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Mistral AI Models Do Not Pass Crucial Safety Assessments, According to Report

Pixtral Models Exhibit 60 Times Higher Likelihood of Generating Harmful Content Than Competitors Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • May 9, 2025 Image: Robert Way/Shutterstock Recent research from Enkrypt AI reveals that Mistral’s publicly available artificial intelligence models generate child sexual abuse material and instructions for manufacturing chemical weapons at rates significantly…

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Top 10 African Countries with the Highest Number of Compromised Accounts in January 2025

Cybersecurity Breaches Surge Across Africa in Early 2025 In January 2025, numerous African nations faced an alarming rise in cybersecurity breaches, compromising millions of online accounts across the continent. This surge reflects an ongoing struggle with digital security vulnerabilities that many countries are grappling with as they increase their digital…

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Ransomware Comeback: 5 Key Insights from the Healthcare Cybersecurity Battle

The healthcare sector is grappling with an escalating security crisis, as over two-thirds of healthcare organizations reported experiencing ransomware attacks in 2024. In what can only be described as a troubling trend, five of the top ten ransomware incidents last year targeted healthcare facilities, with recovery costs averaging more than…

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AI in Zero Trust: Promises, Potential, and Unseen Challenges

Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Governance & Risk Management CISOs Pursue True Value Amid Vendor Promotions of New AI Solutions Suparna Goswami (gsuparna), Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • May 8, 2025     Image: Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated nearly every aspect of cybersecurity, particularly in vendor communications.…

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PowerSchool Pays Ransom; Hackers Now Target Teachers for Additional Demands

Following a significant data breach, PowerSchool has reportedly paid a ransom, only to find hackers now targeting educational staff and institutions with direct extortion threats. On December 28, 2024, PowerSchool, a prominent player in the education technology sector, suffered one of the largest data breaches in the history of U.S.…

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Rising Cyber Insurance Premiums Amid Increasing Threats in the Retail Sector

As incidents of cyberattacks on UK retailers escalate, insurance providers are reevaluating their approaches to cyber insurance tailored for this sector. The surge in both the frequency and complexity of attacks has led underwriters to consider substantial increases in premiums—potentially by as much as 10 percent—or in some cases, to…

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