Pega Infinity patches authentication vulnerability

Security researchers came across a Pega Infinity vulnerability through participation in Apple’s bug bounty program, after focusing on vendors that supplied technology to Apple. By using Burp Suite—an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications—the security researchers...

Johnson Controls Sensormatic Tyco AI

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.0 Vendor: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls Equipment: Tyco AI Vulnerability: Off-by-one Error 2. RISK EVALUATION Under specific circumstances, a local attacker could use this vulnerability to obtain super-user access to the underlying...

AI Security Risk Assessment Tool

Microsoft researchers just released an open-source automation tool for security testing AI systems: "Counterfit." Details on their blog...

CyberBattleSim - An Experimentation And Research Platform To Investigate The Interaction Of Automated Agents In An Abstract Simulated Network Environments

CyberBattleSim is an experimentation research platform to investigate the interaction of automated agents operating in a simulated abstract enterprise network environment. The simulation provides a high-level abstraction of computer networks and cyber security concepts. Its Python-based Open AI G...

How Internet can get smarter by combining AI and ML

By Uzair Amir AI has been through many changes in recent years, and it will become even more prevalent and useful for us all shortly. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How Internet can get smarter by combining AI and ML...

Fedora: Security Advisory for perl-Image-ExifTool (FEDORA-2021-e3d8833d36)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

AI security risk assessment using Counterfit

Today, we are releasing Counterfit, an automation tool for security testing AI systems as an open-source project. Counterfit helps organizations conduct AI security risk assessments to ensure that the algorithms used in their businesses are robust, reliable, and trustworthy. AI systems are...

AI security risk assessment using Counterfit

Today, we are releasing Counterfit, an automation tool for security testing AI systems as an open-source project. Counterfit helps organizations conduct AI security risk assessments to ensure that the algorithms used in their businesses are robust, reliable, and trustworthy. AI systems are...

Benefits of Building a Multi-prong Mousetrap for WAF Policies with ML

The reason behind buying a market-leading Web Application Firewall WAF is to protect your website and web applications from malicious attacks, plus complying with industry or regional data and privacy standards. In addition to the typical OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, WAFs need to address a litan...

Zoom deepfaker fools politicians…twice

We recently said deepfakes “remain the weapon of choice for malign interference campaigns, troll farms, revenge porn, and occasionally humorous celebrity face-swaps”. Skepticism that these techniques would work on a grand scale such as an election, remains in place. In the realm of malign...

When AIs Start Hacking

If you dont have enough to worry about already, consider a world where AIs are hackers. Hacking is as old as humanity. We are creative problem solvers. We exploit loopholes, manipulate systems, and strive for more influence, power, and wealth. To date, hacking has exclusively been a human activit...

A week in security (April 19 – 25)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we interviewed Youssef Sammouda, a 21-year-old bug bounty hunter who is focused on finding vulnerabilities on Facebook. We looked into the CodeCov supply-chain attack, the vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure VPN that are being actively exploited by attackers, and the...

Artificial Intelligence ban slammed for failing to address “vast abuse potential”

A written proposal to ban several uses of artificial intelligence AI and to place new oversight on other “high-risk” AI applications—published by the European Commission this week—met fierce opposition from several digital rights advocates in Europe. Portrayed as a missed opportunity by privacy...

Afternoon Cyber Tea: Cybersecurity has become a pillar of the business

In a famous two-part episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Captain Jean-Luc Picard is captured by the Cardassians. During a pivotal scene, a Cardassian interrogator shows Picard four bright lights and demands that he “see” five lights. Picard resists, culminating with him shouting, “There...

Afternoon Cyber Tea: Cybersecurity has become a pillar of the business

In a famous two-part episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Captain Jean-Luc Picard is captured by the Cardassians. During a pivotal scene, a Cardassian interrogator shows Picard four bright lights and demands that he “see” five lights. Picard resists, culminating with him shouting, “There...

Malware Variants: More Sophisticated, Prevalent and Evolving in 2021

A malicious program intended to cause havoc with IT systems—malware—is becoming more and more sophisticated every year. The year 2021 is no exception, as recent trends indicate that several new variants of malware are making their way into the world of cybersecurity. While smarter security...

Gamifying machine learning for stronger security and AI models

To stay ahead of adversaries, who show no restraint in adopting tools and techniques that can help them attain their goals, Microsoft continues to harness AI and machine learning to solve security challenges. One area we’ve been experimenting on is autonomous systems. In a simulated enterprise...

ProtonVPN CEO Blasts Apple for 'Aiding Tyrants’ in Myanmar

In a blog post filled with a passionate defense of human rights and internet privacy, Andy Yen, the CEO of secure internet provider ProtonVPN, blasted Apple for blocking its latest update and accused the tech juggernaut of helping the global spread of authoritarianism by “giving in to tyrants.” Y...

Akamai Launch Cohort 2 of Accelerator Program for Early-Stage Innovations in Water

Akamai Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. has chosen the grantees for Cohort 2 of Accelerator Program for Early-Stage Innovations in Water. The Accelerator Program enables grantees to ideate their technology-based solutions for water conservation. This year, two grantees -- SmartTerra and Jaljeevika --...

Akamai Startup Program: Fostering Innovation

Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, continues to focus on innovation by launching Cohort 2 of the Akamai Startup program. Started in India in 2019, the Akamai Startup program leverages the startup ecosystem to drive Akamai's strategic priorities...