The hack, which provided unauthorized access to ‘files containing profile information about other users’ ancestry,’ impacted 0.1% of 23andMe’s users worldwide. Read more ..read more

Researchers are claiming a breakthrough in quantum communications, thanks to a new diamond-stretching technique they say greatly increases the temperatures at which qubits remain entangled, while also making them microwave-controllable. Quantum networking is an emerging field that uses weird quantum phenomena to send and receive information. These networks will be impossible to hack, and will use quantum entanglement to cover large distances, creating pairs of qubits which mirror each other’s quantum state without any physical connection. Diamond-based qubits are capable of maintaining their ..read more

The explosive growth of generative AI over the last year has been truly phenomenal. Kick-started by the public release of ChatGPT (was it really only a year ago?), it’s now everywhere. Keen to ride the wave, every app from Office to eBay has been adding generative capabilities, and growing numbers of us are finding uses for it in our everyday and professional lives. Given its nature, it’s not surprising that content creators, in particular, have found it a powerful addition to their toolset. Marketing agencies, advertising creatives, news organizations and social media influencers have been a ..read more

Eighteen countries have signed an agreement on AI safety, based on the principle that it should be secure by design. The Guidelines for Secure AI System Development, led by the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre and developed with the U.S.’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are touted as the first global agreement of their kind. They’re aimed mainly at providers of AI systems that are using models hosted by an organization, or that are using external application programming interfaces. The aim is to help developers make sure that cybersecurity is baked in as an essential pr ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals, while putting certain elective procedures on pause, the company announced. In a statement Monday, Ardent Health Services said the attack occurred Nov. 23 and the company took its network offline, suspending user access to its information technology applications, including the software used to document patient care. The Nashville, Tennessee-based company said it cannot yet confirm the extent of any ..read more

A new Mirai-based malware botnet named ‘InfectedSlurs’ has been exploiting two zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The malware hijacks the devices to make them part of its DDoS (distributed denial of service) swarm, presumably rented for profit. The discovery of ‘InfectedSlurs’ comes from Akamai, who first spotted it on its honeypots in late October 2023. However, the botnet’s initial activity dates back to late 2022. Read more ..read more

Since I like AI and I’m possibly going into Cyber Security. This is a great use for AI. Catching cyber threats in real time. It’s ML of course. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, Palo Alto Networks Zero Trust approach unifies network security for companies so they can focus on what they do best. For IT leaders, building a safe and secure network used to be much easier. Before companies had multiple locations due to hybrid work, data was stored on-site, and employees only accessed it from those locations. Nowadays, with workers logging in remotely, and from a variety of d ..read more

Are you ready to bring more awareness to your brand? Consider becoming a sponsor for The AI Impact Tour. Learn more about the opportunities here. Microsoft’s vision for zero trust security is galvanized around generative AI and reflects how identity and network access must constantly improve to counter complex cyberattacks. Their many security announcements at Ignite 2023 reflect how they’re architecting the future of zero trust with greater adaptability and contextual intelligence designed in. The Microsoft Ignite 2023 Book of News overviews the new products announced this week at the event ..read more

face_with_colon_three Basically although some or all coding jobs could be absorbed I remain positive because now everyone be a god now when infinite computation comes out and also infinite agi. Jay Hack, an AI researcher with a background in natural language processing and computer vision, came to the realization several years ago that large language models (LLMs) — think OpenAI’s GPT-4 or ChatGPT — have the potential to make developers more productive by translating natural language requests into code. After working at Palantir as a machine learning engineer and building and selling Mira, an ..read more

A set of novel attack methods has been demonstrated against Google Workspace and the Google Cloud Platform that could be potentially leveraged by threat actors to conduct ransomware, data exfiltration, and password recovery attacks. “Starting from a single compromised machine, threat actors could progress in several ways: they could move to other cloned machines with GCPW installed, gain access to the cloud platform with custom permissions, or decrypt locally stored passwords to continue their attack beyond the Google ecosystem,” Martin Zugec, technical solutions director at Bitdefender, said ..read more