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AI-based cybersecurity tools – a question of trust
7. February 2025
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| AI, ML, new technology, Sophos, Stories

Despite the hype: Almost 60 percent of German companies see potential deficiencies in cybersecurity tools based on generative AI as a major problem when dealing with artificial intelligence. A report shows that SMEs are more distrustful here than large companies. The new report entitled "Beyond the Hype: The Businesses Reality of AI for Cybersecurity" by Sophos takes a closer look at the use of AI in cybersecurity and gives tips on how to use the technology correctly. In parallel with the preparation of this report, 2024 IT professionals in Germany were surveyed in December 200 in cooperation with Techconsult...

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Cyber ​​resilience through AI-assisted recovery
5 November 2024
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| Data Security & Backup, AI, ML, new technology, PR News
Cyber ​​resilience through AI-assisted recovery

A provider of secure multi-cloud data management solutions presents new AI-powered tools. The innovative AI-powered automations and user interface improvements support data protection specialists and IT all-rounders in cyber recovery. "Data security is becoming more and more complex and IT teams are under increasing pressure to ensure that data is available at all times despite having limited resources. Therefore, we are focusing on making recovery easier, smarter and faster. Through advanced AI support and intuitive management, we remove the uncertainty and tedious trial and error from the recovery process. Companies can now quickly and safely recover from ransomware attacks...

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Situation report: Strong use of AI by cybercriminals 
September 18, 2024
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| AI, ML, new technology, Stories, TrendMicro

In its current report on the most important IT security trends in the first half of 2024, Trend Micro summarizes interesting facts. Despite some successful operations by law enforcement agencies against ransomware and phishing, the threat level remains high. Cybercriminals have learned from the police's recent successes and are adapting their tactics. In addition to tried-and-tested attack methods, they are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence (AI) and exploiting global events such as the Olympic Games and national elections for their own purposes. These are all findings from the Trend Micro 2024 Midyear Cybersecurity Threat Report. Cyberattacks: No more in 2024...

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Deepfakes and AI-based cyberattacks on companies
August 5, 2024
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| AI, ML, new technology, PR News, TrendMicro
Deepfakes and AI-based cyberattacks on companies Image: Bing - AI

More protection for all environments against the growing threat of attacks and fraud attempts using artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes. Trend Micro announces new features of its cybersecurity solutions for companies. Deepfakes (images, audio or video recordings that appear deceptively real and are manipulated using artificial intelligence) pose a significant risk to companies and individuals. If a fraud is successful using undetected deepfakes, this can lead to financial losses, damage to reputation, legal problems, job loss, identity theft and even damage to the mental or physical health of those affected. In a recent study conducted by Trend Micro, 36...

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Dark AI services for deepfakes or jailbreaking
June 25, 2024
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| AI, ML, new technology, PR News, TrendMicro
Dark-AI services for deepfakes or jailbreaking Image: KI - MS

Generative AI tools have the potential to enable truly disruptive cyberattacks in the near future. But are there already new criminal LLMs or offerings of ChatGPT-like capabilities in hacking software? An analysis by Trend Micro. While AI technologies are rapidly gaining acceptance in business, there have been attempts in the cybercrime world to develop their own cybercriminal Large Language Models (LLMs) over the past year, but these have largely been abandoned. Instead, criminals have turned to "jailbreaking" existing models, i.e. using special tricks to make them ignore their built-in security measures.

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AI as a dark force in cybercrime
20 December 2023
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| AI, ML, new technology, Sophos, Stories
AI as a dark force in cybercrime

Two research reports show the current use of AI for attacks and, on the other hand, the attitude of cyber criminals to artificial intelligence is analyzed by examining dark web forums. The surprise: Not every criminal is convinced of the benefits of AI. Sophos today published two reports on the use of AI in cybercrime. The report "The Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale Scam Campaigns Made Possible by Generative AI" uses a concrete case study to examine how fraudsters could use technologies like ChatGPT in the future to carry out large-scale fraud attacks with minimal technical skills...

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AI-powered cybersecurity assistants for analysts
15 December 2023
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| AI, ML, new technology, PR News, TrendMicro
AI-powered cybersecurity assistants for analysts - Image by DIY Team on Pixabay

Trend Micro introduces the generative AI tool Trend Companion as a new cybersecurity assistant. This helps IT security analysts optimize their workflows and improves productivity. Alerts in particular are transparent more quickly and suitable recommendations are available more quickly. Trend Companion can significantly reduce the time analysts spend on manual risk assessments and threat investigations. An easy-to-understand natural language interface explains and contextualizes alerts. reviews response measures and makes individual recommendations. deciphers and explains complex scripts and command lines. helps analysts develop and execute sophisticated threat hunting queries. helps incident responders…

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Whaling: AI-supported attacks on the big fish!
1 October 2023
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| AI, ML, new technology, PR News, TrendMicro
Whaling: AI-supported attacks on the big fish! - Image by istvangyal on Pixabay

The attackers try to catch the big fish in companies: In cybersecurity, this is called "whaling". AI-supported whaling attacks threaten CEOs, MPs and the military. "Harpoon whaling" is the refined method with VIP service. "Whaling" is about the big catch. The targets of the cyber criminals are managers of successful companies, high-ranking officials and military personnel. The aim is to steal information or siphon off large sums of money. Harpoon whaling in particular - a sub-type of whaling - is perfidious because the attackers automatically collect extensive information about their victims and organize it using nested...

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Cybersecurity jobs essential even in the age of AI
August 8, 2023
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| Kaspersky, AI, ML, new technology, Short news
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New technologies - formerly the steam turbine, today artificial intelligence - have always significantly changed our private and professional everyday life. New job descriptions have often emerged and continue to emerge as a result. With regard to current technological developments and social changes, Kaspersky asked IT decision-makers in companies in Germany which future-oriented professions they would choose if they could start their careers again today. The exciting results: 45 percent could imagine working as an AI mentor in the future. As the complexity and maturity of artificial intelligence increases, it needs a...

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How AI threatens cybersecurity
August 2, 2023
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| AI, ML, new technology, Stories
How AI threatens cybersecurity

In recent months, the buzz around AI technology has grown rapidly, due in large part to the release of ChatGPT. This brings with it new security challenges. The program is made available to the public free of charge and has been the subject of a seemingly endless public debate about its implications since its launch last November. The AI ​​technology turns out to be quite intelligent. It's sort of a contemporary evolution of the concept of a search engine — users can type in and within moments get a…

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