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Researchers calculate cyberattack risk for all 50 US states
One day last summer, a Russia-affiliated crime syndicate kneecapped the city of Columbus, Ohio, without lifting a hammer. It had breached the city's computer network, pirating names, Social Security numbers, bank information ...
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UK government must show that its AI plan can be trusted to deal with serious risks when it comes to health data
The UK government's new plan to foster innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) is ambitious. Its goals rely on the better use of public data, including renewed efforts to maximize the value of health data held by ...
Feb 3, 2025
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Q&A: Unpacking DeepSeek—distillation, ethics and national security
Since the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released its powerful large language model R1, it has sent ripples through Silicon Valley and the U.S. stock market, sparking widespread discussion and debate.
Jan 31, 2025
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AI combined with holograms creates an uncrackable optical encryption system
As the demand for digital security grows, researchers have developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information, creating a level of encryption that traditional methods cannot penetrate. This advance could ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Business
Hack-proof your business: Expert tips to strengthen your cyber defenses
Cybercrime is increasingly one of the most significant threats to Australian businesses, costing millions each year. But it's not just about the financial consequences. A hack could lead to exposed trade secrets, regulatory ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Security
Q&A: Modeling adversarial intelligence to exploit AI's security vulnerabilities
If you've watched cartoons like Tom and Jerry, you'll recognize a common theme: An elusive target avoids his formidable adversary. This game of "cat-and-mouse"—whether literal or otherwise—involves pursuing something ...
Jan 30, 2025
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Hardware
Security vulnerabilities discovered in Apple processors
The US tech giant Apple has always advertised security assurances alongside ever faster processor performance for its products.
Jan 29, 2025
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Computer Sciences
Fitness centrality: New tool finds critical points in everything from cybersecurity to ecological conservation
What if you could break apart a network like grating cheese—isolating its most crucial elements, fragmenting it into disconnected pieces to reveal where disruptions would be most devastating? That's the power of fitness ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Security
DeepSeek: Why the hot new Chinese AI chatbot has big privacy and security problems
The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has rattled the tech industry with the release of free, cheaply made AI models that compete with the best US products such as ChatGPT.
Jan 29, 2025
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Security
AI can affect anonymous surveys. Here are some ways for researchers to mitigate its impact
As 2SLGBTQIA+ people are increasingly under threat in Canada, and facing escalating dangers from the Donald Trump administration in the United States, more research is urgently needed to understand how to address issues of ...
Jan 29, 2025
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Business
Court grants preliminary $45M settlement in MGM cyberattack suit
A federal court has granted preliminary approval of a $45 million settlement in two data breach class-action lawsuits against Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International.
Jan 29, 2025
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Security
Australia says be 'very careful' over DeepSeek and privacy
Australia's science minister raised privacy concerns over China's breakout AI chatbot DeepSeek on Tuesday, urging users to think carefully before downloading it.
Jan 28, 2025
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Internet
Yes, you're being watched on the internet: Professor discusses personal data risks in post-Dobbs era
When you go shopping or visit the doctor, your smartphone tracks your journey there. It also tracks what we like and share on Facebook and Instagram; what we listen to on Spotify or watch on YouTube; our credit card transactions.
Jan 28, 2025
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Security
Chinese AI DeepSeek says hit by large-scale cyberattack
Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek on Monday said it was limiting the registration of new users due to large-scale cyberattacks on its services.
Jan 27, 2025
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Business
Online privacy policies can be 90,000 words long. Here are three ways to simplify them
Think about the last app you downloaded. Did you read every word of the associated privacy policy? If so, did you fully understand it?
Jan 27, 2025
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Security
Fired IT worker partly shuts down British Museum
The British Museum said it had closed a number of exhibits after a fired IT contractor "shut down" some of its systems, in one of several unrelated incidents targeting European museums on Saturday.
Jan 26, 2025
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Security
Cyber safety board axed: Implications for US security
Before the end of its first full day of operations, the new Trump administration gutted all advisory panels for the Department of Homeland Security. Among these was the well-respected Cyber Safety Review Board, or CSRB.
Jan 25, 2025
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Business
Using your own laptop or phone for work? Why it's a security hazard for businesses
Next time you're working in a coffee shop or similar public space, take a moment to look around at your "co-workers" for the day, busy, like you are, with laptops, cellphones and tablets. How many of those devices belong ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Internet
India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings
Within five hours while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police.
Jan 20, 2025
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Security
Why would someone hack into schools? Cybersecurity experts explain why they are easy targets
A nationwide breach that has exposed the data of students and teachers around the country underscores how vulnerable educational institutions are to cyberattacks because of a lack of resiliency investments, Northeastern University ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Security
US executive order seeks to shore up cyber defenses
US President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order aimed at hardening the country's defenses against cyber attacks and making it easier to sanction nations behind such strikes.
Jan 16, 2025
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Business
Game theory approach finds some public benefit to platforms like Google and Waze collecting user data
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have used mathematical tools from game theory to show that in certain situations, allowing platforms to retain decision-making power over the collection and commercialization of their ...
Jan 15, 2025
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Business
Is TikTok's time nearly up? A privacy and cybersecurity law expert explains
The clock appears to be winding down on TikTok's future in the U.S. Beijing-based ByteDance, the firm behind the popular video-sharing website in the U.S., has until Sunday to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or close.
Jan 15, 2025
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Security
Cyberattack affecting school boards spotlights the need for better EdTech regulation
Issues surrounding students' data and schools' use of educational technology (EdTech) are in the spotlight as school boards in six provinces respond to a "significant cyberattack" on an administration software platform.
Jan 14, 2025
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