Gartner: Generative AI Will Bring “Transformational Benefit” in the Next 2-5 Years
Generative AI landed on Gartner’s coveted Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies for 2023. Read about AI’s transformational impact on business and society.
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Balancing telecom security, law enforcement, and customer trust
In this Help Net Security interview, Mark O’Neill, CTO at BlackDice Cyber, talks about collaboration, transparent policies, and a security-first mindset. As 5G and IoT emerge, robust measures and AI will navigate challenges and shape the telecom indust…
Using Machine Learning to Detect Keystrokes
Researchers have trained a ML model to detect keystrokes by sound with 95% accuracy.
“A Practical Deep Learning-Based Acoustic Side Channel Attack on Keyboards”
Abstract: With recent developments in deep learning, the ubiquity of microphones and the rise in online services via personal devices, acoustic side channel attacks present a greater threat to keyboards than ever. This paper presents a practical implementation of a state-of-the-art deep learning model in order to classify laptop keystrokes, using a smartphone integrated microphone. When trained on keystrokes recorded by a nearby phone, the classifier achieved an accuracy of 95%, the highest accuracy seen without the use of a language model. When trained on keystrokes recorded using the video-conferencing software Zoom, an accuracy of 93% was achieved, a new best for the medium. Our results prove the practicality of these side channel attacks via off-the-shelf equipment and algorithms. We discuss a series of mitigation methods to protect users against these series of attacks…
Keystroke sounds can betray passwords
Researchers from several UK universities have proven that the recorded sounds of laptop keystrokes can be used to obtain sensitive user data such as passwords with a high accuracy. Sounds of keystrokes can reveal passwords, other sensitive data Side-ch…
Google’s AI Red Team: Advancing cybersecurity on the AI frontier
With the rise of ML, traditional red teams tasked with probing and exposing security vulnerabilities found themselves facing a new set of challenges that required a deep and comprehensive understanding of machine learning. Google’s recent announcement …
What’s in a Name? The XDR for 2023 and beyond
Cisco announces General Availability of Cisco XDR on July 31, 2023, helping security analysts rapidly identify and remediate threats, optimizing SOC performance.
How AI will affect cybersecurity: What we told the CFTC
Dan Guido, CEO The second meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) on July 18 focused on the effects of AI on the financial sector. During the meeting, I explained that AI has the potential to fundamentally change the balance between cyber offense and defense, and that we need security-focused benchmarks […]
Indirect Instruction Injection in Multi-Modal LLMs
Interesting research: “(Ab)using Images and Sounds for Indirect Instruction Injection in Multi-Modal LLMs“:
Abstract: We demonstrate how images and sounds can be used for indirect prompt and instruction injection in multi-modal LLMs. An attacker generates an adversarial perturbation corresponding to the prompt and blends it into an image or audio recording. When the user asks the (unmodified, benign) model about the perturbed image or audio, the perturbation steers the model to output the attacker-chosen text and/or make the subsequent dialog follow the attacker’s instruction. We illustrate this attack with several proof-of-concept examples targeting LLaVa and PandaGPT…
Empowering Future Minds: The Indispensable Role of Coding for Kids
By Waqas
Why Coding for Kids is Vital – Importance & Benefits Explained! In an era dominated by rapid technological…
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Overcoming the cybersecurity talent shortage with upskilling initiatives
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Lindsey Polley de Lopez, Director of Cyber & Space Intelligence at MACH37, proposes strategies for companies, educational institutions, and governments on how to address the ongoing shortage of cybersecurit…