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ChatGPT: The Right Tool for the Job?

Since it was first released to the public late last year, ChatGPT has successfully captured the attention of many. OpenAI’s large language model chatbot is intriguing for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the manner in which it responds to human users. ChatGPT’s language usage resembles that of an experienced professional. But while its responses are delivered with unshakeable confidence, its content is not always as impressive.

CrowdStrike's Artificial Intelligence Tooling Uses Similarity Search to Analyze Script-Based Malware Attack Techniques

According to the AV-TEST Institute, more than 1 billion strains of malware have been created, and more than 500,00 new pieces of malware are detected every day. One of the main reasons for this rapid growth is that malware creators frequently reuse source code. They modify existing malware to meet the specific objectives of an attack campaign or to avoid signature-based detection.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: Oakland Ransomware Attack, BreachForums, Acropalypse Vulnerability, GPT-4

Grab a cup of coffee and join Ryan Kovar, Mick Baccio, and Audra Streetman for another episode of Coffee Talk with SURGe. The team from Splunk will discuss the latest security news, including: Mick and Ryan shared their takes on responding to 0day vulnerabilities and the trio also discussed GPT-4 and the future of generative AI.

AI Has Your Business Data

Some of the world’s largest tech companies, like Google and Microsoft, have embedded AI into their business productivity suites, with Microsoft going a step further and releasing AI Copilot for Power Apps, its low-code platform. This integration has raised concerns over the decision-making power granted to business users to integrate data with AI and grant access, which can be done without oversight or control from IT.

Key Security AI Adoption Trends for 2023

It’s hard to go a day without some headline touting how generative AI is transforming the future of work. And this sentiment certainly rings true in the security industry as security operations centers (SOCs) continue to mature their security posture with automation so that they can protect their enterprise and customer data. But how are leaders and teams feeling about the progress of AI adoption and how the tools are being used?

The Risks of Using ChatGPT to Write Client-Side Code

Since OpenAI released its AI chatbot software ChatGPT in November of 2022, people from all over the internet have been vocal about this program recently. Whether you love this software or despise it, the bottom line on it seems to be that the technology behind ChapGPT isn’t going anywhere. At least not in the near-to-distant future, it seems. Those who have been curious can try out this enhanced conversational AI software, have found that their results are often varied when using ChatGPT.

Should You Trust LLMs with Sensitive Data? Exploring the security risks of GenAI

As more businesses integrate AI into their workflows, it opens the door to unprecedented security and privacy risks. Amidst LLM’s immense power and unmatched capabilities, concerns around security and privacy often take a backseat. While some businesses deliberately ignore privacy concerns, the most common cause of this lack of concern is a gap in understanding the nature of the risks.

Five worthy reads: Hello from the dark side-the nefarious nature of voice AI technology

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, we are exploring voice-activated AI technology that allows computers to comprehend and respond to human speech, while analyzing some of its detrimental drawbacks.