Eric Goldstein, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, speaks during the Elastic Public Sector Summit 2024. (Scoop News Group photo) Departing top CISA official reflects on nearly four years in the cyber hot seat Eric Goldstein spoke with CyberScoop about where the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has made progress, lessons learned and what’s next. May 17, 2024 By Tim Starks
Harry Coker testifies during his confirmation hearing to become the national cyber director before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Nov. 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) ONCD report: ‘Fundamental transformation’ in cyber, tech drove 2023 risks Evolving critical infrastructure risks, ransomware, supply chain exploitation, commercial spyware and AI were the top trends, the office reported. May 7, 2024 By Tim Starks
A passenger reads a paper featuring images of different facial expressions of then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin while riding in a subway carriage in Saint-Petersburg, on March 5, 2012. (OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images) Russian AI-generated propaganda struggles to find an audience A long-running Kremlin propaganda campaign is experimenting with AI to create phony news sites but isn’t reaching a significant audience. Dec 5, 2023 By Elias Groll
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) US and UK release guidelines for secure AI development Washington and London want developers and users of machine learning tools to devote more resources toward security. Nov 27, 2023 By Elias Groll
Safe Mode Perri Adams on DARPA’s AI cyber challenge and Israeli cyber operations Perri Adams, Program Manager for DARPA Oct 12, 2023 By CyberScoop Staff
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) calls on reporters following the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol on September 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) How Congress can make the most of Schumer’s AI Insight Forums Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's landmark effort to develop AI policy needs to get the right people in the room to be successful. Sep 13, 2023 By Kevin Allison
Brain technology think illustration Creativity modern Idea and Concept Vector Bruce Schneier gets inside the hacker’s mind The cryptographer, security professional and Harvard Kennedy School lecturer talks about his new book, "A Hacker’s Mind." Aug 23, 2023 By CyberScoop Staff
Attendees of the AI red-teaming challenge at the DEF CON security conference in Las Vegas attempt to complete challenges exposing the vulnerabilities of large language models. (Courtesy of AI Village) Fifty minutes to hack ChatGPT: Inside the DEF CON competition to break AI More than 2,000 hackers attacked cutting-edge chatbots to discover vulnerabilities — and demonstrated the challenges for red-teaming AI. Aug 18, 2023 By Elias Groll
Arati Prabhakar attends the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton on May 01, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images) White House is fast-tracking executive order on artificial intelligence President Biden's top science adviser says a realization about the risks posed by AI is fueling an urgent effort to put up guardrails. Aug 12, 2023 By Elias Groll
Photo by Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images Hacker vs. machine at DEF CON: Thousands of security researchers vie to outsmart AI in Las Vegas The first-of-its-kind hacking contest will challenge security researchers to infiltrate and potentially compromise AI chatbots. Aug 10, 2023 By Elias Groll