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v034: The Double-Edged Sword in 2024 Cybersecurity Landscape

  • January 4, 2024

Let’s kick off 2024 with a dose of AI Intelligence for v034!  With the surge in AI, you simply can’t get enough info about it.  Check out how to guard your data articles, and various articles regarding security and AI.  The top tip from me?  Always read the T&C’s for any AI feature within the products you use to ensure that your data is not used as training data.  As always, don’t forget the Vulnerability Vortex section at the bottom!

How to Guard Your Data from Exposure in ChatGPT

ChatGPT has transformed the way businesses generate textual content, which can potentially result in a quantum leap in productivity. However, Generative AI innovation also introduces a new dimension of data exposure risk, when employees inadvertently type or paste sensitive business data into ChatGPT, or similar applications. DLP solutions, the go-to solution for similar challenges, are ill-equipped to handle these challenges, since they focus on file-based data protection.

 

Companies Explore Ways to Safeguard Data in the Age of LLMs

Generative AI models are forcing companies to become creative about how they keep employees from giving away sensitive data.

 

Offensive and Defensive AI: Let’s Chat(GPT) About It

ChatGPT: Productivity tool, great for writing poems, and… a security risk?! In this article, we show how threat actors can exploit ChatGPT, but also how defenders can use it for leveling up their game.

 

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Prompt:
Describe what new cybersecurity risks and protections AI will offer to the world in 2024.

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In 2024, the integration of AI in cybersecurity will introduce several noteworthy developments. On one hand, cybercriminals are expected to leverage AI to create more sophisticated and targeted attacks. These attacks may involve AI-generated phishing emails, deepfake social engineering attacks, and AI-driven malware that can adapt and evade traditional security measures.

On the other hand, AI will play a pivotal role in bolstering cybersecurity defenses. AI-driven threat detection and response systems will become more advanced, capable of rapidly identifying and mitigating cyber threats in real-time. Machine learning algorithms will continuously analyze vast amounts of data to detect anomalies, predict potential breaches, and provide early warnings to security teams. Additionally, AI will aid in the automation of routine security tasks, reducing human error and allowing cybersecurity professionals to focus on more complex issues.

 

OpenAI confirms DDoS attacks behind ongoing ChatGPT outages

OpenAI has been addressing “periodic outages” due to DDoS attacks targeting its API and ChatGPT services within the last 24 hours.

 

AI Solutions Are the New Shadow IT

Like the SaaS shadow IT of the past, AI is placing CISOs and cybersecurity teams in a tough but familiar spot.

 

7 Uses for Generative AI to Enhance Security Operations

When it comes to security operations, Generative AI can play a significant role. It can be used to detect and prevent various threats, including malware, phishing attempts, and data breaches. Analyzing patterns and behaviors in large amounts of data allows it to identify suspicious activities and alert security teams in real-time.

 

Generative AI Security: Preventing Microsoft Copilot Data Exposure

Microsoft Copilot has been called one of the most powerful productivity tools on the planet.data breaches, or identity theft, the latest Cybernews research reveals.

 

Cybersecurity AI Trends to Watch in 2024

AI transforms cybersecurity by boosting defense and offense. It excels in spotting threats, adapting defenses and ensuring robust data backups. However, challenges include the rise of AI-driven attacks and privacy issues. Responsible AI use is crucial. The future involves human-AI collaboration to tackle evolving trends and threats in 2024.

 

AI’s efficacy is constrained in cybersecurity, but limitless in cybercrime

Bringing artificial intelligence into the cybersecurity field has created a vicious cycle. Cyber professionals now employ AI to enhance their tools and boost their detection and protection capabilities, but cybercriminals are also harnessing AI for their attacks. Security teams then use more AI in response to the AI-driven threats, and threat actors augment their AI to keep up, and the cycle continues.

 

Vulnerability Vortex

December Android updates fix critical zero-click RCE flaw

Google announced today that the December 2023 Android security updates tackle 85 vulnerabilities, including a critical severity zero-click remote code execution (RCE) bug.

 

Fake WordPress security advisory pushes backdoor plugin

WordPress administrators are being emailed fake WordPress security advisories for a fictitious vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-45124 to infect sites with a malicious plugin.

 

New Report: Unveiling the Threat of Malicious Browser Extensions

Compromising the browser is a high-return target for adversaries. Browser extensions, which are small software modules that are added to the browser and can enhance browsing experiences, have become a popular browser attack vector. This is because they are widely adopted among users and can easily turn malicious through developer actions or attacks on legitimate extensions.

 

WordPress Releases Update 6.4.2 to Address Critical Remote Attack Vulnerability

WordPress has released version 6.4.2 with a patch for a critical security flaw that could be exploited by threat actors by combining it with another bug to execute arbitrary PHP code on vulnerable sites.

 

CISA Adds OwnCloud And Google Chrome Bugs To Its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added ownCloud and Google Chrome vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

 

 

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While CEOs and presidents grapple with the complexities of business, marketplace, industry, strategy, and their board and stakeholders, they are left with little time or inclination to deal with the details of the incredibly dynamic technology landscape. Keeping one’s eye on the myriad of technology changes and how they can and will affect the business takes a specialized, dedicated, and experienced professional. That is exactly the role of the virtual CIO or CTO.
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Tracks trends, market direction and customer needs to plan the future of technology.  Recruits high performing team members and develops their skills by providing decision-making ownership and collaborative engagement.  Able to initiate culture change, lead by example, and get buy-in at all levels.  Known for facilitating energizing brainstorming sessions that generate actionable insights and create new revenue opportunities.

In 2000, Brian was introduced to the exhibitions and events industry when he joined 3rd Millennium Communications as Manager of Software Development for a Virtual Tradeshow Product.  That company was acquired by Galaxy Information Services and through additional acquisitions later became Experient.

As CIO of Experient, Brian oversaw the replacement and upgrade of every piece of legacy proprietary systems that supported the registration, housing, and lead retrieval services.  He also oversaw the transition from a paper-based and manual business operations to an entirely online and mobile app-based model.  Brian oversaw the strategy and operations of the Experient data center including their recent adoption and migration to cloud-based hosting to enhance availability, reliability, scalability, and recoverability.

Brian led the product development strategy and spearheaded several product concepts including eventBit™ which was granted a US patent in 2019 (Patent Number: US 10,311,267 B2).  He was also instrumental in the evolution of lead retrieval products from hardware-based units to smart phone-based mobile app technology.

Brian oversaw the cyber-security position for Experient including compliance to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), SSAE-18 SOC 1 Type II, and internal corporate security standards audits. Security scope included a 400-server data center, 700 end user devices, and credit card data environment, and a data center holding thousands of databases of customer data. Under Brian’s leadership, Experient successfully met or exceeded requirements for PCI since its introduction in 2005.

Brian’s business philosophy is rooted in a belief in the power of high performing teams, the necessity of self-disruption, the focus on the client’s perspective, the criticality of speed of change, and the utility of lean and agile development and operational processes.

Brian has the honor of being the first technology professional to participate as a director on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Exhibitions and Events® (IAEE). Organized in 1928 as the National Association of Exposition Managers to represent the interests of trade show and exposition managers, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events® is the leading association for the global exhibition industry. Today IAEE represents over 12,000 individuals in 50 countries who conduct and support exhibitions around the world. Being a data-centric leader, Brian is also proud to serve on the board of CEIR, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research.

Brian also believes that in today’s competitive employee market, the most successful companies must find ways to create enjoyable and engaged workplace environments. No stranger to performance, Brian was frequently seen on stage in front of the Experient organization delivering educational messages (such as not clicking on links within phishing emails) or just poking fun at his peers within the leadership team through music.

Brian is a Tennessee Volunteer at heart and his blood runs deep orange due to his undergraduate studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he received his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering with Honors.  He also earned a Masters of Science in Technology Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus.  His personal passions include his wife and two sons, music, and fitness.  He is a 30-year veteran of live music performance, a published musical play composer, and a recording studio engineer and producer.  When he’s not in the studio, you’ll find him out on his bike climbing the local hills.

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