Enhancing Botnet Detection with AI using LLMs and Similarity Search

As botnets continue to evolve, so do the techniques required to detect them. While Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is widely adopted for secure communications, botnets leverage TLS to obscure command-and-control (C2) traffic. These malicious actors often have identifiable characteristics Read More …

AI-supported spear phishing fools more than 50% of targets

One of the first things everyone predicted when artificial intelligence (AI) became more commonplace was that it would assist cybercriminals in making their phishing campaigns more effective. Now, researchers have conducted a scientific study into the effectiveness of AI supported Read More …

Top AI Trends from 2024 – A Look Back

2024 may go down as the year AI stopped being a technological novelty and became—more consequentially—a Fact of Life. Big names like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Intuit built AI into mainstream enterprise solutions; specialized AI apps and services sprung up for Read More …

ModeLeak: Privilege Escalation to LLM Model Exfiltration in Vertex AI

In the race to gain a competitive edge, organizations are increasingly training artificial intelligence (AI) models on sensitive data. But what if a seemingly harmless AI model became a gateway for attackers? A malicious actor could upload a poisoned model Read More …

Loose-lipped neural networks and lazy scammers

One topic being actively researched in connection with the breakout of LLMs is capability uplift – when employees with limited experience or resources in some area become able to perform at a much higher level thanks to LLM technology. This Read More …

Indirect prompt injection in the real world: how people manipulate neural networks

Large language models (LLMs) – the neural network algorithms that underpin ChatGPT and other popular chatbots – are becoming ever more powerful and inexpensive. Systems built on instruction-executing LLMs may be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks. A prompt is a Read More …

Elon Musk’s X accused of AI data grab in ‘blatant breach of law’

Privacy organisation Open Rights Group has branded a move by social network X (formerly Twitter) to use user data to train its Grok AI as a “blatant breach of GDPR”. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is an EU law Read More …

OpenAI Lifts Military Ban, Opens Doors to DOD for Cybersecurity Collaboration

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16, it was revealed that OpenAI and the Department of Defense will be collaborating on artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity technology. The news has broader implications than just those in the cyber Read More …

Guidelines for secure AI system development

AI systems have the potential to bring many benefits to society. However, for the opportunities of AI to be fully realised, it must be developed, deployed and operated in a secure and responsible way. AI systems are subject to novel Read More …

The Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale Scam Campaigns Made Possible by Generative AI

Generative artificial intelligence technologies such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and DALL-E have created a great deal of disruption across much of our digital lives. Creating credible text, images and even audio, these AI tools can be used for both good and Read More …