Q&A
The commoditisation of cybercrime: Inside the AI arms race
"The barriers to entry have dropped dramatically."
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ChatGPT
The etiquette of ChatGPT: Should you say please and thank you to AI?
It used to cost nothing to be polite - but that's certainly no longer the case in the age of GenAI.
ChatGPT
OpenAI exec hints at the hyper-annoying future of ChatGPT
If you think the sycophantic GPT-4o update that sparked GlazeGate is bad, wait until you hear how the proactive GenAI models of tomorrow might behave...
Cybersecurity
The gangs of Pyongyang: A rogue’s gallery of North Korean hacking groups
Your guide to Kim Jong-un's high-earning cybercrime squads, from the Lazarus Group to Andariel.
Security
Panic on the High Street: M&S, Harrods & Co-op cyberattacks
"The industry must urgently strengthen resilience and develop robust response mechanisms to prevent breaches."
Cybercrime
British cops losing "arms race" with high-tech car thieves, MPs warn
"It is disheartening to see so much car theft in our cities and the police are unable to do anything about it."
ChatGPT
OpenAI bins "sycophantic" ChatGPT update after "Glazegate" backlash
Sam Altman admits that GPT-4o has been sucking up to its users too intensely and takes urgent action to make it a bit less icky.
Europol declares war on digital "violence-as-a-service" underworld
Criminal masterminds are openly recruiting young people on social media and gamifying vicious violent acts.
Security
The 3Q sandwich: Strategies for improving risk and security operations
"Cybersecurity excellence isn’t about perfection – it's about making consistently wise, well-informed decisions."
North Korea
Kim Jong-unemployable: Exposing fake North Korean tech workers
"The staggering volume of ongoing infiltration attempts far outpaces any other insider threat vector we monitor," SentinelOne warns.
Apple
Apple patents sinister worker monitoring technology that can expose daydreamers
"Eye gaze-based biofeedback" system provides a grim glimpse of tomorrow's dystopian working environments.
Opinion
Safer vibe-coding: How to secure your AI-enabled side hustle
Stack Overflow's advice for ambitious developers working after hours to build the next tech unicorn from their bedroom or basement.