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Opinion and analysis on the latest developments in artificial intelligence as they relate to cybersecurity and how stay protected.

AI-Assisted Phishing Attacks Are an Increasingly Serious Threat

AI-assisted phishing attacks pose a significant and increasing threat to organizations, according to Matt Weidman, partner and vice president of Commercial Property & Casualty at ...

Training AI Agents Will Be Status Quo

Protecting humans means protecting the tools humans use.

Report: AI-Powered Phishing Fuels Ransomware Losses

AI-powered social engineering attacks are significantly more successful than traditional attacks, according to a new report from cyber risk management firm Resilience.

FBI Issues Guidance for Avoiding Deepfake Scams

The FBI and the American Bankers Association (ABA) have issued a joint advisory warning of the growing threat posed by AI-generated deepfake scams.

Report: Shadow AI Poses an Increasing Risk to Organizations

The use of “shadow AI” is an increasing security risk within organizations, according to a new report from Netskope.

Hospitals Need to Prepare for AI-Powered Phishing Attacks

Healthcare organizations need to be prepared for an increase in AI-assisted phishing attacks, according to Zack Martin, Senior Policy Advisor at Venable.

Report: AI Can Now Automate Entire Attack Chains

Threat actors can now use AI tools to automate entire attack operations, according to a new report from Anthropic.

Threat Actors Are Increasingly Abusing Generative AI Tools for Phishing

Cybercriminals are increasingly abusing AI-assisted website generators to quickly craft convincing phishing sites, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42.

If You Think Social Engineering Is Bad, It’s Going To Get Worse

There is no other way to say it clearer, social engineering is going to be a lot, lot worse soon and far more successful than it is today. And that’s saying a lot. It’s already pretty bad.

[New Whitepaper] Best Security Practices for AI Prompting and Building Agent Systems

Bob Fabien wrote on X: "While some are still paying over a grand for AI courses, the biggest players are giving away high-value resources at no cost. From prompt engineering to agent ...