June 10, 2024 In a recent interview, former OpenAI safety researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner made startling claims about his ex-employer's strategy regarding artificial general intelligence (AGI). Aschenbrenner claimed that he had been fired for raising concerns about security, despite more...
June 10, 2024 A group of Israeli researchers found thousands of potentially harmful extensions on the Visual Studio Code (VSCode) Marketplace, with some having millions of downloads. The researchers created a fake extension mimicking the popular 'Dracula Official' more...
June 10, 2024 Microsoft backs down on Recall. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Monday, June 10th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for TechNewsday.com. Microsoft has given in to overwhelming negative comments by security and more...
June 9, 2024 Researchers have successfully used GPT-4 to autonomously hack more than half of their test websites using zero-day exploits, marking a significant milestone in AI capabilities and cybersecurity risks. A few months ago, a research team more...
June 9, 2024 Microsoft is modifying its upcoming Recall feature following the recent backlash, but will these changes be enough to blunt the harsh criticism of this new feature? Recall takes frequent screenshots of a user’s activity, allowing more...
June 7, 2024 This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday June 7th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for TechNewsday.com. With me this week is guest commentator David Shipley of Beauceron Security. more...
June 7, 2024 More news about Snowflake attacks, and a warning to better protect Docker containers. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Friday June 7th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for TechNewsday.com. There's more news more...
June 7, 2024 Microsoft is facing a backlash over Windows Recall, the new AI feature designed to remember everything users do on their PCs. This feature, part of the Copilot+ PC initiative, aims to index user activities for more...
June 5, 2024 Despite the widespread criticism and privacy concerns surrounding Microsoft's new Windows Recall feature, there is significant interest among developers and users in creating and adopting similar AI-powered tools. This controversial feature, announced at Microsoft's Build more...
June 5, 2024 A new threat actor goes after American IT firms, Canada's Auditor General slams federal cybercrime-fighting agencies, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It's Wednesday June 5th, 2024. I'm Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity more...
