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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Says Midnight Blizzard Swiped U.S. Gov’t Emails During Microsoft Hack, Tells Fed Agencies To Take Immediate Action

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Plus, a new survey shows cybersecurity pros are guardedly optimistic about AI. The attack against Microsoft began in November 2023, when Midnight Blizzard – also known as Nobelium, Cozy Bear and APT29 – compromised a legacy, non-production test account that lacked multi-factor authentication protection. The rest had no opinion.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: A Look Back at Key 2023 Cyber Data for GenAI, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Management, OT, Cyber Regulations and more

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As we bid adieu to 2023, we highlight major trends that impacted cybersecurity professionals in the past 12 months. 1 - Excitement over GenAI for cyber defense Artificial intelligence, and generative AI (GenAI) specifically, captured the world’s imagination in 2023, as we all marveled at the technology’s potential for good and evil.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: New Guide Details How To Use AI Securely, as CERT Honcho Tells CISOs To Sharpen AI Security Skills Pronto

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Plus, CERT’s director says AI is the top skill for CISOs to have in 2024. Plus, the UK’s NCSC forecasts how AI will supercharge cyberattacks. And a global survey shows cyber pros weighing pros and cons of AI. Cyber agencies from multiple countries published a joint guide on using artificial intelligence safely.

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6 generative AI hazards IT leaders should avoid

CIO

OpenAI’s recent announcement of custom ChatGPT versions make it easier for every organization to use generative AI in more ways, but sometimes it’s better not to. But this wasn’t the first time Bing’s AI news added dubious polls to sensitive news stories.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Must Beware of China-backed Volt Typhoon, Cyber Agencies Warn

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Plus, ransomware gangs netted $1 billion-plus in 2023. And enterprises go full steam ahead with generative AI, despite challenges managing its risks. Although 2022 saw a decline in ransomware payment volume, the overall trend line from 2019 to 2023 indicates that ransomware is an escalating problem,” the report reads.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: GenAI Drives Broader Use of Artificial Intelligence Tech for Cyber

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Check out how organizations’ enthusiasm over generative AI is fueling artificial intelligence adoption for cybersecurity. Specifically, 36% of respondents said they haven’t yet used AI and machine learning for cybersecurity, but that they’re currently “seriously exploring” generative AI tools. And much more!

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Radar Trends to Watch: May 2023

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Generative agents use large language models and other generative AI tools to simulate human behavior. According to a survey , Kubernetes deployments are trending towards “Managed Kubernetes,” in which responsibility for running Kubernetes is delegated to another company, typically a cloud vendor.