97 percent of CIOs are deploying or looking at edge AI
New research shows that 97 percent of CIOs have edge AI either already deployed or on their
roadmap, with only three percent reporting no current plans to implement these technologies.
The report from ZEDEDA, based on a survey by Censuswide of over 300 US CIOs, finds 80 percent of CIOs with deployed edge AI solutions use them for customer experience improvements, while nearly as many (77 percent) focus on risk management applications, including predictive maintenance.
Autonomous AI agents aim to streamline enterprise development
The use of AI in software development can save valuable time completing routine tasks. But what if it could autonomously respond to events, implement changes, and submit code through standard pull requests?
This is what Zencoder is doing with the launch today of Autonomous Zen Agents for CI/CD, bringing groundbreaking AI automation directly into the software development infrastructure.
Docker introduces Hardened Images to boost supply chain security
Security of the enterprise software supply chain isn't solved with buzz or branding. It is solved with trust, scale, and seamless integration into real developer workflows.
To meet everyday software supply chain challenges Docker is launching Docker Hardened Images (DHI), a curated catalog of security-hardened, enterprise-grade container images.
Starburst platform updates boost enterprise AI initiatives
Updates to the Starburst data platform for apps and AI are designed to accelerate enterprise AI initiatives and support the transition to a future-ready data architecture built on a data lakehouse.
At the heart of these changes are Starburst AI Workflows, a purpose-built suite of capabilities that speed AI experimentation to production for enterprises. AI Workflows provides a link between vector-native search, metadata-driven context, and robust governance, all on an open data lakehouse architecture.
Why threat hunting is more vital than ever [Q&A]
The threat landscape is rapidly changing and businesses can no longer simply wait for an attack to be caught by traditional tools or decide how to respond after it occurs.
Mike Mitchell, VP of threat intelligence at Intel 471, has experienced the evolution of threat hunting first-hand as he's been in the industry for decades. We spoke to him to learn more.
How social media is changing workplace communication
Time was when office colleagues would exchange information, ideas and gossip around the water cooler or coffee machine.
That's changing because of technology though, new research reveals that platforms like TikTok and Instagram are directly influencing how 83 percent of people communicate professionally, fueling conflict and misunderstanding among an increasingly intergenerational workforce.
Why subsea cables are essential to business resilience [Q&A]
While businesses focus on cloud services and digital transformation, they often don't realize that their operations depend on the massive cable networks laid underwater.
Recent incidents have highlighted how critical these subsea cables are for business continuity, so do businesses need to rethink their approach to infrastructure as a result? We spoke to Sharat Sinha, director and CEO of Airtel Business to find out.
International fraudsters target US government programs
International bad actors -- like fraudsters from Russia and China -- are driving one in eight fraud attempts in the US, seeking everything from access to government services to loans, according to a new report.
During the pandemic, government agencies were flooded with fraudulent applications that went undetected by outdated methods. This study from Socure shows AI-powered technologies are enabling fraudsters to supercharge their efforts, hitting government agencies and commercial entities at once, with relentless speed, and at scale.
Companies take an average of four months to report a ransomware attack
A new study from Comparitech, based on data collected from 2,600 attacks between 2018 and 2023, shows the average time for a US company to report a data breach following a ransomware attack is 4.1 months.
From 2018 to 2023, the average time to report a ransomware breach has increased, rising from 2.1 months in 2018 to just over five months in 2023. Healthcare has the lowest reporting time with 3.7 months, while businesses (4.2 months) and government entities (4.1 months) are similar.
GenAI vulnerable to prompt injection attacks
New research shows that one in 10 prompt injection atempts against GenAI systems manage to bypass basic guardrails. Their non-deterministic nature also means failed attempts can suddenly succeed, even with identical content.
AI security company Pangea ran a Prompt Injection Challenge in March this year. The month-long initiative attracted more than 800 participants from 85 countries who attempted to bypass AI security guardrails across three virtual rooms with increasing levels of difficulty.
Chainguard launches malware-resistant dependencies for Python
The Python programming language has become the foundation of modern AI and machine learning applications. Of course that makes it a prime target for supply chain attacks.
Public registries do minimal vetting of hosted artifacts, and they don't provide assurance that the distributed library matches its source code, exposing enterprises to supply chain attacks. Python libraries are also susceptible to supply chain attacks because many projects include more than just pure Python code -- for example project maintainers often rebundle shared system libraries into their Python libraries to ensure stable behavior.
Stratoshark has been donated to the Wireshark Foundation to boost open source cloud security
Cloud security company Sysdig has announced the donation of Stratoshark, the company's open source cloud forensics tool, to the Wireshark Foundation.
This move is aimed at fostering innovation within the community, building in the open, and pushing security forward with advanced tools that better understand cloud-native environments.
AI leads to a new phishing threat every 42 seconds
AI-powered phishing campaigns are bypassing traditional defenses as threat actors flood inboxes with polymorphic phishing, spoofed brands, and new malware families.
New research from the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) has tracked one malicious email every 42 seconds. Many of these were part of polymorphic phishing attacks that mutate in real-time in order to bypass traditional filters.
Poor online experience leads to rise in 'digital rage'
A new report from performance analytics company Conviva highlights a rise in 'digital rage' as 91 percent of consumers report encountering frustrating digital service issues in the past year.
Businesses risk backlash, lost revenue, and damaged reputations if they fail to address these problems. Poor digital experiences have immediate and tangible impacts on revenue as 55 percent of consumers abandon their purchase, 50 percent switch to another company, and 39 percent cancel their subscription.
UK government uses AI 'Humphrey' tool to review consultation responses
Fans of the 1980s British sitcom 'Yes Minister' will know the character Sir Humphrey -- a senior civil servant whose main role seemed to be to prevent ministers from implementing their policies. You may also know that Humphrey is the name of the Downing Street cat.
With its tongue firmly in its cheek then, the UK government is introducing 'Humphrey', a bundle of AI tools designed to speed up the work of civil servants and cut back time spent on admin, and money spent on contractors.
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Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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