Natural Language Prompt Attacks Use Social Engineering against Conversational AI
Last Updated on March 13, 2026
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Academia and the “AI Brain Drain”
In 2025, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta collectively spent US$380 billion on building artificial-intelligence tools. That number is expected to surge still higher this year, to $650 billion, to fund the building of physical infrastructure, such as data centers (see go.nature.com/3lzf79q). Moreover, these firms are spending lavishly on one particular segment: top technical talent.
Meta reportedly offered a single AI researcher, who had cofounded a start-up firm focused on training AI agents to use computers, a compensation package of $250 million over four years (see …
Onyx Security Launches With $40 Million in Funding
The startup is building a control pane to help organizations oversee autonomous AI agents and rapidly adopt them.
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Building Trust in AI SOC Analyst Solutions: A UK and EU CISO Perspective
By Brett Candon, VP International at Dropzone AITrust has always been critical in security operations, but in the UK and Europe it carries significant regulatory weight. GDPR, NIS2 and similar related data‑protection frameworks shape far more than lega…
Chinese Navy Shifting To All-Nuclear Submarine Fleet; Imperils Indian Ocean Equilibrium – India’s SSN Imperative Beckons
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is undergoing a transformative shift towards an all-nuclear submarine fleet, as revealed by the US Navy’s intelligence chief. This development signals a profound evolution in Beijing’s maritime posture across the Indo-Pacific, elevating its undersea capabilities from regional defence to global power projection.The intelligence assessment underscores
Researchers uncover AI-powered vishing platform
A vishing-as-a-service platform that helps scammers carry out so-called “press 1” scams is misusing text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities provided by AI voice technology company ElevenLabs, Mirage Security researchers claim. How “press 1&…
Indian Army Chief Advocates Shifting To Proactive Deterrence And Tech-Driven Transformation Post-Operation Sindoor
India’s Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, has articulated a significant doctrinal shift in the nation’s military strategy, moving from a reactive stance to one of proactive deterrence. Speaking at the 21st Higher Defence Management Course in Hyderabad’s College of Defence Management, he drew pivotal lessons from Operation Sindoor to underscore this evolution.The address, delivered on Tuesday,
OpenAI to Acquire AI Security Startup Promptfoo
Promptfoo has raised more than $23 million in funding for a platform that helps developers secure LLMs and AI agents.
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Canada Needs Nationalized, Public AI
Canada has a choice to make about its artificial intelligence future. The Carney administration is investing $2-billion over five years in its Sovereign AI Compute Strategy. Will any value generated by “sovereign AI” be captured in Canada, making a difference in the lives of Canadians, or is this just a passthrough to investment in American Big Tech?
Forcing the question is OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, which has been pushing an “OpenAI for Countries” initiative. It is not the only one eyeing its share of the $2-billion, but it appears to be the most aggressive. OpenAI’s top lobbyist in the region has met with Ottawa officials, including Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon…
Quantro Security Emerges From Stealth With $2.5 Million in Funding
The startup integrates with existing cybersecurity stacks, ingests and normalizes data, and delivers intelligence to reduce risks.
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