack said it was a low-severity bug.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Healthcare CISOs must recognize the real and imminent threat of AI-fueled cyberattacks and take proactive steps, including the deployment of AI-based security tools, to protect patient data and critical healthcare services, said Troy Hawes, managing director at consulting firm Moss Adams.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Cisco Talos: Reliance on These Tools Expands Attack Surface The increasing reliance on collaboration tools such as Slack and Discord to support those working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new ways for fraudsters and cybercriminals to bypass security tools and deliver malware, Cisco Talos reports.

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JUNE 28, 2024

What to Do to Protect the Sensitive Data You Submit to Online AI Tools Artificial intelligence tools are both a blessing and a curse for companies. They enable staff to be more efficient and get tasks done quicker, but they also allow an ever-increasing amount of sensitive data to walk out of the organization.

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JUNE 10, 2024

AI Integration Boosts Siri's User Writing Tools As Apple Plays Catch Up to Rivals Apple partnered with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into Siri and introduce artificial intelligence capabilities through free access with privacy protections as well as optional paid features.

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JULY 18, 2024

Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said Thursday the department is testing generative AI tools to help streamline its contracting and management operations and free up time for federal employees. Pentagon Testing Generative AI to Streamline, Enhance Contracting Operations An official from the U.S.

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JUNE 24, 2024

US Cyber Defense Agency Says Major Cyberattack Result of Vulnerable Ivanti Products The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed Monday that hackers attacked one of its critical tools housing private sector chemical security plans earlier this year after gaining access by exploiting vulnerabilities found in Ivanti products used by (..)

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JULY 26, 2023

A 12-Month Subscription to FraudGPT Costs $1,700 Cybercriminals are using an evil twin of OpenAI's generative artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. A similar tool called WormGPT is also available. It's called FraudGPT, it's available on criminal forums, and it can be used to write malicious code and create convincing phishing emails.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Market Watchers Forecast Large Rise in Offensive and Defensive Tool Adoption The Asia-Pacific region will dramatically increase its investment in offensive and security tools over the next decade, amid a worsening threat landscape and rising losses, experts predict.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

WormGPT, DarkGPT and Their Ilk Underdelivered - or Were Scams, Researchers Report Various "dark" generative artificial intelligence tools purportedly help criminals more quickly amass victims. They've all gone bust, if they weren't simply outright scams - in part because legitimate tools can be "jailbroken" to achieve similar results.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Regulatory and Employee Litigation Risks Face Businesses That Violate Privacy Rules Warning to workers: Your productivity tools may also be tracking your workplace productivity, and your bosses may not even know it.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

By collecting, analyzing, and leveraging data from security events, security analytics empowers teams to proactively detect anomalies and pinpoint vulnerabilities to mitigate targeted attacks, insider threats, and advanced persistent threats (APTs).

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JUNE 25, 2024

Companies Eager for Tools Are Putting AI's Transformative Power Ahead of Security Hackers targeting a popular open-source project for running artificial intelligence tool Ollama could run into a big "Probllama" if they haven't yet patched, said security researchers from Wiz.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

based Adlumin will use the $70 million to launch free tools in the cloud configuration and remote monitoring and management spaces. Washington D.C.-based

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APRIL 14, 2022

government agencies, including the Department of Energy, CISA, the NSA and the FBI issued a joint cybersecurity advisory about advanced persistent threat actors using new tools and malwares to target industrial control systems and supervisory control and data acquisition devices.

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APRIL 22, 2021

Flaws Described by Moxie Marlinspike Raise Questions About Extracted Data's Trustworthiness Law enforcement agencies use forensics tools from Israeli company Cellebrite to gain access to locked mobile devices and extract data.

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APRIL 26, 2024

ICSpector Is Now on GitHub, Scans PLCs, Extracts Info and Detects Malicious Code Microsoft has released a new open-source security tool to close gaps in threat analysis for industrial control systems and help address increased nation-state attacks on critical infrastructure.

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APRIL 16, 2024

OpenSSF Partners With DHS and CISA to Launch Global Software Supply Chain Project OpenSSF launched a new tool Tuesday in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to help simplify for federal agencies and private organizations the process of reading and generating software bills of (..)

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Agency Is Also Keeping Its 'Rumor Control' Website Active Ahead of Midterm Elections A new self-assessment tool aims to help public and private sector organizations assess their level of vulnerability to insider threats, according to CISA.

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JULY 23, 2021

Software Vendor Said Approximately 60 MSPs and 1,500 Clients Affected by Attack Remote management software vendor Kaseya has obtained a decryption tool for all organizations affected by the massive ransomware attack launched via its software. The tool should especially help the many small businesses still struggling to recover.

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JULY 31, 2024

Federal AI Security Tools Require Substantial Training, Offer Minimal Improvements The U.S.

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JULY 1, 2021

Tool Designed to Gauge Whether Organizations Have Adequate Defense, Recovery Measures The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a Ransomware Readiness Assessment audit tool to help organizations size up their ability to defend against and recover from attacks.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Customers have embraced Zscaler's data protection technology over both incumbents like Symantec as well as CASB tools.

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MAY 9, 2024

Mitre, Microsoft Announce Government-Focused AI Tools This Week Government spies can't just ask ChatGPT how to use artificial intelligence in their jobs. That puts a crimp in American government efforts to apply artificial intelligence - but it's also an opportunity for organizations used to catering to the world's largest tech buyer.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

Council Looks to Enhance Quality, Utility and Clarity Information to Be Collected The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is asking for comments regarding the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, the ostensibly voluntary way for banks and credit unions to self-assess exposure to risk and the maturity of their cybersecurity.

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