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Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
How AI agent Big Sleep became Google's secret cyber watchdog
How Big Sleep caught the threat Live Events Why this matters for cybersecurity What else Google is building Bigger picture in AI security (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Google has pulled off something big. Its AI agent Big Sleep spotted and blocked a cyber exploit before it could hit, a first for artificial intelligence in threat prevention. CEO Sundar Pichai broke the news on Tuesday, posting on X, 'New from our security teams: Our AI agent Big Sleep helped us detect and foil an imminent exploit. We believe this is a first for an AI agent - definitely not the last - giving cybersecurity defenders new tools to stop threats before they're widespread.'Big Sleep is no ordinary tool. It was developed by Google DeepMind and Project Zero to sniff out hidden security flaws. Back in November last year, it found its first real-world bug. Since then, it has found several time, Big Sleep uncovered CVE-2025-6965 , a serious flaw in SQLite, a popular database engine used worldwide. According to Google, the vulnerability was 'only known to threat actors and was at risk of being exploited.' The AI didn't just find it; it predicted the bug would soon be used.A spokesperson told Recorded Future News the threat intelligence team had picked up clues but could not pin down the exact problem at first. They said, 'The limited indicators were passed along to other Google team members at the zero day initiative who leveraged Big Sleep to isolate the vulnerability the adversary was preparing to exploit in their operations.'The company has not said who the hackers were or exactly what signs they spotted. But the fact remains: Big Sleep stopped an exploit before it was ever calls it a turning point. For years, defenders have patched holes after breaches. Now, AI like Big Sleep may flip the script, catching flaws before criminals can use a blog post, Google said since its launch, Big Sleep has 'exceeded' expectations, spotting multiple real-world bugs. It is now securing Google's own ecosystem and open-source projects said, 'We believe this is the first time an AI agent has been used to directly foil efforts to exploit a vulnerability in the wild.' The company believes these tools are a 'game changer' because they 'can free up security teams to focus on high-complexity threats, dramatically scaling their impact and reach.'Big Sleep is not the only AI project in Google's lab. The tech giant has other systems in the works to help defenders get is Timesketch, an open-source forensics tool built with Sec-Gemini. Another is called Fast and Accurate Contextual Anomaly Detection, or FACADE, which has been spotting insider threats since these tools point to a future where AI watches for problems around the clock while human experts handle the complex work that machines is not alone in this race. Tech companies and government bodies worldwide are building AI to secure critical code. The US Defence Department will soon announce winners of a contest to create systems that protect vital digital infrastructure Google says it designed Big Sleep and its other agents to protect privacy and run transparently. A white paper explains how the company tries to stop AI from taking unintended are growing sharper every year. Big Sleep's breakthrough hints at a new playbook: smarter AI on the front line, stopping threats before they grow teeth.
Indian Express
7 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Google says its AI agent stopped a cyberattack even before hackers made a move
With tech giants pouring billions into artificial intelligence, the technology has seen rapid advancement in the past few years. From medical science to problem-solving, AI models are proving to be more effective than humans in some areas. Now, Google has announced that its AI agent has stopped a cyber attack even before it happened. In a post on X, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that Big Sleep, its in-house developed AI agent, has helped the company's security team to 'detect and foil an imminent exploit.' For those not in the loop, Big Sleep is an in-house developed AI agent by Google's DeepMind and Project Zero that 'actively searches and finds unknown security vulnerabilities in software.' New from our security teams: Our AI agent Big Sleep helped us detect and foil an imminent exploit. We believe this is a first for an AI agent – definitely not the last – giving cybersecurity defenders new tools to stop threats before they're widespread. — Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) July 15, 2025 In November last year, the large language model recorded its first-ever real-world security vulnerability, showcasing the use of AI in cybersecurity. In a blog post, Google says that in the last few months, Big Sleep has been able to discover new security flaws and, using a 'combination of threat intelligence and Big Sleep', the tech giant was able to stop a vulnerability before it was even used. While Google hasn't clarified when it started deploying Big Sleep to tackle security exploits, it looks like the AI agent has been working under the radar for quite some time now. With the AI-powered agent now at work, it looks the Google is signalling a shift in threat detection, where experts often found themselves taking reactive measures instead of proactive ones. Apart from Big Sleep, Google said it will also be demoing AI capacities which give the defenders the upper edge. Some of these include Timesketch, an open-source collaborative digital forensics platform powered by Sec-Gemini. The tech giant is also working on another AI-powered threat detection system called Fast and Accurate Contextual Anomaly Detection, or FACADE for short. Google has been using this system to identify internal threats since 2018.
The Age
04-07-2025
- Business
- The Age
Find lamington and strawberry cheesecake coffee beans at this King Street cafe
Previous SlideNext Slide Cafe$$$$ It's hard to find serenity on King Street, but Project Zero has done the impossible. Tucked into a walkway beside a Meriton hotel, its gleaming space-age fitout is matched by equally adventurous coffee beans, such as 'Lamington' with a juicy sweetness, or 'Strawberry Cheesecake' that tastes like the real thing when paired with milk. A handful of seats and pastries from Austro round things out. Beyond coffee, specialty drinks may include matcha kaya latte and cold brew, or strawberry matcha. Plus, non-dairy milks are available at no extra cost.
Sydney Morning Herald
04-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Find lamington and strawberry cheesecake coffee beans at this King Street cafe
Previous SlideNext Slide Cafe$$$$ It's hard to find serenity on King Street, but Project Zero has done the impossible. Tucked into a walkway beside a Meriton hotel, its gleaming space-age fitout is matched by equally adventurous coffee beans, such as 'Lamington' with a juicy sweetness, or 'Strawberry Cheesecake' that tastes like the real thing when paired with milk. A handful of seats and pastries from Austro round things out. Beyond coffee, specialty drinks may include matcha kaya latte and cold brew, or strawberry matcha. Plus, non-dairy milks are available at no extra cost.
Perth Now
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jo Wood 'beyond proud' of son Tyrone
Jo Wood is "beyond proud" of her son Tyrone. The 70-year-old musician was among the stars at the closing gala for Thirty Six For Coral - an exhibition and auction by her son's The Coral Collective/Project Zero initiative, which raised funds for coral reef conservation - in the South of France on Friday (20.06.25) and she was very impressed by the event. She said: "I am so glad to be here tonight supporting my son Ty. I am beyond proud of him and he has put together an unbelievable event all in aid of supporting coral reef preservation. Walking around the Thirty Six For Coral exhibition and looking at all of the works on display from massive talents like OSGEMEOS, RETNA and Dustin Yellin, really brings home just how powerful art can be! I love it all and the colour of the pieces really speaks to how vibrant coral reefs are." Other guests at the event included Made in Chelsea star Oliver Proudlock, Too Hot To Handle's Kori Sampson, Viking's Katheryn Winnick, and Rolling Stones musician Bernard Fowler, financier Michel De Carvalho, and international artists such as RETNA A live auction of 10 of the 36 pieces in the exhibition took place, led by renowned auctioneer Michael Macaulay, and global bidding for the remaining 26 is open online at until 22 June, with proceeds directly supporting critical coral reef protection and restoration projects around the world. The closing gala came a week after Princess Eugenie, Project Zero's Global Ambassador, launched the exhibition at an exclusive preview event attended by Monaco's Prince Albert. Eugenie said of the initiative: 'Despite occupying less than 1% of the seabed, coral reefs support 25% of all life in the ocean, and one billion people around the world depend on coral reefs for food and jobs. I'm pleased to be supporting Thirty Six for Coral, an important art exhibition that will help connect more people to the irreplaceable value of coral reefs, and raise essential funding to help protect and restore them for future generations.' Tyrone added: 'Thirty Six For Coral brings together some of the most visionary artists to spotlight one of the planet's most urgent environmental issues. Coral reefs are nearing functional extinction in our lifetime, but we still have time to act - and we hope this initiative inspires people to do just that.'
