Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The quote comes from the lecture – but having listened to it there are interested groups who would prefer I use the word “engage” to “kill”. Want a simple explanation of what an algorithm is then check this short animation out produced by the BBC: What are algorithms and how …
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More than 300 Spar stores, in Preston and across Lancashire, have had to close whilst the IT and Security teams respond to a cyber attack incident. Spar cyber attack hits more than 300 convenience stores – BBC News Lancashire Police and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are investigating. This …
I have started listening to the Reith Lectures on AI by Professor Stuart Russell, founder of the Centre for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence, at the University of California, Berkeley. They continue this week on Wednesday. Here s an interesting opinion piece, looking at AI and Big Tech by Timnit Gebru, published …
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Diana and I felt this was a story about privacy that needed to be widely spread. How to spot the software that could be spying on you – BBC News and BBC World Service – Business Daily, Stalkerware: Tech-enabled domestic abuse skyrocketing and Coalition Against Stalkerware (stopstalkerware.org) The technical abuse …
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Following my post about the Reith Lecture – I came across this video on YouTube from a excellent creator I follow – Curious Droid. (Did you know I like space?) He talks about Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and artificial neural networks, what the difference is and how they …
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