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This new brain-like chip could slash AI energy use by 70%

A breakthrough in brain-inspired computing could make today’s energy-hungry AI systems far more efficient. Researchers have engineered a new nanoelectronic device using a modified form of hafnium oxide that mimics how neurons process and store information at the same time. Unlike conventional chips that waste energy moving data back and forth, this device operates with ultra-low power—potentially slashing energy use by up to 70%.
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A year in, Zoom’s CISO reflects on balancing security and business

In this Help Net Security interview, Sandra McLeod, CISO at Zoom, reflects on her first year in the role. She talks about moving from reactive firefighting to business strategy, and what she heard from engineers, the board, and customers during her early months. McLeod discusses how she prepared for incident management, the dual job of handling crises and explaining them afterward, and her experience as a woman in technical leadership at Zoom. She closes with … More → The post A year in, Zoom’s CISO reflects on balancing security and business appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Scenario: Open-source framework for automated AI app red-teaming

Enterprises running customer service bots, data analytics agents, and other AI-driven applications in production handle sensitive records and connect to core business systems every day. LangWatch has released Scenario, an open-source framework that runs automated red-team exercises against AI agents using multi-turn attack techniques that mirror how adversaries operate in the wild. Multi-turn attacks replace single-shot testing Single-prompt penetration tests have long been the standard approach for probing LLMs. Models often hold firm against a … More → The post Scenario: Open-source framework for automated AI app red-teaming appeared first on Help Net Security.
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GDPR works, but only where someone enforces it

A new measurement study of web tracking across ten countries offers a reality check for anyone working on privacy compliance. Researchers crawled the same set of globally popular websites from virtual machines located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and California. The results show that European privacy law does reduce tracking, and that most of the reduction happens in the two jurisdictions where regulators bring cases. The headline numbers … More → The post GDPR works, but only where someone enforces it appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Ransomware, fraud, and lawsuits drive cyber insurance claims to new peaks

The 2026 InsurSec Report from At-Bay, covering more than 100,000 policy years of claims data, documents a 7% year-over-year rise in overall claim frequency and an all-time high average severity of $221,000. Ransomware severity reached $508,000, up 16% from the prior year, making it the costliest incident type by a wide margin. Remote access weaknesses dominate ransomware entry Remote access services served as the entry point for 87% of ransomware claims in 2025, up from … More → The post Ransomware, fraud, and lawsuits drive cyber insurance claims to new peaks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Google’s Workspace Intelligence promises privacy while running on your data

Security and data governance are among the key considerations in Google’s latest AI update, which introduces Workspace Intelligence within Google Workspace. Google describes the feature as “a secure, dynamic system that inherently understands complex semantic relationships within your Workspace apps (such as Docs, Slides, or Gmail) content, your active projects, your collaborators, and your organization’s domain knowledge.” “Workspace Intelligence is built on the same reliable, secure, and compliant infrastructure as the rest of Workspace,” Yulie … More → The post Google’s Workspace Intelligence promises privacy while running on your data appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert

France Titres, a French government agency, has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed user data from its online portal. France Titres, also known as the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), operates under the French Ministry of the Interior and manages systems for official identity and registration documents, including driver’s licences, national ID cards, passports, and immigration documents. According to the agency, the incident was detected on Wednesday, April 15, and remains under … More → The post Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Prove Identity Platform connects verification, authentication, and fraud prevention

Prove has launched the Prove Identity Platform, turning identity verification into an ongoing, real-time process for users, businesses, and AI agents. AI agents are already initiating real transactions on behalf of real people. OpenAI and Stripe launched the Agentic Commerce Protocol in September. Visa named Anthropic, OpenAI, and Perplexity as agentic commerce partners. As that shift accelerates, the central question facing every organization becomes: Is this person real, and did they authorize this specific action, … More → The post Prove Identity Platform connects verification, authentication, and fraud prevention appeared first on Help Net Security.
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