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Why Access Controls May Be AI’s Biggest Security Vulnerability

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As model providers court government agencies, humans may present a major security threat.

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Walmart Patent Signals AI Transformation for Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

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Why AI Augmentation Tech Is More Than a ‘Cost-Cutting Tool’

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Oil Drilling Stuck Near 4-Year Lows, Thanks to Energy Policy Puzzle

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Wells Fargo Patent Highlights Fatal Flaw in Deepfake Detection Models

Synthetic content is becoming more realistic by the day. Can detection tech keep up?

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Fighting Fire with Fire: Can AI Be a Cyber-Defense Tool as Well as a Threat?

There are dos and don’ts of deploying AI for security.

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Threat Actors Are Poisoning the Well of AI Training Data

Hackers are taking more indirect routes to manipulate AI models.

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Double Whammy: When Insecure Code Meets Burned-Out Cybersecurity Teams

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‘They’re pushing code that they know has vulnerabilities.’

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How to Avoid Hiring a North Korean Spy as a ‘Remote Employee’

‘We advertised for a remote employee … several North Korean fake employees responded’

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Okta Patent Disrupts AI-Fueled Phishing Attacks

Phishing attempts are getting smarter in the age of AI.

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Why Security and AI Need to Grow Hand in Hand

Zero trust might be the best place to start.

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How the ‘Bot Epidemic’ Threatens Enterprise Security

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Non-human identities often slip past security guardrails by mimicking human users.

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Reducing Data Security Risks from Model Context Protocol

“If you compromise that AI, you compromise everything that it’s connected to.”

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Ransomware Groups Use AI to Level Up

Threat actors are “targeting businesses eager to adopt AI but unaware of the risks,” one expert said.

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Why Healthcare Gets Hit Hardest With Cyberattacks

Cyber-criminals often see healthcare firms’ shoddy protection as a “pot of gold.”

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How Enterprises Can Fortify Cybersecurity ‘Weak Links’

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The recent LexisNexis breach highlights the need to go “back to basics,” one expert says.

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Microsoft Patent Weeds Out False Alarms in AI-Powered Cloud Security

Though cloud demand is bursting, AI has a habit of making cybersecurity tricky.

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Combating Cyber-Espionage Requires Enterprises to Keep Their Eyes on the Endgame

Going after corporate and IP data, nation-state hackers are targeting American private companies.

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How Shadow IT Concocts Cybersecurity Nightmares

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