Tag: AI
DarkBard: The “evil twin” of Google Bard
In the shadowy realm of cybercrime, DarkBard has emerged as a significant player, representing a crossover into non-OpenAI territory. As its name suggests, DarkBard is modeled as the dark counterpart to Google’s Bard artificial intelligence (AI). This tool surfaced in...
The simplicity advantage: Why consolidating cybersecurity pays off
The cybersecurity landscape has reached a tipping point. While organizations continue to add new security tools to address emerging threats, they’re discovering that more tools often means more problems. This guide examines the costs of managing multiple security tools. It...
MSP security in the age of supply chain attacks
The numbers paint a stark picture of an escalating threat landscape. Supply chain attacks have been occurring at twice their long-term average in recent months, with Cyble researchers observing over 30 such attacks in April 2025 alone. Supply chain attacks...
WolfGPT: The “upgraded” dark AI for malware
As the landscape of cybercrime continues to evolve, WolfGPT is one tool that has emerged as a formidable player in the realm of malicious AI. A Telegram channel post by the group “KEP TEAM” marketed WolfGPT as an “upgraded version...
AI agents unlock new management opportunities for MSPs
A report from International Data Corp. (IDC) projects that spending on agentic artificial intelligence initiatives will reach $1.3 trillion by 2029. Over the next five years, developers, and organizations will increase the number and complexity of third-party and custom-built AI...
The hidden cost of a fragmented security stack
For manages service provider (MSP) customers, the promise of comprehensive cybersecurity protection often comes with an unexpected burden: managing their ever-expanding collection of security tools that don’t talk to each other. What starts as a strategic approach to layered defense...
MSPs caught in the tug-of-war over legacy systems
Each Labor Day, the cost of IT labor invariably becomes a topic of discussion. After all, even in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), the single biggest segment of any IT budget remains staffing. The cost incurred depends greatly on...
Evil-GPT: The “Enemy of ChatGPT”
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybercrime, one tool has emerged as a particularly insidious player: Evil-GPT. Marketed on hacker forums on the dark web as the “ultimate enemy of ChatGPT” and the “best alternative to WormGPT,” this malicious artificial intelligence...
Data center drought: MSPs scramble for capacity
In the months and years ahead, many IT leaders will urgently turn to managed service providers (MSPs) to help them find IT infrastructure resources to run their workloads. An analysis of the data center colocation market was published by JLL,...
The dark side of generative AI: Unveiling the AI threat landscape
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) has unleashed a new threat landscape for cybercrime. Threat actors now weaponize large language models (LLMs), which once served primarily legitimate purposes. Underground forums and dark web marketplaces are buzzing with “dark LLMs” — custom...
