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How AI chatbot ChatGPT changes the phishing game

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s free chatbot based on GPT-3.5, was released on 30 November 2022 and racked up a million users in five days. It is capable of writing emails, essays, code and phishing emails, if the user knows how to ask. By comparison, it took Twitter two years to reach a million users. Facebook took ten months, Dropbox seven months, Spotify five months, Instagram six weeks. Pokemon Go took ten hours, so don’t break out the champagne bottles, but still, five days is pretty impressive for a web-based tool that didn’t have any built-in name recognition. To read this article in full, please click here
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Week in review: ChatGPT as an infosec assistant, Google offers help to EU cybersecurity startups

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Google is calling EU cybersecurity founders Google announced that the Google for Startups Growth Academy: Cybersecurity program now accepts applications from EU companies. Rackspace ransomware attack was executed by using previously unknown security exploit The MS Exchange exploit chain recently revealed by Crowdstrike researchers is how the Play ransomware gang breached the Rackspace Hosted Exchange email environment, the company confirmed … More → The post Week in review: ChatGPT as an infosec assistant, Google offers help to EU cybersecurity startups appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Conceal joins forces with Thousand Guards to improve web-browser security

Conceal has unveiled that it is expanding into the Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal MSSP markets through a strategic partnership with Thousand Guards. “Thousand Guards services are aimed at IT security managers and cybersecurity services companies that need to find solutions to new or future problems,” said Juanjo Martinez, Founder and VP of Sales of Thousand Guards. “We see a compelling opportunity with Conceal, service providers and millions of endpoints across Europe to provide an … More → The post Conceal joins forces with Thousand Guards to improve web-browser security appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Crisis24 acquires Topo.ai to enhance global risk intelligence capabilities

Crisis24 acquires Topo.ai to further strengthen its support operations, offer a one-stop shop solution with plug and play capabilities, and ensure the highest levels of client satisfaction. Crisis24 provides unrivaled curated intelligence and sophisticated technologies to enable the world’s most prominent brands and organizations to operate with confidence. By uniquely leveraging man and machine, the team delivers a spectrum of products and capabilities aimed at keeping people safe and operations resilient. “Topo.ai and Crisis24 have … More → The post Crisis24 acquires Topo.ai to enhance global risk intelligence capabilities appeared first on Help Net Security.
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SpiderOak raises $16.4 million to protect space mission systems

SpiderOak has raised $16.4M in Series C round led by Empyrean Technology Solutions, a space technology platform backed by funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners. The Series C round included additional investment from Method Capital, and OCA Ventures. The oversubscribed round further validates the immediate need for end-to-end cybersecurity solutions to protect space mission systems. “Today, space-based assets are mission essential in all civil and military operations and rapidly becoming mission critical for all national … More → The post SpiderOak raises $16.4 million to protect space mission systems appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Compliance & federal procurement

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss how federal procurement is being impacted by a cavalcade of current and proposed contract compliance requirements.
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