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Google fears massive attempt to clone Gemini AI through model extraction

The company identified over 100,000 prompts it suspects were intended to extract proprietary reasoning capabilities.

By Gyana Swain

Feb 13, 20266 mins

Data and Information SecurityGenerative AIIntellectual Property

Articles

NCSC warns industry, academia of foreign threats to their intellectual property

Russia and China continue to engage in IP theft to bolster their defense technology and economic standing, respectively. The National Counterintelligence and Security Center urges action.

By Christopher Burgess

Nov 25, 2021 4 mins

Intellectual PropertyThreat and Vulnerability Management

Proofpoint lawsuits underscore risk of employee offboarding

Nearly every employee leaving a company takes data or intellectual property, but few companies adequately screen and monitor for it. Recent court cases underscore the risk.

By Christopher Burgess

Sep 6, 2021 7 mins

Data and Information SecurityIntellectual Property

China theft of US agriculture sector trade secrets prompts government guidance

China and other countries have used insiders to steal intellectual property from agricultural research. The government has responded with guidance for identifying insider threats.

By Christopher Burgess

Sep 2, 2021 5 mins

Data and Information SecurityIntellectual Property

Previously undocumented backdoor targets Microsoft’s Equation Editor

RoyalRoad backdoor delivered via spear phishing was identified in an attack on a Russian-based defense contractor.

By Samira Sarraf

Apr 30, 2021 2 mins

CyberattacksIntellectual Property

How to protect algorithms as intellectual property

Algorithms can now be considered trade secrets or even patent-worthy. Prevent them from being stolen by taking these security steps.

By Stacy Collett

Jul 13, 2020 8 mins

AnalyticsIntellectual PropertySecurity

Protecting high-value research data from nation-state attackers

Recent nation-state campaigns to steal COVID-related research data underscores the threat to all research organizations. The best defense starts with knowing the enemy.

By Dan Swinhoe

Jul 6, 2020 10 mins

Advanced Persistent ThreatsIntellectual PropertySecurity

How one UK CSO makes security relatable to the business

Abcam CSO Helen Rabe discusses how humanizing security can help get employees on board with efforts to protect the business and share risk.

By Dan Swinhoe

Mar 10, 2020 5 mins

Intellectual PropertyRisk ManagementSecurity

Protecting intellectual property against cyberattack

The news is full of data breaches that hold hostage or expose customer information. But attacks targeting intellectual property (IP) can do great damage as well. What do we know about the characteristics of IP attacks, and how can IP theft be mitigated?

By Isaac Kohen

Jan 2, 2018 5 mins

CyberattacksIntellectual PropertyTechnology Industry