Microsoft has enhanced Azure AI with new features: Data Zone for geographic data control, a 99.9% latency SLA, new AI models including medical imaging and language models, and GitHub Marketplace API access. These updates improve data privacy, reliability, and accessibility for Azure AI users.
Ars Technica hosted an event featuring panel discussions on AI, infrastructure, security, and compliance in business computing. The event highlighted the potential impact of generative AI on business and discussed how companies can manage compliance amid rapid technological changes.
Fortinet has expanded its AI-powered security assistant, FortiAI, to include FortiNDR Cloud and Lacework FortiCNAPP. FortiAI uses generative AI to simplify security analyses, helping with threat detection, alert clarification, and risk assessment. Fortinet continues to incorporate AI across its product portfolio.
OWASP released guidance on defending against AI-based attacks, particularly deepfakes. AI-generated text in emails has increased to 12%, up from 7% in late 2022. A survey found 48% of IT professionals very concerned about deepfakes, with 74% seeing them as a future threat. Experts suggest technical solutions will be necessary to combat sophisticated deepfake attacks.
