Can Internet of Things be the New Frontier for Cyber Extortion?
The Internet of Things (IoT)—the network of devices embedded with capabilities to collect and exchange information—has long been attracting the attention of cybercriminals as it continues to gain momentum in terms of its adoption. Gartner has estimated that more than 20.8 billion IoT devices will be in use by 2020; IoT will be leveraged by […] more…GPT 5.4 solves previously unsolved math problem with help from long-forgotten human research
GPT just keeps getting better at mathematics, increasingly solving the trickiest of problems. In January, AI testing company Epoch AI found that a previous version of the AI model, GPT-5.2 Pro had solved 31% of its mathematical challenges, a rise from the previous score best of 19%. The newest version has continued the progress, tackling […] more…Anthropic to Department of Defense: Drop dead
In recent weeks, AI giant Anthropic has been locked in a high‑stakes confrontation with the Trump administration’s Department of Defense (DoD) over new standard terms the Pentagon wants to impose on AI vendors. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had demanded contract language that would give the military “any lawful use” of Anthropic’s models, effectively stripping out […] more…Microsoft upgrades M365 Copilot with Agent Mode
A new Agent Mode in Microsoft 365 Copilot will let users collaborate with the AI assistant on multistep tasks in Excel and Word, Microsoft announced on Monday. This will open up more complex application functionality for users and improve the quality of content created, the company claimed. Microsoft also announced a new Office Agent that […] more…How IT leaders unlock productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot
In environments ranging from construction sites to university campuses to legal and retail operations, IT leaders are putting generative AI assistants to work — and discovering how to make them drive productivity. In this article, we focus on Microsoft 365 Copilot, examining real-world experiences that reveal both the promise and the pitfalls of the AI […] more…Puny humans are no match for AI
We live in a new age of artificial intelligence (AI), which is making everything better. And worse. AI is transforming everyday life by improving diagnostics, personalizing medicine and learning, detecting fraud, automating tasks, optimizing operations, supporting smarter decision-making, reducing costs, enhancing productivity, and enabling innovations like self-driving cars, predictive analytics, and virtual assistants. That’s the […] more…FIN6 Compromised E-commerce Platform via Magecart to Inject Credit Card Skimmers Into Thousands of Online Shops
We discovered that the online credit card skimming attack known as Magecart or E-Skimming was actively operating on 3,126 online shops. Our data shows that the attack started on September 7, 2019. All of the impacted online shops are hosted on the cloud platform of the e-commerce service provider “Volusion,” one of the top e-commerce […] more…The Top 5 Scariest Mobile Threats
Halloween has to be one of my favorite holidays of the year. Creative costumes, buckets of candy, and pumpkin spice lattes make All Hallows’ Eve a memorable event for people of all ages. But what I love most about Halloween is the traditions associated with it: pumpkin carving, trick or treating and bobbing for apples […] more…RSA Conference 2014: The Way Forward
I attended the RSA 2014 Conference in San Francisco, which has held about two weeks ago. This year the conference offered new insights to today’s threat landscape, which will help us all plan for and protect users in 2014 and beyond. Largest Security Conference of 2014 The attendance numbers for RSA are always impressive: this […] more…Spy? Where? Mobile Spyware Hiding Right Under Your Nose
Some days it feels like the whole world is going mobile. We tweet, we text, we browse the world from small devices that fit into our hands. People from across the globe can reach out to each other with one message. You can buy a plane ticket while on the bus. There are apps that […] more…More information
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