DeepSeek AI Fails Multiple Security Tests, Raising Red Flag for Businesses

The popular generative AI (GenAI) model allows hallucinations, easily avoidable guardrails, susceptibility to jailbreaking and malware creation requests, and more at critically high rates, researchers find.

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DeepSeek AI Fails Multiple Security Tests, Raising Red Flag for Businesses‎ The popular generative AI (GenAI) model allows hallucinations, easily avoidable guardrails, susceptibility to jailbreaking and malware creation requests, and more at critically high rates, researchers find.‎‎‎ Keep Reading →

Microsoft's February Patch a Lighter Lift Than January's‎‎‎ But there's plenty in it — including two zero-days — that need immediate attention.‎‎‎

Apple Releases Urgent Patch for USB Vulnerability‎‎‎ The vulnerability could allow a threat actor to disable the security feature on a locked device and gain access to user data.‎‎‎

CISA Places Election Security Staffers on Leave‎‎‎ The staffers were tasked with building relationships on the ground across the country in local election jurisdictions, teaching election officials tactics on mitigating cyber threats, cyber hygiene, combating misinformation and foreign influence, and more.‎‎‎

Data Leaks Happen Most Often in These States — Here's Why‎‎‎ State-led data privacy laws and commitment to enforcement play a major factor in shoring up business data security, an analysis shows.‎‎‎

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Gartner: Most Security Leaders Cannot Balance Data Security, Business Goals‎‎ The analyst firm recommends defining security and governance processes while reducing friction for business stakeholders.‎‎

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Drata Acquires SafeBase to Strengthen GRC Portfolio‎‎ The combined companies will create a seamless ecosystem of trust, governance, risk, and compliance.‎‎

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India's Cybercrime Problems Grow as Nation Digitizes‎‎ More than half of attacks on Indian businesses come from outside the country, while 45% of those targeting consumers come from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos.‎‎

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