AI security

Instant Attack Verification: Verification to Trust Automated Response

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Instant Attack Verification: Verification to Trust Automated Response

At RSAC 2023, Cisco unveiled its new solution, Cisco XDR, with the promise of transforming the way that Security Teams operate. Two years later, Cisco has executed that promise for over 1000 customers, providing defined and prioritized incidents with guided responses, and reducing mean time to respond. Now at RSAC 2025, Cisco is democratizing Security Operations further, evolving the jobs of cyber-defenders once more in the world of AI. Instant Attack Verification Designed to take…

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'No AI Agents are Allowed.' EU Bans Use of AI Assistants in Virtual Meetings

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'No AI Agents are Allowed.' EU Bans Use of AI Assistants in Virtual Meetings

Image: Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash The EU is banning the use of AI-powered virtual assistants during online meetings. Such assistants are often used to transcribe, take notes, or even record visuals and audio during a video conference. In a presentation from the European Commission delivered to European Digital Innovation Hubs earlier this month, there is a note on the “Online Meeting Etiquette” slide that states “No AI Agents are allowed.” AI agents are tools that can perform…

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Benchmarks Find ‘DeepSeek-V3-0324 Is More Vulnerable Than Qwen2.5-Max’ | TechRepublic

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Benchmarks Find ‘DeepSeek-V3-0324 Is More Vulnerable Than Qwen2.5-Max’ | TechRepublic

With the latest stable release dated January 28, 2025, Qwen2.5-Max is classified as a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model developed by Alibaba. Like other language models, Qwen2.5-Max is capable of generating text, understanding different languages, and performing advanced logic. According to recent benchmarks, it is also more secure than DeepSeek-V3-0324. Using Recon to scan for vulnerabilities A team of analysts with Protect AI, the company behind a red teaming and security vulnerability scanning tool known as…

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Security, the cloud, and AI: building powerful outcomes while simplifying your experience

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Security, the cloud, and AI: building powerful outcomes while simplifying your experience

Over the past year, I’ve spoken with hundreds of professionals about what they expect from their network security. This question is mostly met with equal parts enthusiasm and angst. As we wrap up another successful Cisco Live, I’m eager to share the deep insights I’ve gathered from these extensive conversations and how Cisco is actively addressing your security needs. As organizations navigate application transformations and grapple with the intricacies of defending increasingly complex networks, they’re…

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Microsoft: 87% of UK Businesses Are Unprepared for Cyberattacks

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Microsoft: 87% of UK Businesses Are Unprepared for Cyberattacks

A report from Microsoft and Goldsmiths, University of London has found that just 13% of U.K. businesses are resilient to cyberattacks, with 48% deemed vulnerable and the remaining 39% facing high risk. A survey of 1,039 senior business decision-makers and 1,051 employees revealed that the majority of U.K. organisations lacked adequate cybersecurity tools or processes. Microsoft warned that this left 87% of organisations exposed to security threats at a time when bad actors were using…

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Report: AI cybersecurity market projected to exceed $133 billion

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Report: AI cybersecurity market projected to exceed 3 billion

A report by Techopedia has provided insights into the influence of AI on the cybersecurity industry. Key findings of the report include the projected value of the AI cybersecurity market, the expenses and savings associated with using AI to identify data breaches, and opinions on AI from cybersecurity professionals.  The report estimates that the value of the global AI cybersecurity market is expected to surpass $133 billion from 2023 to 2030. AI has strengthened cybersecurity…

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ESET Threat Report: ChatGPT Name Abuses, Lumma Stealer Malware Increases, Android SpinOk SDK Spyware's Prevalence

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ESET Threat Report: ChatGPT Name Abuses, Lumma Stealer Malware Increases, Android SpinOk SDK Spyware's Prevalence

Risk mitigation tips are provided for each of these cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity company ESET released its H2 2023 threat report, and we’re highlighting three particularly interesting topics in it: the abuse of the ChatGPT name by cybercriminals, the rise of the Lumma Stealer malware and the Android SpinOk SDK spyware. Jump to: ChatGPT name is being abused by cybercriminals In the second half of 2023, ESET has blocked 650,000 attempts to access malicious domains whose…

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Google Cloud's Cybersecurity Predictions of 2024 and Look Back at 2023

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Google Cloud's Cybersecurity Predictions of 2024 and Look Back at 2023

Generative AI can be used by attackers, but security professionals shouldn’t lose sleep over it, according to a Google Cloud threat intelligence analyst. Find out why. Google Cloud’s team recently spoke about the most notable cybersecurity threats of 2023 — multi-faceted extortion and zero-day exploitation — and predicted more zero-day attacks in 2024, during two public, virtual sessions. Plus, Google predicts that both attackers and defenders will continue to use generative AI. However, generative AI…

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New AI Security Guidelines Published by NCSC, CISA & More International Agencies

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New AI Security Guidelines Published by NCSC, CISA & More International Agencies

The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, the U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and international agencies from 16 other countries have released new guidelines on the security of artificial intelligence systems. The Guidelines for Secure AI System Development are designed to guide developers in particular through the design, development, deployment and operation of AI systems and ensure that security remains a core component throughout their life cycle. However, other stakeholders in AI projects should find…

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G7 Countries Establish Voluntary AI Code of Conduct

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G7 Countries Establish Voluntary AI Code of Conduct

The code of conduct provides guidelines for AI regulation across G7 countries and includes cybersecurity considerations and international standards. The Group of Seven countries have created a voluntary AI code of conduct, released on October 30, regarding the use of advanced artificial intelligence. The code of conduct focuses on but is not limited to foundation models and generative AI. As a point of reference, the G7 countries are the U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan…

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