The new threats: trust attacks and AI malware

John Leonard
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The latest methods are designed to manipulate, not destroy, says Darktrace

Among the newer types of cyber threats are two which use subtlety rather than brute force to achieve their ends: trust attacks and malware that adapts intelligently to its surroundings. In a pre...

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