Google Announces ChatGPT Rival ‘Bard’

ChatGPT is everywhere in the news, and for good reason. The conversational chatbot is very impressive, and is an example of the power of modern AI for those with and without tech experience. Now, other companies want in. Google appears to be the latest, with its offering, dubbed “Bard.” Bard is powered by Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). …

Is ChatGPT a Security Risk?

ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. After amassing over 100 million users, the chatbot is entertaining new users and terrifying the tech world alike. But while the AI technology behind ChatGPT is both concerning and impressive, does it pose a cybersecurity risk? What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a chat bot created by OpenAI, a company with an impressive track record …

‘We Hacked the Hackers’

Quite often, cybsecurity news is negative or bleak. We hear story after story about hacking groups successfully attacking schools, hospitals, and companies, and holding their data for ransom. For once, we have a story with a positive twist: We hacked the hackers. As reported by Reuters, On Thursday, Jan. 26, the FBI announced it had covertly “hacked and disrupted” the …

Ransomware Doesn’t Pay Like It Used To

Good news in the battle against ransomware attacks (but bad news for hackers). While some bad actors might be tempted to jump into the dark world of ransomware for the profits, as it turns out, there seems to be a fundamental problem: Victims aren’t paying. According to Ars Technica, there have been two studies as of late showing a dramatic …

The Security Benefits of a Security Key

If you spend any time around cybersecurity aficionados, you’ll never hear the end of the importance of two security tools: a strong and unique password, and two-factor authentication. However, there is a third tool in your arsenal to keep bad actors at bay, albeit less convenient than the former two software-based solutions. We’re talking, of course, about security keys. Security …

What’s a Zero-Day Vulnerability?

The cybersecurity news is full of horror stories these days of companies patching terrible security vulnerabilities left and right. But one term keeps popping up throughout these reports, so much so it might have you wondering: What is a zero-day vulnerability? When you read an article in the news (or in this newsletter) that talks about a company like Microsoft …