Keeping older software versions secure often means backporting patches from newer releases. It is a routine but tedious job, especially for large open-source projects such as the Linux kernel. A new research effort has built a tool that uses a large language model to do that work automatically. A team of researchers from China, the United States, and Canada created PortGPT, an AI system designed to automate the process of migrating security patches from mainline … More →
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I hate hyperbolic news headlines about data breaches, but for the "2 Billion Email Addresses" headline to be hyperbolic, it'd need to be exaggerated or overstated - and it isn't. It's rounded up from the more precise number of 1,957,476,
In this Help Net Security interview, Dilek Çilingir, Global Forensic & Integrity Services Leader at EY, discusses how AI is transforming third-party assessments and due diligence. She explains how machine learning and behavioral analytics help organizations detect risks earlier, improve compliance, and strengthen accountability. As oversight grows, Çilingir explains why human judgment still matters in every AI-supported decision. When a third-party breach occurs, the forensic investigation often uncovers weak points that AI could have flagged … More →
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