Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Of course there is, and in some surprising places. Here is a report by the The Citizen Lab, examining how Microsoft Bing censors autosuggestions on politically sensitive Chinese names and other topics. This is not only applied in China, as we would expect, but in other regions too! Bada Bing, …
Here is another research paper outlining how the wireless security car manufacturers are suing to secure our vehicles is woefully inadequate. The vulnerability often comes from the technology being used, having been developed for another task altogether. This time it is Honda – check to see if your car is …
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I was put onto this blog post via Bruce Schneier’s blog. I’ve locked myself out of my digital life – Terence Eden’s Blog (shkspr.mobi) This is why role play and thinking about your operation, is a vital part of creating a cyber security plan that is resilient and provides for …
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Here are a couple of articles looking at the issues raised around Google’s AI chatbot, LaMDA (language model for dialog applications), because Blake Lemoine, an engineer working with the system, has claimed LaMDA is sentient. Google was not pleased – they suspended Blake, for publishing confidential company property. Google does …
I really wanted to include this in last week’s Platinum Jubilee Technology series, but neither Steve Jobs or Tim Cook were born in 1952 and I could not find any other 1952 link, so here it is as a “Because It’s Friday” blog: Remembering Apple’s Newton, 30 years on | …
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