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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Google's ‘Big Sleep' AI Finds 20 Security Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Software
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is one of the most profitable growth stocks to buy according to billionaires. On August 5, Google announced that its AI-powered vulnerability researcher, named Big Sleep, has successfully found and reported 20 security vulnerabilities. Developed as a collaboration between Google's AI division, DeepMind, and its elite hacking team, Project Zero, Big Sleep is an LLM-based tool designed to find bugs without human intervention. The vulnerabilities were discovered in various popular open-source software, such as the audio and video library FFmpeg and the image-editing suite ImageMagick. While a human expert is involved in a final review to ensure the quality of the reports before they are submitted, Google confirmed that Big Sleep found and reproduced each vulnerability autonomously. Google Big Sleep is not the only AI-powered bug hunter; other projects like RunSybil and XBOW have also shown promise. Vlad Ionescu, the co-founder of RunSybil, validated Big Sleep as a legit project, noting the strong expertise and resources behind it. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) offers various products and platforms in the US, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. While we acknowledge the potential of GOOGL as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the . READ NEXT: and . Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Google's AI bug hunter ‘Big Sleep' finds 20 security flaws in open source software
google Tech giant Google has announced that its AI-powered vulnerability researcher — Big Sleep has identified 20 security vulnerabilities widely used open source software. Google VP security Heather Adkins posted on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) about this achievement. 'Today as part of our commitment to transparency in this space, we are proud to announce that we have reported the first 20 vulnerabilities discovered using our AI-based "Big Sleep" system powered by Gemini,' wrote Adkins. Developed jointly by Google's DeepMind and elite Project Zero teams, the Big Sleep managed to flag flaws in various tools such as FFmpeg and ImageMagick which are used for audio, video and image processing. The company has not yet disclosed the nature of the vulnerabilities, but has confirmed that the issue was found and reproduced by the AI agent without any human intervention. However, a human expert later reviewed the reports before submission. How Big Sleep works The AI bug hunter designed by Google operates by stimulating the actions of malicious actor and systematically probe the code and network services for potential exploits. The AI took is also capable of learning from its environment, adapt new strategies and identify complex and multi-step vulnerabilities. The 20 vulnerabilities identified by Big Sleep span across a range of Google's own products and some open-source projects. "This is not about replacing human security researchers, but about augmenting their capabilities," a Google spokesperson said. "Our AI bug hunter can perform thousands of tests in the time it takes a human to run a few. This allows our security teams to focus on the more intricate and strategic aspects of cybersecurity, while the AI handles the repetitive and time-consuming work." AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
