Hackers promise AI, install malware instead
Meta on Wednesday warned that hackers are using the promise of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to trick people into installing malicious code on devices.
May 3, 2023
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Biden administration releases new cybersecurity strategy
The U.S. government plans to expand minimum cybersecurity requirements for critical sectors and to be faster and more aggressive in preventing cyberattacks before they can occur, including by using military, law enforcement ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Deepfake 'news anchors' in pro-China footage: research
The "news broadcasters" appear stunningly real, but they are AI-generated deepfakes in first-of-their-kind propaganda videos that a research report published Tuesday attributed to Chinese state-aligned actors.
Feb 8, 2023
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Hacking the metaverse: Cybersecurity researchers help protect people in immersive virtual reality
About 2 million people connected to virtual reality headsets every month in 2020. Virtual reality, or VR, industry revenues are projected to grow from $12 billion to $100 billion in the next five years. In the race to develop ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Automatic device driver isolation protects against bugs in operating systems
An operating system's kernel acts as the translator between user and machine. To improve the reliability of a kernel, developers can isolate the operating system's device drivers and prevent a failure in one component from ...
Aug 22, 2022
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You really need to update your iPhone. Here's how.
Apple's latest security update was easy to miss. But security experts are warning that everyone should update any Apple device they have immediately.
Aug 19, 2022
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Facial recognition: UK plans to monitor migrant offenders are unethical—and they won't work
One afternoon in our lab, my colleague and I were testing our new prototype for a facial recognition software on a laptop. The software used a video camera to scan our faces and guess our age and gender. It correctly guessed ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Researchers discover a new hardware vulnerability in the Apple M1 chip
William Shakespeare might have been talking about Apple's recently released M1 chip via his prose in A Midnight Summer's Dream: "And though she be but little, she is fierce."
Jun 13, 2022
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If you use Google's Chrome browser, you will want to make this software update
Google wants you to update your Chrome browser to deploy a new wave of software fixes to patch some security flaws.
May 2, 2022
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New technique offers faster security for non-volatile memory tech
Researchers have developed a technique that leverages hardware and software to improve file system security for next-generation memory technologies called non-volatile memories (NVMs). The new encryption technique also permits ...
Apr 5, 2022
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