As day one of the U.K. AI Safety Summit draws to an end, attendees said fears over losing control over AI systems is a future worry, although they appeared to agree that securing AI is a pressing topic for today. The summit is set to conclude on Thursday.
The U.S. government will set up a dedicated artificial intelligence safety institute to lead cooperation among the public and private sectors to develop secure AI systems, said Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. Raimondo is in the United Kingdom for the AI Safety Summit.
Once ransomware hackers get inside a healthcare sector organization's systems, 3 in 4 attackers will also maliciously encrypt data, says security firm Sophos. Attackers successfully encrypted data in 75% of ransomware attacks on healthcare sector entities, researchers report.
Risks tied to artificial intelligence are imminent and require systemic attention, the head of the British crime agency said Tuesday. Facial recognition and AI are the two latest technical developments where we need to continue working and essential that we get right," said Graeme Biggar.
The Group of Seven industrial countries has unveiled a voluntary set of guidelines and expectations for the safe and secure development of AI systems. While the move is seen as a significant step toward responsible AI development, concerns linger regarding implementation and enforcement.
The recently ended ISMG Financial Services Summit was dedicated to fortifying cybersecurity preparedness in the financial services industry. Thought leaders guided critical discussions on cybersecurity topics such as critical infrastructure, incident response, supply chain threats and zero trust.
U.S. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass comprehensive legislation on artificial intelligence after invoking Cold War-era executive powers over private industry in a sweeping executive order that aims to set new standards and regulations for AI systems.
The United Nations unveiled Thursday an AI advisory body that looks to analyze risks and make recommendations on international governance for the technology. The body comprises 38 experts across geographies and industries, including from government, the private sector and civil society.
Hospitals, clinics and doctor practices have long fallen victim to cyberattacks and breaches kicked off with phishing emails. But with the advent of AI-augmented phishing, the lures are more convincing and could lead to even more scams targeting healthcare organizations, federal authorities warned.
Unveiling a vision of factory workers using AI chatbots to control the assembly line, fix production issues and develop code, Rockwell Automation plans to buy an industrial cybersecurity vendor and team up with Microsoft's generative AI practice to speed automation design and development.
A financially motivated hacking group is becoming more aggressive, leading Microsoft to dub it "one of the most dangerous financial criminal groups." Octo Tempest is the rare English-speaking affiliate of Russian-speaking ransomware group BlackCat.
Leading artificial intelligence experts are calling on governments and tech companies to swiftly develop safeguards for AI systems to mitigate potential existential threats posed by the technology. More capable future AI systems might "learn to feign obedience" to human directives, they say.
India federal law enforcement busted tech scam fraud rings operating in locations across the subcontinent after Microsoft and Amazon shared intelligence with the Central Bureau of Investigation. Scammers allegedly operated call centers impersonating tech giant customer support.
Techno-optimistic New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday unveiled a plan he said can convert the notoriously bureaucratic city administration into an AI powerhouse. AI presents a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to improve city services, the Democratic mayor said.
Since deception technology provides early warning of potential attacks by tricking hackers into accessing fake information, can AI tools such as ChatGPT be used to create more convincing lures? That's a question Xavier Bellekens, CEO of Lupovis, put to the test - with promising results.
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