Ted Schlein (left), chairman and founding general partner at Ballistic Ventures, talks with former NSA directors (left-right) Gen. Keith Alexander, Gen. Mike Rogers, Gen. Paul Nakasone, and Gen. Tim Haugh at the RSAC 2026 Conference in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo Courtesy of RSAC Conference)
A systemic numbness to cyberattacks has exposed the U.S. economy and its institutions to ever-widening threats. Retired four-star military officials worry the worst day in cyber is…
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Attackers have turned AI into a “force multiplier” for the country’s expansive scheme to get and keep operatives hired at global companies, researchers said.
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Trolls on 4chan generated sexualized images of female athletes, and the White House shared an AI-manipulated video of a hockey player—welcome to the new normal.
Palo Alto Network’s incident response firm said identity-based attacks are exploding as poor security controls stretch across a widening mosaic of integrated tools and systems.
OpenAI and Anthropic said they turned over their models to government researchers, who found an array of previously undiscovered vulnerabilities and attack techniques. (Image via Getty)
The voluntary framework would provide legal clarity to third-party AI researchers, including those who study safety and other “unexpected” AI behaviors.
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Anthropic and AI security experts told CyberScoop that behind the hype, effective AI-driven cyberattacks still require skilled humans, with the attack possibly done to send a message…