It all adds up: Pretexting in executive compromise

Executives hold the keys to the corporate kingdom. If attackers can gain the trust of executives using layered social engineering techniques, they may be able to access sensitive corporate information such as intellectual property, financial data or administrative control logins and passwords. While phishing remains the primary pathway to executive…

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ChatGPT 4 can exploit 87% of one-day vulnerabilities

Since the widespread and growing use of ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) in recent years, cybersecurity has been a top concern. Among the many questions, cybersecurity professionals wondered how effective these tools were in launching an attack. Cybersecurity researchers Richard Fang, Rohan Bindu, Akul Gupta and Daniel Kang…

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Vulnerability management empowered by AI

Vulnerability management involves an ongoing cycle of identifying, prioritizing and mitigating vulnerabilities within software applications, networks and computer systems. This proactive strategy is essential for safeguarding an organization’s digital assets and maintaining its security and integrity. To make the process simpler and easier, we need to involve artificial intelligence (AI).…

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The dangers of anthropomorphizing AI: An infosec perspective

The generative AI revolution is showing no signs of slowing down. Chatbots and AI assistants have become an integral part of the business world, whether for training employees, answering customer queries or something else entirely. We’ve even given them names and genders and, in some cases, distinctive personalities. There are…

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