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Industry
Study Examines Environmental Impact of AI and Energy Use
Nov 14, 2024 A study from the Polytechnic of Porto explores the environmental impact of Artificial Intelligence, focusing on energy consumption and carbon footprint while introducing the concept of "Green AI" to promote sustainable AI practices.
Tools
Microsoft Introduces SecEncoder Language Model for Security Applications
Nov 13, 2024 Microsoft Security AI Research has introduced SecEncoder, a new language model tailored for security applications, which outperforms established models in tasks such as log analysis and incident classification.
Threats
Cybersecurity Challenges in Mobility-as-a-Service Systems
Nov 11, 2024 Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) integrates various transportation modes into a single platform, utilizing artificial intelligence to optimize journeys while facing significant cybersecurity and privacy challenges.
Vulnerabilities
Google Advances AI for Software Vulnerability Discovery
Nov 11, 2024 On November 1, Google announced advancements in artificial intelligence for software vulnerability discovery, highlighting the successful identification of a buffer-underflow vulnerability in SQLite by its Big Sleep large language model agent.
Threats
Smart Grid 2.0: Enhancements and Security Challenges Identified
Nov 11, 2024 Many nations are promoting a green transition in the energy sector, with the introduction of Smart Grid 2.0 (SG2) aimed at enhancing efficiency and sustainability, while also facing significant security challenges.
Vulnerabilities
AI Agent Identifies Vulnerability in SQLite Database Engine
Nov 3, 2024 The Big Sleep team, a collaboration between Google Project Zero and Google DeepMind, has discovered a real-world vulnerability in the SQLite database engine, marking the first instance of an AI agent identifying an exploitable memory-safety issue in widely used software.
Industry
Cybersecurity Job Market Stagnates as Dissatisfaction Abounds
Nov 2, 2024 Despite 90% of organizations struggling with unfilled roles or underskilled workers in cybersecurity, hiring has stalled for the first time in six years, per the 2024 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study. The global workforce remains at 5.5 million, with just a 0.1% increase from 2023.
Tools
WhiteRabbitNeo: High-Powered Potential of Uncensored AI Pentesting for Attackers and Defenders
Nov 2, 2024 WhiteRabbitNeo is an offensive security gen-AI model, he told SecurityWeek. Its purpose is to allow security teams to examine their infrastructures, detect vulnerabilities that can be exploited (by developing exploits for the vulnerabilities), and provide remediations for those vulnerabilities, explains Manoske.