Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI
For years, phishing was just a numbers game: A malicious actor would slap together an extremely generic (and usually poorly-written) email and fire it out to thousands of recipients in the hope that a few might take the bait. Over time, however, as s.....»»
Eclypsium offers protection for GenAI hardware infrastructure
Eclypsium announced new GenAI assessment capabilities for its Supply Chain Security Platform. The new capabilities help secure the fundamental layers of the GenAI tech stack through support for NVIDIA hardware and popular GenAI foundation models. As.....»»
Vectra AI Platform enhancements combat GenAI attacks
Vectra AI announced an expansion of the Vectra AI Platform to protect enterprises from new threat vectors introduced by the rapid adoption of GenAI tools. The Vectra AI Platform’s patented Attack Signal Intelligence uses behavior-based AI to de.....»»
PSA: Watch out for this sneaky Netflix phishing scam
Phishing scams are abundant and one of the latest we’ve seen is trying to convince Netflix customers their accounts have “expired” with an option to extend their membership for free for 90 days. Here are the details and tips on how to help frie.....»»
Trellix Wise automates security workflows with AI, streamlining threat detection and remediation
Trellix has unveiled Trellix Wise, a powerful suite of traditional and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools to drastically reduce cyber risk. Trellix Wise extends across the Trellix XDR Platform to discover and neutralize threats more eff.....»»
Proofpoint DLP Transform secures data moving to ChatGPT, copilots, and other GenAI tools
Proofpoint announced Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Transform, including GenAI use cases. Today, businesses struggle with the limitations of legacy DLP solutions that are fragmented across channels and are not designed to address today’s most problemat.....»»
AI-driven phishing attacks deceive even the most aware users
Vishing and deepfake phishing attacks are on the rise as attackers leverage GenAI to amplify social engineering tactics, according to Zscaler. AI automates and personalizes various aspects of the attack process AI-driven phishing attacks leverage AI.....»»
Prompt Fuzzer: Open-source tool for strengthening GenAI apps
Prompt Fuzzer is an open-source tool that evaluates the security of your GenAI application’s system prompt against dynamic LLM-based threats. Prompt Fuzzer features Simulation of over a dozen types of GenAI attacks The tool contextualizes itsel.....»»
CISOs are nervous Gen AI use could lead to more security breaches
Malicious Gen AI use is on top of everyone's mind, as hackers create convincing phishing emails......»»
Overcoming GenAI challenges in healthcare cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security interview, Assaf Mischari, Managing Partner, Team8 Health, discusses the risks associated with GenAI healthcare innovations and their impact on patient privacy. What are the key cybersecurity challenges in healthcare in the.....»»
Microsoft Announces “Phi-3,” its New Small Language Models
The company says that its new Phi-3 family outperforms competing models. The post Microsoft Announces “Phi-3,” its New Small Language Models appeared first on Phandroid. The advent of new AI-based technologies including GenAI a.....»»
AI set to play key role in future phishing attacks
A staggering increase in QR code phishing (quishing) attacks during 2023 saw them skyrocket up the list of concerns for cyber teams globally, according to Egress. Attacks were both prolific and highly successful, demonstrating how cybercriminals effe.....»»
GenAI can enhance security awareness training
One of the biggest concerns over generative AI is its ability to manipulate us, which makes it ideal for orchestrating social engineering attacks. From mining someone’s digital footprint to crafting highly convincing spear phishing emails, to voice.....»»
Entrust protects users against fraud, phishing and other account takeover attacks
Entrust announced a single-vendor enhanced authentication solution that integrates identity verification (IDV) and identity and access management (IAM) to fight deepfakes, phishing, account takeover (ATO) attacks and other threats. By enhancing Entru.....»»
More than half of Americans have tried generative AI already
More Americans have tried GenAI than those who haven’t – here’s where the technology can help in your life......»»
LastPass users targeted by vishing attackers
The CryptoChameleon phishing kit is being leveraged by vishing attackers looking to trick LastPass users into sharing their master password. “Initially, we learned of a new parked domain (help-lastpass[.]com) and immediately marked the website.....»»
LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy
Campaign used email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging master passwords. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Password-manager LastPass users were recently targeted by a convincing phishing campaign that use.....»»
Scientists discover forests that may resist climate change
While it's common knowledge that mountaintops are colder than the valleys below, a new University of Vermont (UVM) study is flipping the script on what we know about forests and climate......»»
Authorities take down LabHost, phishing-as-a-service platform
Law enforcement from 19 countries severely disrupted one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platform, known as LabHost. This year-long operation, coordinated at the international level by Europol, resulted in the compromise of LabHost’s.....»»
Simbian raises $10 million to automate security operations with GenAI
Simbian emerged from stealth mode with oversubscribed $10 million seed funding to deliver on fully autonomous security. As a first step towards that goal, the company is introducing a GenAI-powered security co-pilot that integrates secure and intelli.....»»
The dual nature of GenAI within cybersecurity
The dual nature of GenAI within cybersecurity.....»»