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If you own a WordPress website and ever encountered the “Not Secure” warning, you might have worried that visitors would perceive your site as spam or fraudulent. Not only does this warning impact user trust, but it can also affect your site’s SEO because search engines like Google flag sites without an HTTPS (HyperText Transfer […] more…UK government outlines five objectives for AI Safety Summit
The UK government has laid out its five ambitions for the upcoming AI Safety Summit, due to be held at Bletchley Park at the start of November. First announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in June during a visit to Washington to meet with US President Joe Biden, the summit aims to bring together government […] more…With BYOD comes responsibility — and many firms aren’t delivering
Apple deployments are accelerating across the global enterprise, so it’s surprising that many organizations don’t properly recognize that change. Even when companies put Macs, iPhones, and iPads in the hands of their employees, they are failing to manage these deployments. It’s quite shocking. That’s the biggest take-away from the latest Jamf research, which warns that almost half […] more…Workers are embracing AI but want more guidance on how to use it, says survey
Despite 36% of UK and US employees using artificial intelligence on a weekly basis at work, less than a quarter of companies provide any guidance for their workers on how they should be harnessing the technology, new research by work management platform Asana found. The use cases for this technology have rapidly expanded since the […] more…Three-quarters of large US firms now using more Apple devices — survey
Accelerating enterprise adoption of Apple devices feels inevitable, with 76% of large businesses now using more Apple devices, and nine in 10 IT professionals praising the business advantages of Macs, iPhones, and iPads in the workplace. Those are some of the findings within an extensive Dimensional Research survey that identifies trends for IT use across […] more…IDC sees big enterprise shift to Macs over next 12 months
Apple may be on the cusp of a rapid expansion of Mac market share across the enterprise computing markets, argues research firm IDC in its latest, slightly optimistic prediction about the PC industry. IDC now expects that PC sales will return to growth in 2024, even though the overall industry won’t get back to pre-pandemic levels. […] more…How to select sustainability management software
Increasingly, organizations are under pressure from numerous stakeholders to incorporate sustainability practices into their business strategies. As companies set ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, they often look to providers of sustainability management software to help them reduce their environmental impact and ensure employees are treated fairly. What is sustainability management software? Sustainability management […] more…The most in-demand AI skills — and how companies want to use them
Companies are looking to hire more people with experience with artificial intelligence (AI) as the arrival of generative AI tools and platforms forces enterprises to re-think their digital strategies, according to new studies from employment websites. The studies also documented the AI skills most sought by organizations who hope to use the technology to boost […] more…Q&A: How VR can automate delivery of mental health treatment
Once synonymous with gaming, virtual reality (VR) has made inroads in recent years in a wide range of applications — particularly in healthcare, where the ability to create immersive, virtual worlds has led to some remarkable advantages for patient care. Daniel Freeman, a professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford, has conducted research […] more…IT leaders want AI but but accelerating development stirs fears: Report
New research from AMD has found that IT leaders are optimistic about the potential benefits of artificial intelligence, but are worried that their organizations are not prepared to implement the technology, whose development has accelerated with the rapid adavancement of generative AI. The survey comprised responses from 2,500 IT leaders across the US, UK, Germany, […] more…Q&A: TIAA’s CIO touts top AI projects, details worker skills needed now
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a significant effect on businesses and organizations across a variety of industries, even as many businesses are still just kicking the tires on the technology. Those that have fully adopted AI claim a 35% increase in innovation and a 33% increase in sustainability over the past three years, according […] more…Crowdsourced AI += NICS Lab
We are pleased to share that NICS Lab, a security research group from the Computer Science Department at the University of Malaga, is joining the Crowdsourced AI initiative at VirusTotal. By extending our capabilities using a different AI model for processing PowerShell files, NICS Lab not only strengthens our collective understanding of the code and […] more…Actionable Threat Intel (V) – Autogenerated Livehunt rules for IoC tracking
As we previously discussed, YARA Netloc uncovers a whole new dimension for hunting and monitoring by extending YARA support to network infrastructure. All VirusTotal users have already access to different resources, including templates, a GitHub repository, and the official documentation to quickly get started on writing network YARA rules. You can also find excellent external […] more…Major generative AI players join to create the Frontier Model Forum
Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic will be the founding members of the Frontier Model Forum, an umbrella group for the generative AI industry. The group plans to focus on safety research, as well as the identification of best practices, public policy, and use cases for the rapidly advancing technology that can benefit society as a […] more…VirusTotal Malware Trends Report: Emerging Formats and Delivery Techniques
We just released a new edition of our “VirusTotal Malware Trends Report” series, where we want to share VirusTotal’s visibility to help researchers, security practitioners and the general public better understand the nature of malicious attacks, this time focusing on “Emerging Formats and Delivery Techniques”. Here are some of the main ideas presented there: Email […] more…Actionable Threat Intel (IV) – YARA beyond files: extending rules to network IoCs
We are extremely excited to introduce YARA Netloc, a powerful new hunting feature that extends YARA supported entities from traditional files to network infrastructure, including domains, URLs and IP addresses. This opens endless possibilities and brings your hunting to a whole new level. Let’s get started! Creating Network rules YARA Netloc is based on extended […] more…More information
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