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Why Data Integration For Predictive Cybersecurity Fails
Klaudia Zaika is the CEO of Apriorit, a software development company that provides engineering services globally to tech companies. Predictive cybersecurity is a promising concept. Many cybersecurity vendors my company works with want to…
US ports are quietly testing AI despite cybersecurity and logistics challenges
At the Port of New Orleans, a cargo ship docks. On board are power transformers, wind turbine components, and industrial generators used to construct data centers in the US. Moving these unwieldy pieces of equipment inland from the port is a…
OpenAI Paused Astra Over Cybersecurity Fears. AI Hacking Is Here To Stay.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming cybersecurity, giving both defenders and attackers powerful new capabilities as autonomous AI systems increasingly identify vulnerabilities, develop exploits and execute cyberattacks at machine speed.
OpenAI expands Daybreak cybersecurity initiative as AI agent threats evolve
OpenAI said it is expanding its Daybreak cybersecurity initiative to include two different access tiers: Daybreak Blue and Daybreak Red. The company introduced Daybreak in May as a way for its ecosystem partners to use its most advanced AI models…
OpenAI slows down Astra development due to cybersecurity concerns
The AI giant said that it couldn't 'rule out critical cyber capabilities' when it came to the upcoming Astra model. Shortly after a major cybersecurity incident where OpenAI's models hacked into an open source machine learning platform called…
Chinese Components In Royal Navy's New Drone Boat Raise Cyber Security Concerns
Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Chinese-made components in cameras aboard U.K. Royal Navy unmanned surface vessels (USVs) were found transmitting data to a device in…
OpenAI Pauses Work on AI Model Over Serious Cybersecurity Risks
Just days after an OpenAI model went rogue and hacked into Hugging Face, the company has announced it is pausing work on a separate upcoming model due to concerns that it may have gained “critical cyber capabilities.” The company says…
Telangana Cyber Security Bureau busts three call centres in Delhi targeting Telangana victims with fake loan offers
A Delhi-based cyber fraud network allegedly used Telugu-speaking women to make fake loan calls to victims across Telangana, with the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) busting three call centres and apprehending 21 women tele callers and a…
OpenAI tightens controls on its new model over cybersecurity risks, as AI security debate intensifies
OpenAI paused some 'internal activities' on its new Astra model, saying it was concerned the model could be capable of launching cyberattacks autonomously. The company said it cannot yet rule out that the model had reached its 'Critical'…
OpenAI hits pause on new bot testing over 'critical' risk concerns in latest AI cybersecurity incident
OpenAI is tapping the brakes on some “internal activities” involving its new model, Astra, over concerns it might have reached a critical cybersecurity risk level – following a string of AI bots that went rogue during internal…
7 key trends defining the cybersecurity market today
AI is having a seismic impact on the cybersecurity market. Record-shattering amounts of venture capital is flowing into a new generation of startups focused on AI cybersecurity. At the same time, established cybersecurity vendors are racing to…
Cybersecurity M&A Spree Maps the Next Attack Surface
During the first half of the year, the cybersecurity industry recorded over 215 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) collectively worth over a hundred billion dollars. But the more consequential signal was buried beneath the transaction count. Artificial…
Corma launches with $60M in funding for defensive cybersecurity AI
Defensive cybersecurity startup Corma Labs Ltd. today announced it has raised $60 million in seed funding to build a foundation model purpose-built for security defense. Founded in 2025, Corma runs offices in Tel Aviv and San Francisco and…
OpenAI Pauses Astra Model After Flagging It as a Critical Cybersecurity Risk - Memeburn
OpenAI said on August 7, 2026 that it cannot rule out “critical” cybersecurity capabilities in Astra, its next major model family. The company is pausing internal development that does not meet stricter security requirements and has…
UK AISI Finds Frontier Models Autonomously Chose Deception During Cybersecurity Evaluation
During a cyber evaluation conducted by the UK AI Security Institute (AISI), an Anthropic Mythos 5 model attempted a supply-chain attack on a real open-source project hosted on GitHub. The model generated multiple fake online identities and used…
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