As the controversial vehicle surveillance giant Flock Safety continues to expand, WIRED got the code for the company’s new AI policing tool and reconstructed the software to show that its capabilities go far beyond reading license plates and tracking vehicles.… Read More "Your Expired Visa Card Could Be ‘Zombified’ to Make Contactless Payments"
China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a861888d3fed06f8e21101b/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Uncanny-Valley-Podcast-Typhoon-Hack-Security-1130970903.jpg Earlier this year, insurance executives gathered in a Times Square conference room to play out a scenario: A Chinese cyberattack knocks out 5,000 US water utilities at once. If you think that’s a far-fetched scenario, think again. WIRED’s Andy… Read More "China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?"
OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a9b05bd8cf97243010f350d/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Security_OpenAI%20Agents%20Tried%20to%20Hack%20Another%20Website_v1.jpg After reporting last week that the surveillance company Flock Safety is building an AI search tool for law enforcement, WIRED reconstructed Flock’s latest search tool from code that the company sends to a police officer’s browser and uncovered key… Read More "OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website"
Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a43d616847560b1128c28ca/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Security_Data%20Broker%20Leak%20Exposes%208%20Million%20Photos%20of%20People%E2%80%99s%20Faces_v1.jpg When someone uploads a photo to the people-search tool ClarityCheck, the website has a clear message: “Your reverse image search is private and secure.” New research, though, shows that the website left more than 9 million image files, including… Read More "Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces"
OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a8499c64113fb1b06ff9ad3/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/OpenAI-Announces-New-AI-Safety-Strategy-After-Hugging-Face-Hack-Business.jpg OpenAI announced Tuesday that it has halted “a significant number” of training workloads and evaluations for its forthcoming frontier artificial intelligence model—codenamed Astra—while it implements new procedures meant to address cybersecurity risks. The ChatGPT maker says it is introducing… Read More "OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue"
ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a72122f1c13f653315c774b/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Security_ATMs%20Can%20Be%20Hacked%20Through%20The%20Software%20Supply%20Chain_v1.jpg For the past five years, security researcher Matt Burch has immersed himself in the esoteric and high-stakes world of ATM security, in which small software flaws can sometimes expose cold, hard cash. As Burch has bored deeper into the… Read More "ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain"
The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn
You may have noticed that Flock Safety’s automatic license plate reader cameras—and the cops who misuse them—are getting a lot of coverage lately. This week, WIRED found a particularly wild case: A cop in Alpharetta, Georgia, was accused of searching… Read More "The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn"
FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure
For years, China’s military and intelligence agencies, which carry out hacking campaigns against targets around the globe, have grown increasingly reliant on a vast web of proxy devices that enable and obfuscate their targeting. Now the FBI has named and… Read More "FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure"
Which certification to choose: CISSP, CISM, CISA or Security+?
Here is a detailed comparison of the four major cybersecurity certifications—CISSP, CISM, CISA, and Security+—designed to help you decide which path fits your career goals. Quick Comparison Table Feature Security+ (CompTIA) CISSP (ISC2) CISM (ISACA) CISA (ISACA) Best For… Beginners… Read More "Which certification to choose: CISSP, CISM, CISA or Security+?"
Overview of Security Program Operations
Any candidate preparing for cybersecurity or IT security exams will find that knowing about security program operations is important. This area discusses the how of implementation in this regard – where appropriate protective controls and processes are designed, implemented, monitored,… Read More "Overview of Security Program Operations"