IBM Patents an AI That Grants and Revokes Developer Access While Bugs Get Fixed
Every time a developer fixes a bug, someone has to manually hand out access to the right systems and then remember to…
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Google Patents a Secure Space That Puts Users in Control of Online Ads
Every time a web page loads an ad, your browser fires off a request packed with data about you and your device.…
Google Patents a Way to Catch Cheating Clients in Encrypted Database Searches
When you search a database privately, how does the server know you're playing by the rules? Google has filed a patent for…
Samsung Patents a System That Controls 5G Network Access Based on User Permissions
Samsung has filed a patent for a way to lock down communication between services inside a 5G network, so that only the…
Microsoft Patents a System That Blocks Devices From Reaching Corporate Authentication Servers
Getting into a company's domain controller is essentially getting the keys to the kingdom. Microsoft has filed a patent for a system…
Samsung Patents an AI System That Reads Security Alerts and Checks Every Device Automatically
Every time a new software vulnerability is discovered, security teams face the same scramble: which of our devices are actually exposed? Samsung's…
Microsoft Patents a Way to Send Your Voice to AI Without Exposing Who You Are
Every time you talk to a voice assistant or transcription service, your words travel across the internet with something extra attached: the…
Google Patents a Malware Detector That Rewrites Code to Catch Hidden Threats
Malware authors are good at hiding. Google's new patent describes a technique that flips the switches inside suspicious code to force it…
Apple Patents a System That Tracks Who Looked at Your Health Records
Every time a doctor or hospital staff member pulls up your health records, that access could leave a cryptographically verifiable paper trail.…
Google Patents an Ad System That Checks Your Privacy Before Sharing Your Context
Most ad systems send details about what you're browsing before checking whether that data could be traced back to you specifically. Google's…
IBM Patents a Memory Defense System That Shrinks Attack Surfaces on IoT Devices
Your smart thermostat probably has the same memory layout whether it's running normally or under attack. IBM's new patent wants to change…
IBM Patents a System That Tracks and Logs Every Change AI Makes to Code
When an AI writes your software, who's accountable if something goes wrong? IBM's new patent tries to answer that with a tamper-proof…
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