Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Summit to Address Open-Source, AI Governance, and Development Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • February 7, 2025 Élysée Palace, the venue for the upcoming AI Action Summit in Paris (Image: Shutterstock) The prestigious Élysée Palace in Central Paris is set to welcome…
Cybersecurity Implications of AI Usage: A Double-Edged Sword Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to be a double-edged sword in the technological landscape, offering significant benefits while also posing grave risks. The potential for AI to be weaponized or misused in malicious contexts brings a profound responsibility to those developing and implementing…
A significant vulnerability has emerged in the Go programming language ecosystem, stemming from a backdoored package that was hosted on Google’s Go Module Mirror service for over three years. This package was only removed recently, following two petitions by researchers who identified the malicious code within it. The Go Module…
AI Adoption in Cybersecurity: Navigating Risks with Open-Source Solutions In a rapidly evolving landscape, the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining momentum within security operations. However, as highlighted by Forrester’s principal analyst, Allie Mellen, organizations must remain vigilant about the security, privacy, and geopolitical risks associated with new AI…
The landscape of cyber threats is evolving, with new alarms raised by tech powerhouse Google regarding the exploitation of its AI chatbot, Gemini, by hackers affiliated with Iran, China, and North Korea. This acknowledgment marks a significant development in the global cybersecurity narrative, particularly as Western nations have long feared…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Google Identifies Iranian and Chinese Threat Groups as Most Active Users of AI Tools Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 30, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Recent disclosures from Google reveal that Iranian and Chinese threat actors are leveraging the company’s artificial intelligence…
DeepSeek, a service catering to an international user base, has announced the collection of data from various external sources, including partnerships with tech giants such as Google and Apple. When users sign up for DeepSeek using these platforms, the service obtains specific information that may include mobile advertising identifiers, hashed…
This week in cybersecurity began with significant developments, including the abrupt shutdown of TikTok for users in the United States late Saturday night, as the deadline approached for Apple and Google to comply with a government mandate to withdraw the popular video-sharing app from their platforms. Despite the temporary ban,…
YouTube, the widely-used video-sharing platform owned by Google and a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., is acclaimed for its extensive array of content available to a diverse global audience. The primary source of revenue for YouTube comes from advertisements, prompting users to interact with the content by clicking and scrolling. While…
