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Legal protections for security researchers sought in new German draft law – Go Health Pro

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Legal protections for security researchers sought in new German draft law – Go Health Pro

A German draft law announced this week would protect researchers who discover security vulnerabilities from potential criminal prosecution under the nation’s computer crimes law. The proposed amendment to German Criminal Code § 202a, drafted by the country’s Federal Ministry of Justice in response to feedback from experts in academia, law and cybersecurity, adds explicit exceptions … Read more

Unmasking Seafood Fraud: Researchers and Industry Develop Tools To Identify Mislabeling in Seafood Products – Go Health Pro

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Unmasking Seafood Fraud: Researchers and Industry Develop Tools To Identify Mislabeling in Seafood Products – Go Health Pro

October brings scares, frights, and mysteries, and alongside Halloween, it’s also National Seafood Month. We’re shining a light on a serious—and unsettling—issue in the seafood industry: seafood fraud. Discover how former Aylesworth student Samuel Kwawukume and researchers at Florida State University (FSU) have worked to promote transparency in the seafood industry.  Many people might assume … Read more

Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in Open-Source AI and ML Models – Go Health Pro

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Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in Open-Source AI and ML Models – Go Health Pro

Oct 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananAI Security / Vulnerability A little over three dozen security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in various open-source artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models, some of which could lead to remote code execution and information theft. The flaws, identified in tools like ChuanhuChatGPT, Lunary, and LocalAI, have been reported as part … Read more

Apple Opens PCC Source Code for Researchers to Identify Bugs in Cloud AI Security – Go Health Pro

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Apple Opens PCC Source Code for Researchers to Identify Bugs in Cloud AI Security – Go Health Pro

Oct 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Artificial Intelligence Apple has publicly made available its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) Virtual Research Environment (VRE), allowing the research community to inspect and verify the privacy and security guarantees of its offering. PCC, which Apple unveiled earlier this June, has been marketed as the “most advanced security architecture ever … Read more

Researchers discover flaws in 5 end-to-end encrypted cloud services – Go Health Pro

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Researchers discover flaws in 5 end-to-end encrypted cloud services – Go Health Pro

Several major end-to-end encrypted cloud storage services contain cryptographic flaws that could lead to loss of confidentiality, file tampering, file injection and more, researchers from ETH Zurich said in a paper published this month. The five cloud services studied offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE), intended to ensure files can not be read or edited by anyone … Read more

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