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Business Wire
10 hours ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Metomic Launches Advanced AI Data Security Solutions to Address Growing Enterprise AI Adoption Risks
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metomic, a leading data security platform, today announced two groundbreaking AI-powered solutions designed to help enterprises safely deploy artificial intelligence tools while protecting sensitive data. The new Semantic Asset Classification and Data Cleanser address critical security vulnerabilities that emerge when organizations integrate AI agents and large language models into their workflows. Addressing the AI Security Challenge As enterprises increasingly adopt AI tools like Gemini Gems, Dust, and Microsoft Copilot, they face significant risks of inadvertently exposing sensitive information. Metomic's research demonstrates how AI agents can easily extract confidential data such as employee emails, financial documents, and intellectual property when fed unredacted datasets. "The magic trick we demonstrated shows the core problem every company faces with AI deployment," said Ben van Enckevort of Metomic. "When you ask an AI tool to 'give me all the emails referenced in this dataset,' it will comply without hesitation - exposing sensitive information that should never be accessible." Semantic Asset Classification: Intelligent Document Labelling The first solution automatically identifies and labels entire documents based on their content, supporting categories like Board documents, Financial data, HR data, and Intellectual property. The technology combines keyword detection with AI model validation, using multiple frontier models to confirm classifications with high confidence levels. "Rather than looking for individual detections within documents, we examine the document as a whole and attach appropriate labels," explained Dane Stevens, who led the development. "This gives organizations unprecedented visibility into what types of documents they have, where they're shared, and who can access them." Data Cleanser: Sanitizing Data for Safe AI Use The Data Cleanser addresses the need to redact sensitive information before feeding data to AI tools. The solution processes data from multiple sources including Google Drive and Slack channels, automatically removing emails, phone numbers, and other personally identifiable information. In demonstrations, the tool successfully sanitized over 7,000 messages from Metomic's internal development support channel while preserving contextual information needed for AI training. "We can now take sensitive data sources like internal Slack channels and safely prepare them for AI tools," said Sandro Dolidze. "The Data Cleanser redacts all sensitive information while maintaining the utility of the data for AI training and analysis." Availability and Future Development Both solutions are being released in beta with select enterprise customers, with general availability expected in July 2025. Future roadmap items include custom classification labels, batch processing capabilities, and advanced truncation strategies. The platform already supports integration with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zendesk, and various cloud storage platforms. Early access can be requested on Metomic website.
Android Authority
11 hours ago
- Android Authority
Beware! Research shows Gmail's AI email summaries can be hacked
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A researcher recently demonstrated a Gemini flaw that could be exploited to inject malicious instructions while using Gmail's email summary feature. These instructions were hidden in plain text under the body of the email. Google responded to the research, stating that it had updated its models to identify such prompt engineering measures and block phishing links. Big tech companies have been billing AI as the ubiquitous tool that frees us from mundane activities, and that includes reading long emails thoroughly. But little do we hear about the possibility of AI unknowingly leading us into traps that may be used to steal our sensitive data. That's precisely what recent research highlighted when it discussed the possibility of hackers using Gemini as means for phishing. Recently, a cybersecurity researcher demonstrated a vulnerability targeting Google Workspace users where Gemini can be manipulated to display malicious instructions. The vulnerability was submitted to 0din, which is the Mozilla Foundation's bug bounty program for AI applications, and talks more specifically about the ease of misguiding Gmail's email summarization feature for Google Workspace subscribers. The submission demonstrates how deceptive prompts can be inserted into an email's body in plain HTML format or as text hidden with an invisible font color. Gemini interprets these prompts as commands and can display them in the email summary without any caution. Since the message is hidden in the body of the original email, it goes unnoticed by the receiver, who is likely to believe it to be a warning generated by Gemini. Researcher blurrylogic pointed out that this can be exploited to display messages that may compel the recipient to share sensitive information without proper verification, which could lead to their credentials being stolen using social engineering. Shortly after the findings were published on 0din, Google shared details about steps it had taken to make Gemini more resilient against such tactics. Addressing reports about Gemini's vulnerability, Google said it continually updates its repository of malicious prompts or instructions that can manipulate the chatbot's output. The underlying machine learning models are constantly trained to ensure they don't respond to malicious instructions. Google Google also listed other steps it takes to counter different forms of phishing attempts. It noted that Gemini identifies suspicious or rogue links disguised as useful ones in the email body and redacts them from the email summaries. To further strengthen its security measures, Gemini also requests confirmation for actions such as deleting specific tasks. Despite Google's prompt measures, we should be warned that online threat perpetrators usually think one step ahead. Therefore, we advise against blindly trusting any messages in Gemini that prompt actions such as clicking a link, making a call, or emailing a specific person. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
CNET
4 days ago
- Business
- CNET
How to Summarize Text Using Google's Gemini AI
One non-negotiable for all digital workers is a great hotspot. But streamlined productivity is a close second. Artificial intelligence tools are becoming better suited to the challenge and can be integrated into your workday in a useful way now. Gemini in Google Workspace is one of those. What is Gemini? Google welcomed Gemini, its AI-powered chatbot, to the digital world on Dec. 6, 2023. While the name doesn't coincide with its launch date (the tool went by a different name, Bard, originally), Gemini was named after the astrological symbol's dual-natured personality -- the ability to adapt quickly and connect to a wide range of people, all while seeing things from multiple perspectives. Gemini got its name "because we wanted to bring teams working on language modeling closer together," said Jeff Dean, Gemini's co-technical lead. I was able to access Gemini free for 14 days since I have a business domain through Google Workspace. I was given 30% off the monthly price for three months ($16.80) following my free trial. Then my monthly bill went up to $24. In those short two weeks, I had the opportunity to navigate its "Help me write" prompt to suggest texts based on what I inserted into the text screen. This can include drafts for a blog post, help writing song lyrics and rewriting original text to edit for tone or to be concise. What are AI summaries? If you've got a long to-do list, the last thing you've got time for is to read a super-long document. This is where AI summaries can help: AI tools can quickly scan everything from a document or a web page to a spreadsheet, and create concise notes on the main points. Think of it as a "too long, didn't read" summary made of any document you need to know the gist of. For now, we're focusing on summarizing Google Docs, but you can also use Gemini to summarize other files from Google Drive and emails from Gmail. How to use AI to summarize a Google Doc with AI Google Step 1: Open a document on Google Docs and highlight to select the text you would like Gemini to help you summarize. Step 2: Click Help me write to the right of the selected text, and choose what you'd like to implement from the drop-down menu -- in addition to Summarize, options include Tone, Bulletize, Elaborate, Shorten, Rephrase or Custom (write your own prompt). Step 3: Click Summarize and see what Gemini comes back with, making sure to double-check that it understood your document and what was important (and ensure the AI tool didn't hallucinate). Step 4: An interesting addition to Google Docs is the ability to provide feedback on the generated text. After creating your summary, you cannote whether Gemini has provided a good or bad suggestion, edit the prompt to update and regenerate text or create a new version of previously written text and click retry. You can also provide general feedback on this feature by navigating to Help > Help Docs improve. If necessary, you can also report a legal concern. To turn off the "Help me write" AI-powered prompt, you must exit Workspace Labs. If you exit, "you will permanently lose access to all Workspace Labs features, and you won't be able to rejoin Workspace Labs." You can learn more about how to exit Workplace Labs here. Who should use Gemini AI? Gemini AI lives on Pixel phones James Martin/CNET Gemini calls its AI writing tool "a useful and interesting resource" if you like finding patterns and connections. I agree. I decided to implement Google Workspace Gemini because of a desire to expedite and streamline writing processes. But I also decided to purchase a monthly Gemini membership because of how seamlessly it integrated with all the other Google products I regularly use. In my digital toolbox, this AI addition truly does help me navigate the most efficient pathway to writing emails and documents. Just make sure you apply the usual AI caveat of double-checking that the tool came back with accurate information before acting on anything, just in case it hallucinated or drew the wrong conclusions. You can check out the Gemini-powered summary of a human-written article at the bottom of this article to see how accurate this AI tool can be. Other AI tools for summarizing text There are many other choices if you need to summarize text and you're not a Google Docs or Gmail person. You can use other AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity and DeepSeek. Just prompt the chatbot with a request to summarize something for you, then either copy and paste your document or attach a PDF file. There are also tools specifically made for summarizing text, like Summarizer and QuillBot.
Indian Express
7 days ago
- Indian Express
Tired of newsletters and promotional emails? Gmail's new one-tap unsubscribe feature is here
Email spam was a huge problem a few years ago, but email providers like Gmail and Hotmail now don't have a hard time dealing with these type of emails. However, another annoyance email users face is unwanted emails from websites they may have knowingly or unknowingly subscribed to. To crack down on such emails, Google is rolling out a new feature for Gmail users who are tired of seeing newsletters, promotional emails and other subscription emails in their inbox. In a blog post, Google said Gmail users will see a new 'Manage subscriptions' view, which can be accessed by tapping on the navigation bar from the top left corner and selecting 'Manage subscriptions.' Here, you will see your most active subscription sorted by the most frequent senders, which means services that have sent you the most emails will be listed at the top. When you click on any of the senders, Gmail will show you all the emails they have. If you want to unsubscribe from any of these senders, simply tap on the unsubscribe button that appears to the right of the sender's name, and you are good to go. The new feature is really handy if you are tired of pesky reminders from Facebook or don't want to see those 'You have an invitation' emails from LinkedIn. While Gmail already had a feature that lets users unsubscribe from newsletters and other subscriptions, the new Manage Subscriptions view is really handy as it lets you see and manage all your active subscriptions from a single window. Google is rolling out the new feature on the web version of Gmail starting today, but the Android and iOS apps will be getting it starting July 14 and July 21, respectively. It will work with all personal Google accounts, Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual users in select countries.
Time of India
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Canva, Copilot, ChatGPT: The AI toolkit MSMEs need today
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms how businesses operate, India's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are uniquely positioned to leverage its potential—if they can get the approach right. In a recently hosted webinar for ET MSME Day 2025. Punit Thakkar, CEO of Shivaami , shares practical insights on how MSMEs can begin their AI journey, the tools they should prioritise, and the mindset shift required to thrive in an AI-driven future. Drawing from his experience working with over 20,000 SMEs, Thakkar emphasises that identifying pain points, aligning technology with business goals, and starting small with easy-to-use solutions can make AI adoption both accessible and impactful for MSMEs. Edited excerpts. Economic Times: Where should an MSME start their AI journey? Punit Thakkar (PT): When it comes to AI, or in fact any technology, the start for any business should be to identify their pain point and then look at the solutions available. Let's simplify it by assuming a scenario that you have some repetitive tasks you want to get rid of and save cost. AI is the answer to that question. So, MSMEs should look at identifying the pain area first and then identify the solutions which AI can offer and then start by adopting it and aligning it with the business goals. Sometimes the business goal is saving, and sometimes the business goal is looking forward and taking the enterprise to the next level. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pensioners Can Buy These Electric Cars in Malaysia - See Prices Here! Electric Cars | Search Ads Search Now Undo Watch the full coverage of ET MSME Day 2025 ET: What are some of the AI tools that SMEs must leverage to grow further as a business enterprise? PT: I deal with 20,000 MSMEs and they are my customers. The first tool which I always recommend is Google Workspace and Microsoft Copilot right. These are the two tools which have an inbuilt AI. Live Events Again, if you look at the AI race, these are the two big companies who are in the forefront of it. So, Google Workspace has Google Gemini which helps you from drafting your mail to analysing and summarising it. Plus, you have document creation, etc which makes it a very good tool for collaboration and AI adoption The second tool which I recommend to my customers is Canva. You can create whatever image you want, create it in just 5 minutes. Earlier you depended on graphic designers to create something and then here you are, with Canva you can just command and it does it for you. The third tool that I insist on my customers to use is called Suno. It creates music for you- from simple prompts, images or videos, write original lyrics, create a playlist and many more such features. When the environment is musical, you are more productive right and I have used this tool to create so many songs for my own company. I just play it in my office and people love it. Similarly, you can use the very popular ChatGPT , Google Gemini, Zoho has Zoho Zia for analysing our own CRM data, which essentially means there are multiple tools available in the market. Most of these tools are very easy to use, the technology is simple for anyone to understand and adapt. ET: What strategies can SMEs deploy to integrate AI tech better into their businesses? What are some of the low hanging fruit adoptions that SMEs should consider in AI? PT: I deal with many MSMEs and what I have realised is that most of the time they look at the cost, but they do not look at the opportunity. AI opens the door for bigger and better opportunities, and if you want to win the battle of tomorrow, you need the tools of today. So, most of the time MSMEs do not invest, they look at the cost. Now let us take a simple example like WhatsApp. Can they have auto replies on WhatsApp? We can all have it, and that is a simple AI tool. Similarly, there are AI tools to help you when participating in exhibitions. For example, it will capture the details of the visitor and send them an email, WhatsApp, with the catalogue, price list, whatever the exhibitor wants. My company generates approximately 10,000 invoices daily via automated systems, yet only two people are involved in the process. These two employees are only needed to validate that these invoices are correctly generated and randomly checked for any discrepancies. Similarly, you can use an AI chatbot on your website to answer simple questions that your buyer or visitor may have. Everything from automating WhatsApp to invoicing to chatbots are very simple tools today and these are not very costly. They are as pay as you go models and if you do not like them, you can cancel the subscription next month. ET: Tasks such as inventory management, customer service and accounting can be automated using AI, freeing up valuable time for business owners to focus on strategic activities. Do you feel AI is the next frontier for the MSME sector? PT: First, it was the industrial revolution, then came the knowledge revolution, and today it is the time of the AI revolution. A few days ago, this report said Google took five years to get its first billion users, ChatGPT took hardly one year, So, practically it is 5X faster and if you look at the Chat GPT user base, India stands number one, followed by the US. We are in the frontier of AI and it is just that we need to change our mindset, especially when it comes to MSMEs prioritising their focus area, prioritising their investment, and making sure that they identify if AI can help them. I feel we are in the forefront of AI and we are going to reap the benefits of it, but at the same time we have a challenge. We have a problem where many people are not IT-skilled or say AI-skilled and this means there is going to be a huge divide between AI-enabled and non-AI enabled companies.
