Neuralink founder Elon Musk on Tuesday announced a new system that can "record from and stimulate [signals called] spikes in neurons” in the human brain at an unprecedented magnitude. The firm aims to …
Researchers Easily Trick Cylance’s AI-Based Antivirus Into Thinking Malware Is ‘Goodware’
Security researchers with Skylight Cyber have found a surprisingly easy way to let malware bypass Cylance’s AI-based anti-malware solution. The research shows that while artificial intelligence holds …
Federal and SLED IT managers say AI will be a game changer
A new survey by MeriTalk indicates that 90% of IT managers in Federal, state, local, and higher education (SLED) organizations say that in over the past two years, a shift has taken place toward the …
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69% of organizations believe they can’t respond to critical threats without AI
Nearly 7 in 10 (69%) organizations need artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in order to be able to respond to cyberattacks, while 61% can't detect critical threats without AI, a new Capgemini …
Google defends letting human workers listen to Assistant voice conversations
In response to a report by Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS showing that Google lets human workers listen to audio captured by Google Assistant software, the tech giant acknowledges that its …
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OODA Network Interview: Dan Wachtler
This post is based on an interview with Dan Wachtler. It is part of our series of interviews of OODA Network members. Our objective with these interviews is to provide actionable information of …
AI for Fraud Detection to Triple by 202
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) projects that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for fraud detection will triple by 2021. At the moment a mere 13% of firms use AI for …
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Cybersecurity Should Be Handled by Law Enforcement and Government, Report
A new Palo Alto Networks survey among respondents from Europe, the Middle East and Africa shows that one in four people (25%) believe that law enforcement agencies should be responsible for …
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Researchers develop a technique to vaccinate algorithms against adversarial attacks
Researchers with CSIRO’s Data61 have developed a method to employ machine learning in order to "vaccinate" systems against adversarial attacks, which are attempts to tamper with machine learning …
US Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Concerns of Deepfakes
Last week, four intelligence experts warned the US House Intelligence Committee in a testimony about the growing risks resulting from the development of increasingly sophisticated deepfakes, which are …
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