Tag: cyberattacks
The US Is Sending Money to Countries Devastated by Cyberattacks
The White House is providing $25 million to Costa Rica, after giving Albania similar aid following aggression by hackers linked to Iran.
Microsoft Unveils OpenAI-Based Chat Tools for Fighting Cyberattacks
Microsoft, extending a frenzy of artificial intelligence software releases, is introducing new chat tools that can help cybersecurity teams ward off hacks and clean up after an attack. From a report: The latest of Microsoft’s AI assistant tools — the software giant likes to call them Copilots — uses OpenAI’s new GPT-4 language system and data specific to the security field, the company said Tuesday. The idea is to help security workers more quickly see connections between various parts of a hack, such as a suspicious email, malicious software file or the parts of the system that were compromised. Microsoft and other security software companies have been using machine-learning techniques to root out suspicious behavior and spot vulnerabilities for several years. But the newest AI technologies allow for faster analysis and add the ability to use plain English questions, making it easier for employees who may not be experts in security or AI. That’s important because there’s a shortage of workers with these skills, said Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft’s vice president for security, compliance, identity and privacy. Hackers, meanwhile, have only gotten faster.
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STALKER 2 developer suffers Russia-linked security breach: ‘We have been enduring constant cyberattacks for more than a year now’
In a statement, GSC Game World lays the blame at “a community from a Russian social network,” and warns of potential STALKER 2 leaks.
Multibillion dollar companies should do more to prevent cyberattacks, says the Biden administration
The White House on Thursday unveiled a new National Cybersecurity Strategy to make cyberspace more secure for Americans. The new policy puts the onus on tech firms and large organizations to make their systems more secure, so that they are better able to resist the increasingly more sophisticated cybersecurity threats…
CRO Paul Fabara shares how Visa is using AI to counter cyberattacks
Paul Fabara, CRO of Visa takes part in a Q&A with VentureBeat to discuss how to use AI to identify data-level threats.
Cyberattacks could soon become impossible to insure
The costs of cyberattacks will soon become so high that insurance companies will not be able to do business with the affected parties anymore. According to Mario Greco, chief executive of Zurich Insurance Group, cyber-risks will soon take the place of pandemics, climate change and other natural disasters as systemic…
How Ireland is preparing for potential cyberattacks on the energy sector
Ireland is looking to ensure that Government and State agencies are prepared for a large-scale cyber incident impacting critical national infrastructure.
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Elastic report: Nearly 33% of cyberattacks in the cloud leverage credential access
The 2022 Elastic Global Threat Report centered on human errors in cloud security, commercial software used maliciously and endpoint attacks.
Irish cyberattacks will grow due to continued cloud reliance, PwC warns
Most Irish execs surveyed said their organisation has seen a rise in cyberattacks since 2020, but many have not mitigated against new risks around cloud adoption or digitised supply chains.
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