#data-security

#data-security

OpenAI has released two open-weight language models designed to operate efficiently on laptops and personal computers. These models are intended to provide advanced reasoning capabilities while allowing developers greater flexibility through local deployment and fine-tuning. Unlike proprietary models, open-weight models provide public access to trained parameters, enabling developers to adapt the models for specific tasks without access to the original training datasets. This approach improves control over AI applications and supports secure, local usage in environments with sensitive data.

Every customer conversation today revolves around the same topic again and again: there's too much data, in too many places, and not enough clarity about who has access to what. In addition, AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Gemini are accelerating how fast data is created, replicated, and shared. Suddenly, files are being drafted, saved, and distributed without any meaningful oversight.

There's never enough time in the day for an accountant. Between balancing ledgers, chasing down missing invoices, and ensuring compliance with changing tax laws, it's easy to feel buried in work. But what if artificial intelligence (AI) can handle it for you accurately and instantly? Thanks to advancements in AI, GPT-powered tools are here to take the stress out of accounting. These tools are designed to streamline financial tasks, provide real-time insights, and help you stay organized, all while saving you time.

For the past five years, much of the enterprise conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) has revolved around access - with access to application programming interfaces (APIs) from hyperscalers, pre-trained models, and plug-and-play integrations promising productivity gains. This phase made sense. Leaders wanted to move quickly, experimenting with AI without the cost of building models from scratch. " AI-as-a-service " lowered barriers and accelerated adoption.

Here at Kaleidoscope, the newly minted 8am's inaugural conference, lawyers gathered to hear about the dangers lurking in their pockets. Rather than being happy to see us, the phones they lug around carry a ticking ethical timebomb poised to erupt as their terminally Millennial clients demand to talk about their cases over SMS. It's not an outlier scenario anymore. Mark Palmer, Chief Counsel of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, explained that 59 percent of clients want to communicate with their lawyers by text.

Nuance's proposed settlement of $8.5 million addresses claims that it failed to secure personal information during the MOVEit Transfer mega-breach, impacting 1.225 million individuals.

Tea's Firebase misconfiguration exposed 1.1M sensitive messages, raising concerns over data security and highlighting the crucial need for better configuration practices.

The Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 50 features XTS-AES 256-bit hardware encryption, ensuring data is always stored encrypted and never in plain text, maximizing security for users.

AI chatbots are widespread in many different sectors as they can provide natural and engaging interactions. We already know these models aren't good at protecting information.

"Encryption alone doesn't guarantee a secure connection. True security depends on how traffic is routed, what's exposed, and how much control the company has. With proxies, only selected traffic is routed, giving enterprises tighter control, lower attack surface, and better integration into existing security policies."

"Small and mid-sized businesses are facing a perfect storm of complexity: unknown risks living within unknown apps and AI services," said Don MacLennan, Chief Product Officer at LastPass.

ByteDance is reportedly planning a separate standalone TikTok app for the U.S. to address data security concerns and regulatory pressure, which could pave the way for a partial or full monetization event.

Researchers identified 139 novel methods to cause AI systems to misbehave, including generating misinformation and leaking personal data, during a red teaming exercise.

The MoD faces a complex challenge in managing vast and sensitive datasets in the knowledge that even a single case of data leak or loss can be catastrophic.

Sometimes technology feels like a gilded cage, and you're not the one holding the key. Most people can't live off the grid, so how do we stop data brokers who track and exploit you for money? Tech companies that distort what you see and hear? Governments that restrict, censor, and intimidate? No one can do it alone, but EFF was built to protect your rights.

AI tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini save records of conversations, potentially exposing personal data. Users should adjust settings and use private modes to enhance privacy.