InfoQNov 14

Explore how #RetrievalAugmentedGeneration & #SemanticCaching can reduce #FalsePositives in AI-powered apps.

Insights come from a production-grade #CaseStudy testing 1,000 queries across 7 bi-encoder models.

📰 Read now: https://bit.ly/4nTPmso

#AI #LLMs #RAG #VectorDatabases #Infrastructure

The DefendOps DiariesOct 2

Microsoft Defender is stirring up trouble—bogus BIOS alerts, misflagged emails, even Mac crashes. Can your trusted security tool really keep up when glitches hit?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/microsoft-defender-navigating-recent-bugs-and-the-ongoing-challenge-of-security-software-reliability/

#microsoftdefender
#securitysoftware
#falsepositives
#cybersecuritynews
#machinelearningsecurity

Microsoft Defender: Navigating Recent Bugs and the Ongoing Challenge of Security Software Reliability

Explore recent Microsoft Defender bugs, false positives, and the challenges of maintaining reliable, cross-platform security software in 2024.

The DefendOps Diaries
anchoreSep 11
Grype just got a little smarter! New updates mean fewer false positives and more accurate vulnerability scans. Big thanks to our community for the contributions that make it happen. #Grype #VulnerabilityScanner #FalsePositives https://anchorecommunity.discourse.group/t/anchore-open-source-weekly-report-week-36-2025/554
Anchore Open Source Weekly Report - Week 36, 2025

Anchore Open Source Weekly Report This report covers the community activity in Anchore Open Source Projects from September 1, 2025 to September 5, 2025. Executive Summary The Anchore Open Source ecosystem delivered steady progress this week with 11 issues and pull requests resolved across the project portfolio. Development efforts focused on infrastructure improvements and vulnerability detection reliability, with notable enhancements to Grype’s unaffected package handling and database query op...

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Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )Aug 7

#facerecognition with it's #falsepositives ( non criminals being falsely accused of being criminals ) is not just a problem of this specific technology. It is a problem with how #police investigates cases in general.

#crime #law #lawenforcement #privacy #politics

eicker.news ᳇ tech newsJul 3
#Chineseuniversities are cracking down on #AIuse in #studentwork, leading to a surge in AI-powered tools designed to outsmart #detectionsystems: #Students report #falsepositives and frustration with unreliable detection platforms, forcing them to resort to #AIreductionservices or #manualedits. https://restofworld.org/2025/ai-detector-software-workaround/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Chinese students are using AI to beat AI detectors

As Chinese universities crack down on AI use, some students report false positives — and a booming industry of work-around tools is emerging.

Rest of World
N-gated Hacker NewsMay 19
🚨 Printer apocalypse! 🚨 The clueless printer overlords served a malware buffet for months, then shrugged and called it "false positives" like it's a new hipster diet. 🍽️ Why bother with security when you can just redefine the problem? 🤷‍♂️
https://www.neowin.net/news/this-printer-company-served-you-malware-for-months-and-dismissed-it-as-false-positives/ #PrinterApocalypse #MalwareBuffet #SecurityFails #TechHumor #FalsePositives #HackerNews #ngated
This printer company served you malware for months and dismissed it as false positives

A printer company distributed malware-infected files for months. Analysts have now dissected the code and revealed what the malware does once it infects a computer.

Neowin
Hacker NewsMay 19

`This Printer company served you malware for months, called them false positives

https://www.neowin.net/news/this-printer-company-served-you-malware-for-months-and-dismissed-it-as-false-positives/

#HackerNews #PrinterMalware #FalsePositives #CyberSecurity #TechNews #PrivacyConcerns

This printer company served you malware for months and dismissed it as false positives

A printer company distributed malware-infected files for months. Analysts have now dissected the code and revealed what the malware does once it infects a computer.

Neowin
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseApr 9

Mashable: YouTube places age restrictions on Balatro content, linking it to gambling. “YouTube’s algorithm is incorrectly placing age restrictions on Balatro videos, apparently. The issue was highlighted by a prominent YouTube channel, Balatro University, which has nearly 90,000 subscribers.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/mashable-youtube-places-age-restrictions-on-balatro-content-linking-it-to-gambling/

Mashable: YouTube places age restrictions on Balatro content, linking it to gambling | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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SecPointFeb 27

🚀 SecPoint® Penetrator – AI to Reduce False Positives

Tired of wasting time on false positives? The SecPoint® Penetrator uses AI-driven vulnerability scanning to eliminate false alarms and focus only on real threats!

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📡 Watch the video to see how it works:
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPk5o9-Ixw0

#CyberSecurity #AI #VulnerabilityScanning #FalsePositives #SecPoint #Penetrator

SecPoint® Penetrator – AI to Reduce False Positives

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jujubeJan 23

#AI #education #accusations #FalsePositives

She lost her scholarship over an AI allegation — and it impacted her mental health.

AI detection tools producing false positives accusing students of using AI.

Professors are also using ChatGPT to determine if students used AI to help write their papers. Results are predictable - ChatGPT is bad at detecting AI usage

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/01/22/college-students-ai-allegations-mental-health/77723194007/

She lost her scholarship over an AI allegation — and it impacted her mental health

With generative AI use on the rise, students say they’re terrified of falsely being accused. It's harming their mental health. Here's what to do.

USA TODAY