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ALPHV/BlackCat Site Downed After Suspected Police Action
Notorious ransomware collective ALPHV/BlackCat may have been disrupted by law enforcement Read More
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Have you accounted for AI risk in your risk management framework
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to significantly influence various facets of society, spanning healthcare, transportation, finance, and national security. Industry practitioners and citizens overall are actively considering and discussing the myriad ways AI could be employed or should be applied. It is crucial to thoroughly comprehend and address the real-world consequences of AI deployment, moving…
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Police Arrest Hundreds of Human Traffickers Linked to Cyber Fraud
Interpol operation leads to arrest of hundreds on suspicion of human trafficking and fraud Read More
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Two-Fifths of Log4j Apps Use Vulnerable Versions
Two years after a critical vulnerability was found in utility Log4j, 38% of apps still use buggy versions Read More
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Deepfake Defense: Your 8-Step Shield Against Digital Deceit
A disturbing story out of western Spain spotlights challenges of technological evolution. Unwitting children and teenagers were victims of users of a deepfake app. Their families, shocked at how the events transpired, are equally frustrated by how little recourse they feel they have. Deepfake technology, which leverages sophisticated artificial intelligence to create realistic yet fabricated…
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Friday Squid Blogging: Influencer Accidentally Posts Restaurant Table QR Ordering Code
Another rare security + squid story: The woman—who has only been identified by her surname, Wang—was having a meal with friends at a hotpot restaurant in Kunming, a city in southwest China. When everyone’s selections arrived at the table, she posted a photo of the spread on the Chinese social media platform WeChat. What she…
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Safer AI: Four Questions Shaping Our Digital Future
Depending on the day’s most popular headlines, AI is either a panacea or the ultimate harbinger of doom. We could solve the world’s problems if we just asked the algorithm how. Or it’s going to take your job and become too smart for its own good. The truth, as per usual, lies somewhere in between.…
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UK and US expose Russian hacking plot intended to influence UK’s 2019 elections and spread disinformation
Two men have been charged with hacking into computer networks in the United States, UK, other NATO countries, and Ukraine, on behalf of the Russian government. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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New Bluetooth Attack
New attack breaks forward secrecy in Bluetooth. Three. news articles. The vulnerability has been around for at least a decade. Read More
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ICO Warns of Fines for “Nefarious” AI Use
UK privacy regulator, the information commissioner, says illegal use of AI will be punished with fines Read More