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Technology & AITencent releases Hy4 AI model with cybersecurity training limited to defensive uses
Chinese technology company Tencent has released Hy4, a new open-source artificial intelligence model whose cybersecurity training was deliberately limited to defensive work, in an effort to reduce the risk that it could help carry out cyberattacks.
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Technology & AICrowdStrike moves to buy Fiddler AI and Dreadnode in reported $495 million bet on AI agent security
CrowdStrike has signed agreements to acquire AI agent observability firm Fiddler AI and AI security testing startup Dreadnode, adding monitoring and pre-deployment testing to its Falcon platform alongside a new AI kill switch.
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NewsUK must expect AI-powered attack on critical infrastructure within two years, cyber centre warns
Britain's National Cyber Security Centre says a ransomware attack involving AI-powered malware against critical infrastructure is highly likely by 2028, naming China as best equipped to carry out such operations.