Data security

There is an urgent need for a new class of security solutions that will allow people to retain control of their decentralized financial lives with confidence and safety.

The latest draft emphasizes integrating cybersecurity into core governance functions and broadens its scope beyond just critical infrastructure sectors. It also offers guidance on dealing with novel threats, such as newer strains of ransomware.

A pair of recently launched products use generative AI to actively train people on cybersecurity through the use of live simulations of real attacks.

The release of two malicious language models — WormGPT and FraudGPT — demonstrate attackers' evolving capability to harness language models for criminal activities.

The new rule sets a nationwide standard for disclosing all "material" breaches within four days — much sooner than many state-level disclosure rules.

One security researcher said the total number of consumers who had data stolen in MoveIt breaches exceeds 20 million, and more are expected to be reported.

In a data breach at OpenAI, some ChatGPT users were able to see other users' financial data. In other cases, users have invoked their dead grandmothers to access information that should have been sealed off.

The implementation plan the Biden administration released on Thursday seeks to shift liability for data breaches onto "the biggest, most capable" entities. Does that mean banks?