1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (837+ words) Guardrails for AI agents prevent them from analyzing attacks. Meanwhile, they keep attacking Matthew S. Smith is a contributing editor for IEEE Spectrum and the former lead reviews editor at Digital Trends. On 11 July, Hugging Face was subjected to an intense…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (691+ words) Writing memory-safe code beats patching your way to safety Evan Johnson is an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at New York University, where he researches cybersecurity and formal code verification. Justin Cappos is a professor of computer science…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (602+ words) Multiple layers of verification and human oversight are a start Rina Diane Caballar is a contributing editor covering tech and its intersections with science, society, and the environment. Malicious actors are now exploiting generative AI to carry out cyberattacks: scamming…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (697+ words) Multiple layers of verification and human oversight are a start Malicious actors are now exploiting generative AI to carry out cyberattacks: scamming victims using AI-generated deepfakes, deploying malware developed with the help of AI coding tools, using chatbots to pull…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (612+ words) Files hidden in satellite TV broadcasts keep information flowing Since then, connectivity has never fully returned. Following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in late February, Iran again imposed near-total restrictions, and people inside the country again saw global information flows dry up....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (478+ words) Dina Genkina is the computing and hardware editor at IEEE Spectrum IEEE Spectrum: What is the significance of this Google Quantum AI whitepaper? Peikert: The upshot of this paper is that it shows that a quantum computer would be able…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (549+ words) The technique does away with the need for password managers Most people are all too familiar with attempting to type out a password multiple times—only to get locked out of their accounts, triggering a vicious cycle of new passwords…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (537+ words) Get training on AI, 5G, microelectronics, and leadership In today’s technological landscape, the only constant is the rate of obsolescence. As engineers move deeper into the eras of 6G, ubiquitous artificial intelligence, and hyper-miniaturized electronics, a traditional degree is only a starting…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (915+ words) Europe’s quest for cloud sovereignty faces growing pains Looming over the internet lasers and firestarting phones companies were touting at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month, was a more nebulous but much larger announcement: a pan-European cloud called EURO…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (317+ words) Drone strikes lead a host of ways to disrupt electricity In the fictional nation of Beryllia, the 2026 World Chalice Games were set to begin as the country faced an unrelenting heat wave. The grid, already under strain from the circumstances,…...