Tag: Security
AI-driven video analyzer sets new standards in human action detection
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain What if a security camera could not only capture video but understand what’s happening—distinguishing between routine activities and potentially dangerous behavior in real time? That’s the…
Legal system fails to protect people from malicious copyright cases at the cost of sexual privacy, study warns
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Changes need to be made to the UK legal system to protect people from exploitative litigation designed to prey on vulnerabilities, a new study warns. Reforms…
US seizes internet domains allegedly used by Russian hackers
The United States announced the seizure of 41 internet domains allegedly used by Russian intelligence agents. The United States announced the seizure on Thursday of 41 internet domains allegedly used…
Study finds that thousands of browser extensions compromise user data
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their web browsers, are wildly popular. Some of the most-used extensions find shopping deals, fix…
Large language models can help detect social media bots—but can also make the problem worse
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An external study of Twitter in 2022 estimated that between a third and two thirds of accounts on the social media site were bots. And many…
Future cybersecurity incidents are almost a certainty, asserts US policy arm of global computing society
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Association for Computing Machinery’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) has released a “Statement on Mass Cybersecurity Incidents Likely to Recur.” On July 18, 2024, CrowdStrike,…
Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry—how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’
Credit: Godisable Jacob from Pexels Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving, Mae awoke, set her hair in curlers and switched on her laptop. The screen froze and a message appeared.…
Protecting connected, self-driving vehicles from hackers
This Lincoln MKZ is an open connected and automated vehicle for academic and industry testing at Mcity, a world-class proving ground for advanced mobility vehicles operated by University of Michigan’s…
