The lineage behind 69% of open models was never verified. Cisco just fingerprinted almost 900 for free

The lineage behind 69% of open models was never verified. Cisco just fingerprinted almost 900 for free

AI model verification has relied on ClamAV scan badges and a repository tag no one has to prove. Cisco's new tool grounds lineage in weight-level fingerprinting instead.

Cisco introduces Antares: a family of super-efficient AI models for detecting software vulnerabilities

Cisco recently introduced Antares, a family of small language AI models (SLMs) purpose-built to tackle one of the most difficult and time-consuming challenges in cybersecurity: finding hidden security flaws within software codebases, on-premises, without externalising organisations’ data. As organisations race to secure their digital infrastructure, finding vulnerabilities quickly is critical. However, using general-purpose AI to scan code can b…