OpenAI on Friday said it banned a set of accounts linked to what it said was an Iranian covert influence operation that leveraged ChatGPT to generate content that, among other things, focused on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. "This week we identified and took down a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that were generating content for a covert Iranian influence operation … [Read more...] about OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda
The 2024 Cybersecurity Essentials Bundle for $39
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CrowdStrike’s Kernel Access and Security Architecture
Context In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, the need for dynamic security measures is critical. Due to Windows’s current architecture and design, security products running in the platform, particularly those involved in endpoint protection, require kernel access to provide the highest level of visibility, enforcement and tamper-resistance, while meeting the strict … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike’s Kernel Access and Security Architecture
IBM partners with Elasticsearch to deliver Conversational Search with watsonx Assistant
IBM was looking for a powerful search vector database solution to store text, image, and video embeddings for its clients. With the Elasticsearch vector database, not only are all those data formats supported, but there is also a catalog of integrations to bring data from various enterprise data sources, including third-party. Retrieval across disparate data types can also … [Read more...] about IBM partners with Elasticsearch to deliver Conversational Search with watsonx Assistant
Driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet are coming soon to California
Californians will soon be able to add their driver’s licenses and state IDs to Apple Wallet, providing a seamless and secure way to present driver’s licenses or state IDs using just an iPhone or Apple Watch. “We’re excited to be working with the state of California to bring IDs in Apple Wallet to Apple’s home state soon, and … [Read more...] about Driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet are coming soon to California
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August 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Microsoft has released security updates for 85 vulnerabilities in its August 2024 Patch Tuesday rollout. These include six actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-38213, CVE-2024-38193, CVE-2024-38189, CVE-2024-38178, CVE-2024-38107, CVE-2024-38106). Among the updates is a fix for one of the vulnerabilities related to a ‘downgrade’ attack (CVE-2024-21302). Six of the … [Read more...] about August 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Attackers Exploit Public .env Files to Breach Cloud and Social Media Accounts
Aug 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Application Security A large-scale extortion campaign has compromised various organizations by taking advantage of publicly accessible environment variable files (.env) that contain credentials associated with cloud and social media applications. "Multiple security missteps were present in the course of this campaign, including the … [Read more...] about Attackers Exploit Public .env Files to Breach Cloud and Social Media Accounts
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Russian Hacker Jailed 3+ Years for Selling Stolen Credentials on Dark Web
Aug 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananDark Web / Data Breach A 27-year-old Russian national has been sentenced to over three years in prison in the U.S. for peddling financial information, login credentials, and other personally identifying information (PII) on a now-defunct dark web marketplace called Slilpp. Georgy Kavzharadze, 27, of Moscow, Russia, pleaded guilty to one count of … [Read more...] about Russian Hacker Jailed 3+ Years for Selling Stolen Credentials on Dark Web