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Identity Fraud: How AI Will Help in 2021
Identity theft deepfake

Identity Fraud: What companies should prepare for in 2021 and how they can benefit from artificial intelligence in the process. One of the downsides businesses face after a major digital transformation is the dramatic increase in attempted fraud. Deepfakes continue to serve as a form of entertainment at the amateur level, for example on social media. More sophisticated forms of deepfakes are still rare, as they are very complex, expensive and time-consuming to produce. However, the few professionals in the business could use open source to make their files accessible to others. As more and more refined ...

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Sophos promotes AI collaboration in the security industry
Sophos AI AI Initiative

Sophos relies on cross-industry teamwork in its AI developments. SophosAI takes a new approach to the public sharing of information and thus promotes cross-vendor interaction in the IT security industry Sophos has announced four new developments in the field of open artificial intelligence (AI) that will help optimize protection against cyber attacks across the industry. This includes data sets, tools and methods that are intended to promote collaboration in the security industry and joint innovation. With this, Sophos has reached another milestone in its goal of making achievements in data science more accessible and the use of AI in cybersecurity more transparent ...

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Data hunt for better machine learning 
Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence or machine learning has experienced an enormous upswing in the last ten years. Many industries are now investing heavily in solutions based on machine learning. The demand for qualified specialists has also increased by leaps and bounds. Several universities around the world offer degrees with a focus on data science or artificial intelligence, and this content is also becoming significantly more important at German universities. While universities concentrate primarily on the mathematical and theoretical concepts, the skills and knowledge required for training machine learning models for problems in the real world ...

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Criminals are increasingly using AI
AI protection attack deepfake

Criminals use artificial intelligence - not just for deepfakes. Europol, UNICRI and Trend Micro report on current and future threats from AI. Trend Micro today announced a new research report, produced in partnership with Europol and the United Nations Interregional Institute for Crime and Justice Research (UNICRI). In it, the security researchers deal with the current and possible future use of artificial intelligence (AI) by criminals. The report provides law enforcement agencies, policy makers and other organizations with information about current and potential future attacks using artificial intelligence, as well as recommendations ...

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BSI plans AI certification “Made in Germany”
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Safe design of artificial intelligence: AI certification “Made in Germany”. Fraunhofer IAIS and the Federal Office for Information Security BSI start strategic cooperation to develop test methods for the certification of artificial intelligence systems. In the presence of NRW Digital Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Arne Schönbohm, President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), and Prof. Dr. Stefan Wrobel, head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS, today signed a cooperation agreement to promote the development of an AI certification "Made in Germany". The aim of the cooperation is to develop test methods that can be used as…

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Sophos Cloud Optix: Optimizing costs with tools
SophosNews

New tools for Sophos Cloud Optix ensure the compliance of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure cloud environments and at the same time help to save costs for cloud services. The use of the public cloud harbors some stumbling blocks for companies. In addition to the traditional security concepts, which must also be implemented in the cloud, companies must also pay attention to the configuration and the assignment of rights for access to the cloud infrastructure. This is the only way to use the public cloud securely and avoid compliance problems. With Sophos Cloud Optix, companies and MSPs can monitor their cloud environments and at the same time automate reactions to ...

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AI analysis in cloud video surveillance 
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

People take in most of the information visually. This is difficult for machines. Why? Video data is very large. Therefore, there are massive challenges when trying to analyze video using today's artificial intelligence (AI) tools. It starts with the challenge of aggregating the large amounts of data in one place and making it available to the AI ​​in a structured manner. In addition, aspects of security and data protection must be taken into account. What would not be possible if the streams of a large number of cameras at places as far away as you want with artificial ...

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AI engine fends off attempted fraud
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

Q5: New AI engine based solution prevents fraud attempts. The SaaS solution Shape AI Fraud Engine (SAFE) protects companies and consumers. F5 has released the new SaaS solution Shape AI Fraud Engine (SAFE). It prevents fraudulent online transactions that existing security solutions fail to detect. Based on Shape's industry-leading know-how, SAFE uses a proven AI engine to evaluate every online transaction across a variety of telemetry, environmental and behavioral data. It recognizes exactly the respective intent of the user and blocks human fraudsters - before the attempt is successful. New solution relieves users with higher security Conventional ...

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Acronis Cyber ​​Protect 15
Acronis Cyber ​​Protect 15

Acronis has been involved in data security for a long time, but Acronis Cyber ​​Protect 15 not only provides backup but also next-generation malware protection. Acronis announces the release of the Acronis Cyber ​​Protect 2 B15B solution that combines backup, disaster recovery, next-generation malware protection, cybersecurity and endpoint management tools into a single solution. Cyber ​​Protect 15 also offers video conference protection as an on-premise solution that prevents the use of applications such as Zoom, Webex and Microsoft Teams while working from home. The results of the Cyber ​​Readiness Report 2020 show why companies have a cost-effective ...

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Deep learning for cybersecurity
Trend Micro News

The cybersecurity industry is one of the many areas that have benefited significantly from AI and deep learning. When used effectively, artificial intelligence improves the ability of cybersecurity solutions to detect a wide range of threats, including brand new or unclassified threats. The process of using AI efficiently, among other things, usually includes cutting-edge models, an iterative method to improve the accuracy of the model, and accurately labeled data. In many cybersecurity companies that use AI, the requirements mentioned - in particular the process of accurately labeling data - ...

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