Tag: Cybersecurity

. ChatGPT, OpenAI's advanced language model, creates code that has been gaining a lot of attention. Researchers conducted a test to check the security risk. ChatGPT's code failed all minimal security standards. Hence it is not encouraged to be used without manual review by a coder. Awareness of ChatGPT's security flaws should be raised to prevent catastrophic consequences.

Fletch, an AI-powered cybersecurity vendor, recently announced the successful closing of a $12.5 million Series A funding round, led by venture capital firm True Ventures. Fletch leverages the power of NLP technology to scan 10,000 articles a day in order to detect cyber threats and provide organisations with a risk profile to protect their tech stack. With its cutting-edge threat detection capabilities, Fletch is revolutionising the way organisations can protect against cyberattacks.

As cloud providers evolve into cybersecurity companies, data gravity provides an essential tool to help them offer services and applications to secure customer data. Through investing in security technologies and applications, these organizations are leading the way in combatting cyber threats on the shared responsibility model. In 2021, Google Cloud has moved to bring guidance, tools, and security blueprints to their customers, and Amazon followed quietly with their security lake feature. Microsoft has also released Defender for individuals, marking their investments in security. Optimists look to a future where cloud providers lead the way in protecting data.

ChatGPT has become increasingly popular in recent years, but with the increase in popularity comes an increase in scams. OpenAI offers a free version of ChatGPT and scammers attempt to trick people into paying for similar services. Research from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 revealed a 910% increase in monthly registrations for domains related to ChatGPT fromNov 2022 - April 2023 and an 18,000% increase in squatting domains from DNS security logs. Be mindful when exchanging sensitive data and also be aware of scams related to OpenAI's TESLA founder Elon Musk. Only use ChatGPT services through OpenAI's official website and keep yourself safe.

A survey of IT and cybersecurity decision-makers reported that hackers could use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology such as ChatGPT to craft more authentic phishing emails and spread misinformation. Lingaro, an Australian company, has created an NLP model to automate customer service and improve customer experience. Organizations must be prepared and aware of the risks of ChatGPT.