Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
You must remember that companies such as Alphabet and Meta, apparently give away services for free and so consequently have huge use bases for their apps. However the cost to you is usually some information about your usage, which they can then monetise, because it takes a lot of money …
This is a from a Sky News report, who interviewed y someone who was employed at the UK Defence Academy, when the attack is alleged to have happened. There is no attribution for the attack. This article is in The Guardian. Cyber-attack on UK’s Defence Academy caused ‘significant’ damage | …
The Guardian has an article investigating the claim that the Polish government has used the Pegasus spyware against its opposition. There have been calls for an investigation by the opposition leader Donald Tusk. Claims Polish government used spyware is ‘crisis for democracy’, says opposition | Poland | The Guardian
So if one company can produce commercial spyware then why not two. More on NSO Group and Cytrox: Two Cyberweapons Arms Manufacturers – Schneier on Security Then there are the consequences of the use of Pegasus and Predator. UN-backed investigator into possible Yemen war crimes targeted by spyware | United …
The BBC has piece by in it’s Tech Tent podcast looking at the possible effectiveness of proposed UK laws to protect young people and stop disinformation. But will it work? Tech Tent – The UK’s plan to rein in big tech – BBC Sounds Here is The Guardian’s take on …
What seemed like a good idea at the time has some unforeseen results – of course. I have already written about Twitter’s new privacy rules here: You cannot win – one person’s privacy is other’s “stifling free speech” – Smart Thinking Solutions Here is a piece in The Guardian, showing …
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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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