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David Balaban

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David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation. David runs the Privacy-PC.com and MacSecurity.net projects that present expert opinions on contemporary information security matters, including social engineering, penetration testing, threat intelligence, online privacy, malware removal, and white hat hacking. David has a strong malware troubleshooting background, with the recent focus on ransomware countermea…

David Balaban’s Journalist Portfolio

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Why we must stop slapping the AI label on every area of security

Why we must stop slapping the AI label on every area of security

Cybersecurity doesn't need more vague intelligence claims - ask the hard questions about what these new AI to…

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Why regulated industries can't afford to skip data privacy for their AI projects

Why regulated industries can't afford to skip data privacy for their AI projects

Security teams in heavily regulated industries can't afford to make data privacy a "nice-to-have" option.

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79% of companies say they're ready to detect AI bots, 23% actually are

79% of companies say they're ready to detect AI bots, 23% actually are

Here's how we can close the AI bot detection gap in a way that works.

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How to Build Mobile Apps that Meet Industry Security Requirements

How to Build Mobile Apps that Meet Industry Security Requirements

Learn how to develop mobile apps that comply with industry security standards, ensuring data protection and m…

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A 6-step guide for responding to the Foxconn ransomware/supply chain incident

A 6-step guide for responding to the Foxconn ransomware/supply chain incident

Here's how to develop a more effective response to supply chain attacks.

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Why the Most Capable AI Model Is Rarely the Right Choice for Your App

Why the Most Capable AI Model Is Rarely the Right Choice for Your App

There's a certain comfort in selecting the most powerful model. When you're building an AI-powered product, i…

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Why we must stop slapping the AI label on every area of security

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By David Balaban Verified
| SC Media Verified
COMMENTARY: AI has become the cybersecurity industry’s shortcut to sounding modern. It shows up in just about all product names, pitch decks, and analyst briefings. There’s nothing wrong with using AI where it adds measurable value. Teams can benefit from systems that sift through telemetry at machine speed, correlate weak signals, or help analysts make sense of massive event volumes.
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Why regulated industries can’t afford to skip data privacy for their AI projects

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By David Balaban Verified
| SC Media Verified
COMMENTARY: Picture a compliance officer at a mid-sized regional bank, staring at a Slack message that says: "we're piloting an AI chatbot for customer support." Their first question isn't: "will it work?" The compliance office wants to know: "where's our customer data going?" That question, more than any model accuracy score, decides whether the project survives contact with a regulator.
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AI-Written Code Has Changed What SAST Needs to Catch

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By David Balaban Verified
| Unite.AI Verified
Watching an AI coding assistant produce a working feature in seconds can feel like a breakthrough. The code compiles. The tests pass. The pull request looks clean. For development teams under pressure to ship faster, that feels like progress. But functional code and secure code are not the same thing. AI-generated code has changed the shape of software risk. The issue is not simply that large language models write “bad” code.
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My own blog.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

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