🚨 [02/19/24] Vulnerability Recap: News from Microsoft, Zoom, SolarWinds

While this week was a little light on vulnerability news, it’s still been significant, with Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday happening as well as updates for major products, like Zoom. CYBERSECURITY INSIDER   Feb 20, 2024 | Today’s news and insights   Note From the Writer's Desk: Google has rolled out the [AI Cyber Defense Initiative](, which is made up of funding, education and resources for cybersecurity professionals interested in using AI to get ahead of threats. The AI Cyber Defense Initiative consists of: - The AI for Cybersecurity cohort, which consists of 17 startups that will receive "internationalization strategies, AI tools, and the skills to use them" training from Google. - The Google.org Cybersecurity Seminars Program will be expanded to all of Europe from its base of operations in Málaga, Spain. - Magika, a Google-developed, AI-enhanced file type identification tool used to protect some Google projects, was made open source on Feb. 15. - $2 million in research grants and strategic partnerships to go toward cybersecurity research initiatives at academic institutions. The idea behind the AI Cyber Defense Initiative is that Google supports efforts in which AI could potentially reverse the "Defender’s Dilemma.” According to the Dilemma, an attacker only has to successfully breach a system once, while defenders need to protect proactively against all possible threats. 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