Indian Fishermen Are Catching Less Squid
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More on My AI and Democracy Book
In July, I wrote about my new book project on AI and democracy, to be published by MIT Press in…
IronNet Has Shut Down
After retiring in 2014 from an uncharacteristically long tenure running the NSA (and US CyberCommand), Keith Alexander founded a cybersecurity…
Critical Vulnerabilities in Windows, CERT-In Warns Users
Microsoft Windows, the world’s most widely used desktop OS, is at risk! The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued…
Deebot Robot Vacuums Are Using Photos and Audio to Train Their AI
An Australian news agency is reporting that robot vacuum cleaners from the Chinese company Deebot are surreptitiously taking photos and…
Microsoft Fixes 118 Flaws, 5 Zero Days in October 2024 Patch Tuesday
This month, Microsoft released security updates addressing 118 vulnerabilities, of which 5 were publicly disclosed in zero days, and 3…
Auto-Identification Smart Glasses
Two students have created a demo of a smart-glasses app that performs automatic facial recognition and then information lookups. Kind…
Cyber insurance, human risk, and the potential for cyber-ratings
Could human risk in cybersecurity be managed with a cyber-rating, much like credit scores help assess people’s financial responsibility?
Choosing the Right Deployment Option for Your API Security Solution
You need an API security solution. That much is a given (although some may argue it isn’t!). While essential for…
China Possibly Hacking US “Lawful Access” Backdoor
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Chinese hackers (Salt Typhoon) penetrated the networks of US broadband providers, and might…