Tag: genai
341% Rise in Advanced Phishing Attacks – May 22nd
SlashNext's report revealed a 341% increase in malicious phishing links, business email compromise (BEC), Quishing, and attachment-based threats in the past six months. "The State of Phishing 2024" report also states that malicious email and messaging threats have increased by 856% over the past 12 months, amplified by the emergence of generative AI.
Employee mistrust of workplace AI is growing
Amid widespread speculation that artificial intelligence (AI) will make most of today’s jobs redundant and even replace humanity itself, the UK’s Institute for the Future of Work has taken a more pragmatic approach. Its study on the impact of modern technologies on almost 5,000 workers highlights employee concerns about the adverse effect AI is already having on their day-to-day work lives. While the majority of those surveyed believed that older technologies such as laptops and smartphones generally improve their quality of life, the same is not true of AI.
Security Flaws Found in ChatGPT Plugins – March 15th
According to Salt Labs research, third-party OpenAI ChatGPT plugin security flaws could allow attackers to install malicious plugins, and hijack third-party website accounts. Leveraging security gaps in ChatGPT plugins' large language models (LLMs), OAuth workflow, and PluginLab both feature weaponizable vulnerabilities.
The EU’s AI Rules Get Final Approval – March 14th
Five years after its proposal, European Union lawmakers approved the artificial intelligence law, a world-first on AI rules. Centered around consumer safety, the EU's AI Act takes a "risk-based approach" to AI-powered products.
Businesses turn their back on GenAI
The reaction of businesses to the introduction of generative AI (GenAI) in the year since the launch of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT is one of increasing suspicion and disappointment. Over one in four organizations have banned the use of GenAI outright. The majority of companies are now also refusing to trust a technology that has already gained a reputation for making errors and even entirely fabricating information, a failing that is referred to as “hallucinating”. According to Cisco’s newly-released 2024 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, 68 percent of organizations mistrust GenAI because it gets results wrong and 69 percent also believe it could hurt their company’s legal rights. The study draws on responses from 2,600 privacy and security professionals across 12 geographies.