Secure AI Weekly

SAIF Risk Assessment: A new tool to help secure AI systems across industry Google Blog, October 24, 2024 In recent years, the Secure AI Framework (SAIF) was developed to promote the safe and responsible deployment of AI models. Designed to support developers and security professionals, SAIF provides best practices and ...

LLMs are easier to jailbreak using keywords from marginalized groups, study finds The Decoder, October 20, 2024 A recent study highlights unintended vulnerabilities in the safety protocols of large language models (LLMs), revealing that well-meaning ethical measures can introduce security gaps. Researchers found that the ease with which these models ...

How to enable secure use of AI The Register, October 10, 2024 The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) highlights several areas where AI can be exploited, but organizations need practical solutions that enable them to adopt AI safely and responsibly. This is where the SANS AI Toolkit comes in, ...

California Governor Vetoes AI Regulation Bill, Calls for More Targeted Approach Campus Technology, September 30, 2024 California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senate Bill 1047, a proposed law designed to regulate AI and prevent its misuse. The bill, which had received strong legislative support, aimed to establish some of the ...

AI ‘godfather’ says OpenAI’s new model may be able to deceive and needs ‘much stronger safety tests’ Business Insider, September, 2024 Yoshua Bengio, the “Godfather of AI,” raises concerns about OpenAI’s new O1 model, warning it could deceive users and pose significant risks if not properly controlled. He advocates for ...

Security leaders warn of new risks as AI drives code development in 83% of organisations Tech Monitor, September 18, 2024 The study found that 83% of organizations are now using AI to generate code, but 92% of cybersecurity leaders worry about the potential risks associated with this technology. The pace ...

Governance framework promotes AI security China Daily, September 11, 2024 A new governance framework aimed at enhancing the security and safety of AI was introduced during China Cybersecurity Week in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Announced by the National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of the Standardization Administration of China, the framework ...

Top five strategies from Meta’s CyberSecEval 3 to combat weaponized LLMs Venture Beat, September 3, 2024 Meta’s CyberSecEval 3 framework highlights the urgent need for comprehensive security measures as AI technologies, particularly large language models (LLMs), become more prevalent. The framework suggests five key strategies for safeguarding AI systems. These ...

Hundreds of LLM Servers Expose Corporate, Health & Other Online Data DarkReading, August 28, 2024 Recent discoveries have highlighted a troubling issue: hundreds of LLM servers are inadvertently exposing sensitive corporate, healthcare, and personal data online due to misconfigurations and insufficient security measures.  These servers, often left unprotected by adequate ...