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4 collaboration security mistakes companies are still making
Online collaboration apps have become critical for business, yet many organizations haven’t corrected the security errors they made when rushing to implement these tools at the start of the pandemic.
OpenAI launches new alignment division to tackle risks of superintelligent AI
The makers of ChatGPT have announced the company will be dedicating 20% of its compute processing power over the next four years to stop superintelligent AI from “going rogue."
Lawyers and Incident Response can be a dangerous combo
In many ways, lawyers, CIOs and CISOs have the same mission: protect the enterprise from forces that want to do harm. But those two professions often approach the task in such polar opposite ways that they fight each other instead of...
Apple warns that UK's Online Safety Bill puts people at 'greater risk'
Some laws don't make you safer. Apple has joined the chorus of those who know what they're talking about to warn against a UK bill that breaks end-to-end encryption.
With one June Patch Tuesday update, Microsoft falls short
This month's updates for Windows include one fix that requires extra steps to deploy. But you’ll need to do some sleuthing to get the full story.
Recent Teams, Office outages were caused by cyberattacks: Microsoft
The disruptions experienced in early June were DDoS attacks by a hacker group, Storm-1359, which could be linked to Russia.
Apple beefs up enterprise identity, device management
At this year's WWDC, the company introduced a raft of new capabilities related to Managed Apple IDs and to user identity as a whole.
June's Patch Tuesday updates focus on Windows, Office
Microsoft rolled out 73 updates this week, but none of them were showstoppers — a welcome respite after months of zero-day fixes.
How and why to use FIDO Security Keys for Apple ID
In a world that needs Apple’s recently-improved Lockdown Mode to protect good people against bad actors, high-risk individuals should consider using physical security keys to protect their Apple ID.
WWDC: 18+ ways Apple plans to make you more secure
Apple is focused on providing industry-leading privacy features and the best data security in the world. What did it announce at WWDC 2023?
Cisco brings generative AI to Webex and Cisco Security Cloud
At its annual Cisco Live event, Cisco announced it will be rolling out new summarization capabilities for Webex users and the contact center, alongside AI-powered security assistants.
Governments worldwide grapple with regulation to rein in AI dangers
As generative AI revolutionizes tech, governments around the world are trying to come up with regulations that encourage its benefits while minimizing risks such as bias and disinformation.
ChatGPT creators and others plead to reduce risk of global extinction from their tech
A second open letter warning of the threats posed by artificial intelligence was signed by many of its most prominent creators, who called controlling it ‘a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT app for iPad, iPhone hits 500K downloads
The app's popularity comes with a warning: businesses need to lock down data before it leaks.
Addigy promises a fix for Apple devices stuck on OSUpdateScan
The company's MDM Watchdog Utility monitors the MDM framework on devices and automatically forces the installation of software patches when they have not been put in place.
Google killer, killed: Neeva and the limits of privacy as a philosophy
A search startup that revolved around providing an ad-free, privacy-centric alternative to Google is calling it quits — and it's well worth our while to contemplate why.
G7 leaders warn of AI dangers, say the time to act is now
Over the weekend, G7 members met to discuss a variety of issues, including one topic not normally on the agenda: the dangers of generative AI. They called for action to rein in the fast-evolving technology.
