The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to utilise AI and machine learning to enhance operations, combat child sex trafficking and drug smuggling, and improve immigration services and disaster management. DHS has stated its approach to AI will be rigorously tested to avoid bias. The move comes after President Biden’s AI executive order, which called on federal agencies to utilise AI responsibly.

Open Source Tool Becomes Stealthy Cross Platform Malware
Acronis Threat Research Unit has detected new and more advanced variations of Chaos RAT, an open-source remote administration tool that has been weaponised for cybercrime,