Like Terminator movies, AI is learning to survive on its own, scientists warn

A recent study by Palisade Research highlights the alarming potential for advanced AI systems to autonomously replicate ...
Security Boulevard

Benchmarking AI Pentesting Tools: A Practical Comparison

Escape, Shannon, Strix, PentAGI, and Claude against a modern vulnerable application. Learn more about their detection rates, false positive rates, and scanning speed.
The Daily Record (Maryland)

States adopt ‘Classic Learning’ college exam from MD company despite concerns

ANNAPOLIS – An upstart college entrance exam – designed to be an alternative to the ACT and SAT and featuring works from ancient Western civilization – is gaining support from the Trump administration ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Attackers Exploit DVR Command Injection Flaw to Deploy Mirai-Based Botnet

A newly identified malware campaign has been observed exploiting a command injection flaw in digital video recorder (DVR) devices to deploy a Mirai-based botnet, according to analysis by FortiGuard ...
The Washington Post

More states adopt college entrance exam touted by conservatives despite concerns

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An upstart college entrance exam — designed to be an alternative to the ACT and SAT and featuring works from ancient Western civilization — is gaining support from the Trump ...
CSOonline

Fortinet hit by another exploited cybersecurity flaw

A critical SQL injection flaw in FortiClient EMS allows remote code execution and data exfiltration, leaving thousands of internet facing systems at risk. Yet another critical flaw in a Fortinet ...
IEEE

SmartInject: Automated SQL Injection Testing Using Deep Q-Learning and LSTM-Based Payload Generation

Abstract: SQL injection (SQLi) is still one of the prevalent cybersecurity threats that enable attackers to manipulate back-end databases via their vulnerable web applications. Traditional testing and ...
Cleveland.com

ACT, SAT and now the Classic Learning Test? Ohio contemplating new options for high schoolers

COLUMBUS, Ohio -The Ohio House passed a bill this week that would allow additional standardized test options for high school juniors to take besides the ACT and SAT. This includes the Classic Learning ...
Nature

Machine learning slashes the testing needed to work out battery lifetimes

Chao Hu is at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA. The second category, data-driven lifetime prediction, uses ...
Austin American-Statesman

Could a new standardized test 'rooted in tradition' come to Texas schools?

Texas schools may soon use a new standardized test “rooted in tradition” and ethics to measure student performance. The Texas State Board of Education voted 9-4 last week to add the ...
The New York Times

More Parents Are Rejecting a Lifesaving Vitamin Shot for Newborns

For decades, hospitals have given babies a vitamin K injection to protect against bleeding. Now, the shot appears to be facing resistance. By Maggie Astor For most of his 10 years as a neonatologist, ...