Prompt Fuzzer: Open-Source Tool for Strengthening GenAI Apps

Prompt Fuzzer is interactive and user-friendly, allowing users to repeat the process as many times as needed to harden their system prompts and see their security score increase as the prompt becomes more resilient.

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Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues

Microsoft provides an easy and logical first step into GenAI for many organizations, but beware of the pitfalls.

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U.S. Government Releases New AI Security Guidelines for Critical Infrastructure

The U.S. government has unveiled new security guidelines aimed at bolstering critical infrastructure against artificial intelligence (AI)-related threats.
“These guidelines are informed by the whole-of-government effort to assess AI risks across all sixteen critical infrastructure sectors, and address threats both to and from, and involving AI systems,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)&

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Muddling Meerkat Hackers Manipulate DNS Using China’s Great Firewall

Discovered by Infoblox, the threat activity does not have a clear goal or motivation but demonstrates sophistication and advanced capabilities to manipulate global DNS systems.

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FCC Imposes $200 Million in Fines on Four US Carriers

The FCC has fined four major U.S. wireless carriers – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon – a total of nearly $200 million for unlawfully selling access to their customers’ real-time location data without consent.

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Google Rejected 2.28 Million Risky Android Apps From Play Store in 2023

Additionally, the tech giant reports that it identified and blocked 333,000 Google Play accounts that uploaded malware, fraudulent apps, or engaged in repeated grave policy violations.

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Thoma Bravo to take UK cybersecurity company Darktrace private in $5B deal

Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, is set to acquire the U.K.-based cybersecurity company Darktrace in a deal valued at around $5 billion. The deal is pending shareholder approval and is expected to be finalized by the end of 2024.

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The Darkgate Menace: Leveraging Autohotkey & Attempt to Evade SmartScreen

Researchers found a novel infection chain associated with the DarkGate malware, which is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) developed using Borland Delphi and marketed as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) offering on a Russian-language cybercrime forum.

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Security Flaws in IRS Systems Pose Risk to Financial Statements, GAO Says

In its report, the GAO highlighted “new and continuing” shortcomings with information systems and the safeguarding of assets, issues that increase the likelihood of unauthorized access to sensitive IRS data.

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New U.K. Law Bans Default Passwords on Smart Devices Starting April 2024

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is calling on manufacturers of smart devices to comply with new legislation that prohibits them from using default passwords, effective April 29, 2024.
“The law, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (or PSTI act), will help consumers to choose smart devices that have been designed to

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