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as part of us Year-end story pack, we commissioned ChatGPT to write a guest post on the future of generative AI. The prompt called for a 1,200-word article (that number was slashed) exploring the potential negative and positive outcomes of the technology. We then asked it to include real-world examples, which was clearly beyond its capabilities.We also ask that it include a section on recent Ultraman Sam failed miserably As you’ll soon read, this isn’t a subject it’s particularly capable of describing, either. Below is the unedited output, with only minor formatting changes. Leading the future of generative artificial intelligence:…
ReportDecember 22, 2023Editorial DepartmentMalware/cyber attacks Threat actors are called UAC-0099 Related to ongoing attacks targeting Ukraine, some of which exploit high-severity flaws in WinRAR software to spread malware called LONEPAGE. “Threat actors are targeting Ukrainian employees working at companies outside Ukraine,” cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct said in an analysis on Thursday. UAC-0099 was first documented by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) in June 2023, detailing its espionage-motivated attacks on state organizations and media entities. Upcoming webinars From user to administrator: Learn how hackers gain total control Learn the secret tactics hackers use to become administrators and how…
Artificial intelligence is all the rage, especially text generation artificial intelligence, also known as large language models (models similar to ChatGPT). In a recent survey of approximately 1,000 enterprise organizations, 67.2% said they believe the adoption of large language models (LLMs) will be a top priority by early 2024. But obstacles remain. According to the same survey, a lack of customization and flexibility, coupled with an inability to protect company knowledge and intellectual property rights, was and still is preventing many businesses from deploying LL.M.s into production. This got Varun Vummadi and Esha Manideep Dinne thinking: What would solutions to…
Did you know – In a 2019 study Mintel Of the 3,000 Indian participants (18+), 64% (about two-thirds of the study population) mentioned that they were inactive? Mintel also revealed that the number one factor preventing Indians from engaging in proper exercise is lack of time. Nearly 31% of participants said they did not have time to exercise. Quite amazing! Living a sedentary lifestyle—for whatever reason—is bound to put you at risk for a variety of health ailments. However, you can avoid many health problems by taking the time to exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Do you want to…
Want to make $10 million?sure!Well, today might be your lucky day. Because the U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information that helps disrupt the hacker activities.What the authorities are looking for isn’t information on any old hacker (although I’m sure law enforcement would be interested in any information you might share that could help catch cybercriminals).Specifically, the $10 million reward targets hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government who used cryptocurrency mixers to launder cryptocurrencies they stole from financial institutions and businesses.in a tweetThe U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice program…
Friends have recently been discussing whether anyone actually uses ringtones anymore. The idea is that most people (those who still use their phones for spoken conversations) either use whatever ringtone comes with their phone or just use vibration. Once upon a time, ringtones were a thing. You can use them for entertainment. (My favorite is a boring sound, “Ring. Ring. Ring.”) You can use them to know who’s calling without having to look at the phone (so you know when to answer and when to put the call away) Voice mailbox). Now, maybe, not so much.Still, Google recently added a…
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed Yamini Rangan in our year G2 arrives event.
LG just announced new products at the CES 2024 early press conference.Included are two new LG Gram Pro laptops and standard updates The LG Gram Pro has impressive specs, with an Intel Core Ultra processor and a GeForce RTX 3050 GPU. The computers are also equipped with Intel’s AI Boost technology. LG said the upgrade enables the laptop to “handle artificial intelligence workloads even without an Internet connection.” This AI folly also extends to the company’s proprietary Link app, which can now automatically share files and photos between devices. Finally, this is the first Gram laptop to feature a dual-fan…
ReportDecember 22, 2023Editorial DepartmentSocial Engineering/Malware Analysis A new phishing campaign uses a decoy Microsoft Word document as bait to deliver a backdoor written in the Nim programming language. “Malware written in uncommon programming languages puts the security community at a disadvantage because the unfamiliarity of researchers and reverse engineers can hinder their investigations,” said Netskope researchers Ghanashyam Satpathy and Jan Michael Alcantara. Nim-based malware has always been rare in the threat landscape, although this has been slowly changing in recent years as attackers continue to develop custom tools from scratch using the language or port existing versions of their malware…