SCMagazine.com reported that “A patched vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot could expose sensitive data by running a novel AI-enabled technique known as “ASCII Smuggling” that uses special Unicode characters that mirror ASCII text, but are actually not visible to the user interface.” The August 28, 2024 article entitled “ASCII Smuggling’ attack exposes sensitive Microsoft Copilot
SCMagazine.com reported that “The widespread use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and large-language models (LLMs) means that many enterprises will soon have to undertake a transformative reconfiguration of their network architectures.” The August 23, 2024 entitled “AI network deployments: Understanding the performance challenges” (https://tinyurl.com/ytaehycj) included these comments:
Those networks must become less
Computerworld.com reported that “…various businesses trying to contractually remove their liability by asking the AI vendor to indemnify them against costs or legal issues arising from their use of genAI tools. It often doesn’t help nearly as much as the enterprise executives hope it will.” The August 13, 2024 article entitled “GenAI compliance is an
SCMagazine.com reported “Security faced significant challenges in the past year. On the threat side, exploits and numerous zero-day attacks sent security teams scrambling. On the regulation side, the U.S. SEC instituted stringent incident reporting requirements, while in the EU, government bodies proposed new frameworks like the Artificial Intelligence Act in response to rising AI threats.”
The WashingtonPost.com reported “Google pulled a video advertisement it had been running prominently on Olympics coverage that showed a father using artificial intelligence to help his daughter write a letter to her sports hero, the latest example of the tech giant receiving backlash for its AI products. “The August 2, 2024 article entitled “Google pulls Olympics
GovInfoSecurity.com reported that “The U.S. Department of Defense still hasn’t addressed a series of critical cybersecurity gaps in its information technology business programs – two years after a government watchdog agency first urged the department to develop security strategies for each program.” The July 15, 2024 article entitled ” DOD Failing to Fix Critical Cybersecurity
Computerworld.com reported “Many organizations have experienced atrocious ROI for generative AI efforts, but that’s because they’ve been thinking the wrong way about both genAI and the kind of ROI they can expect from it.” The July 18, 2024 article entitled “Want ROI from genAI? Rethink what both terms mean” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/2517737/want-roi-from-genai-rethink-what-both-terms-mean.html) included these comments:
Computerworld.com reported that “AI and automation may help enterprises transition to four-day workweeks by promoting asynchronous work, optimizing the exchange of information, and minimizing low-level tasks.” The July 17, 2024 article entitled “Is AI the secret sauce for the four-day workweek?” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/2514527/is-ai-the-secret-sauce-for-the-four-day-workweek.html) included these comments:
Companies that have experimented with four-day workweeks have
MSSPAlert.com reported that “While the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has come out against paying ransoms, the director of the organization stopped short of saying that the government should ban such payments.” The July 9, 2024 article entitled “CISA Advises Against Paying Ransom, But Rules Out a Ban” (https://tinyurl.com/bded2hsy) included these comments:
SCMagazine.com reported that “Network security controls are no longer reliable or sufficient. They are easily evaded, prone to false positives, and feed a costly ecosystem of alert management and incident response.” The July 8, 2024 article entitled “Alert overload? There’s a better way to secure your network” (https://tinyurl.com/4jmcb7sz) included these comments:
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