Sora Shimazaki / Pexels It’s an age-old question among Apple fans: Does your Mac need antivirus software? Traditionally, the popular answer has been no — Macs have strong built-in protections, the argument goes, and antivirus apps can potentially slow down your computer. In the end, the trade-off didn’t seem to be worth it. But is …
Sen. Mitt Romney’s call for enhanced federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) faces hurdles, according to experts, who say the technology’s rapid advancement and wide-ranging applications pose significant challenges to effective regulation. Many observers agree that AI can pose risks, but they also point out how hard it is to decide which AI systems need strict …
COMPANY NEWS: Cohesity, a leader in AI-powered data security and management, today announced it is collaborating with Intel to bring Intel’s confidential computing capabilities to the Cohesity Data Cloud. Leveraged with Fort Knox, Cohesity’s industry-leading cyber vault service, this data-in-use encryption innovation will be the first of its kind in the data management industry. Together, Cohesity …
Dynatrace, a leader in unified observability and security, today announced an expanded go-to-market (GTM) partnership with Google Cloud. Together, the two companies will enable more customers worldwide to adopt the Dynatrace platform on Google Cloud for AI-powered analytics and automation of their cloud-native environments to achieve their digital transformation goals. The GTM motions include joint …
Oracle Financial Services introduced an artificial intelligence-powered cloud service that helps banks mitigate anti-money laundering (AML) risks. The new Oracle Financial Services Compliance Agent “identifies and remediates vulnerabilities,” the company said in a Monday (April 8) press release. “Putting Compliance Agent in the hands of financial-crime compliance officers will help enable banks to thwart potential money laundering opportunities more …
Visa and Skipify partnered to streamline consumers’ checkout experience with Skipify’s next-generation digital wallet. The collaboration will enable Skipify customers in a growing number of global markets to link Visa Click to Pay cards with their Skipify Connected Wallet, the companies said in a Thursday (April 4) press release. When this direct connection is enabled, Skipify’s identity-powered wallet will recognize the …
This week in artificial intelligence (AI) news, the U.S. and the U.K. are collaborating on safety tests for advanced AI technologies. Tech giants like Google and Microsoft have formed a task force to prepare workers for the AI era, addressing the urgent need for AI skills in evolving job markets. In venture capital, AI has shifted from a hot …
Online dating safety tips to know Stay safe while swiping through dating apps with these tips. Problem Solved Dating apps have become something of a necessity for many single people. Of course, it’s still possible to meet someone the old-fashioned way with a meet-cute worthy of a sappy holiday movie, but dating apps and websites …
Lockchain.ai has debuted what it calls the first AI-powered blockchain risk management platform. The company, founded by a trio of cybersecurity CEOs, announced its launch Monday (April 1), saying its platform offered “automated risk management solutions to traders, investors, and fund managers in the blockchain ecosystem.” According to a news release, the company — which just emerged from …
A long con social engineering attack that could have resulted in a large number of Internet servers being backdoored was detected and blocked this weekend thanks to the heroic work of one hacker. Postgres developer Andres Freund, who is currently employed by Microsoft, stumbled on the issue a few weeks ago when he noticed performance …