Monday, February 25, 2019

Defending Against Adversarial Artificial Intelligence

Today, machine learning (ML) is coming into its own, ready to serve mankind in a diverse array of applications - from highly efficient manufacturing, medicine and massive information analysis to self-driving transportation, and beyond. However, if misapplied, misused or subverted, ML holds the potential for great harm - this is the double-edged sword of machine learning.

Defending Against Adversarial Artificial Intelligence

Monday, February 18, 2019

‘The Trump-Russia Story’: Cue the Stage Lights

Two of the actors in the Trump-Russia drama: Donald Trump and his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.

The Trump-Russia story is a drama that has unfolded in four acts.
Act I: Denial
Act II: Contacts Discovered
Act III: Russia’s Role
Act IV: Confession

Monday, February 11, 2019

Australian Parliament Reports Cyberattack on Its Computer Network

SYDNEY, Australia — The Australian Parliament said on Friday that hackers had tried to break into its computer network, which includes lawmakers’ email archives, but that so far there were no indications that data had been stolen.

“Following a security incident on the parliamentary computing network, a number of measures have been implemented to protect the network and its users,” Parliament’s presiding officers, Tony Smith and Scott Ryan, said in a joint statement. “All users have been required to change their passwords. This has occurred overnight and this morning.”

Sunday, February 3, 2019

The US gives cyber command the status it deserves

BETWEEN RUSSIAN MEDDLING in multiple democratic elections, massive Chinese data exfiltration from troves like the US Office of Personnel Management, and out-of-control ransomware spreading from North Korea, nation-state cyber-aggression has become markedly more prominent in recent years. That escalation provides the backdrop for a new Trump administration directive to elevate United States Cyber Command, currently a division of the National Security Agency, to the status of a unified military command.

“This new Unified Combatant Command will strengthen our cyberspace operations and create more opportunities to improve our Nation’s defense,” President Trump said in the statement. “The elevation of United States Cyber Command demonstrates our increased resolve against cyberspace threats and … will also help streamline command and control of time-sensitive cyberspace operations. … Elevation will also ensure that critical cyberspace operations are adequately funded.”

The US gives cyber command the status it deserves

Israel Announces Increased Cyber Security Measures For Communications Companies

On April 2, the Israeli government announced its intention to significantly enhance the cybersecurity of Israeli communications networks in ...