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Q&A: At MIT event, Tom Siebel sees ‘terrifying’ consequences from using AI

May 2, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, Browsers, chatbots, Data Privacy, Emerging Technology, Financial Services Industry, Government, healthcare industry, smartphones, software development, Utilities

Speakers ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) developers to law firms grappled this week with questions about the efficacy and ethics of AI during MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital conference. Among those who had a somewhat alarmist view of the technology (and regulatory efforts to rein it in) was Tom Siebel, CEO C3 AI and founder of CRM vendor Siebel Systems.

Siebel was on hand to talk about how businesses can prepare for an incoming wave of AI regulations, but in his comments Tuesday he touched on various facets of the debate of generative AI, including the ethics of using it, how it could evolve, and why it could be dangerous.

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China to probe Micron over cybersecurity, in chip war’s latest battle

April 3, 2023 admin computer components, Government, Security, Technology Industry

The Chinese government is instituting a cybersecurity review of US-based memory chip maker Micron’s products being sold in the country, in the latest move in the ongoing semiconductor trade dispute that pits China against the US and its allies.

The rupture between China and the West over semiconductors is causing chip supply chain disruptions that threaten many of the fastest-growing parts of the technology sector – mainly AI and cloud technology. The chip war is also putting global enterprises in the crosshairs, as auto manufacturing and a host of other sectors are increasingly dependent on the availability of advanced silicon for growth.

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Feds to Microsoft: Clean up your security act — or else

March 15, 2023 admin Government, Government IT, microsoft, Security

The US government, worried about the continuing growth of cybercrime, ransomware, and countries including Russia, Iran, and North Korea hacking into government and private networks, is in the middle of drastically changing its cybersecurity strategy. No longer will it rely largely on prodding businesses and tech companies to voluntarily take basic security measures such as patching vulnerable systems to keep them updated.

Instead, it now wants to establish baseline security requirements for businesses and tech companies and to fine those that don’t comply.

It’s not just companies that use the systems who might eventually need to abide by the regulations. Companies that make and sell them, such as Microsoft, Apple, and others could be held accountable as well. Early indications are that the feds already have Microsoft in their crosshairs — they’ve warned the company that, at the moment, it doesn’t appear to be up to the task.

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National Cybersecurity Strategy Document: What you need to know

March 6, 2023 admin biden, data, federal, Government, national cybersecurity document, news, privacy, Security, whitehouse

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The US Government has been working on the National Cybersecurity Strategy Document 2023 for some time now, and it’s finally been released.

ComputerWorld Independent

Maybe one day every platform will be as secure as Apple

March 6, 2023 admin apple, Government, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

A look at the Biden Administration’s recently updated National Cybersecurity Strategy document seems to reflect some of the approaches to cybercrime Apple already employs.

Take privacy, for example. The proposal suggests that privacy protection will no longer be something big tech can argue against – companies will be required to prioritize privacy. That’s fine if you run a business that does not require wholesale collection and analysis of user information, which has always been Apple’s approach. The best way to keep information private, the company argues, is not to collect it at all.

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A compliance fight in Germany could hurt Microsoft customers

December 7, 2022 admin Data Privacy, Government, microsoft

Credit to Author: eschuman@thecontentfirm.com| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:32:00 -0800

If there are two things that should never mix, it’s cybersecurity/privacy compliance and corporate politics. And yet, that’s at the heart of a compliance fight between Microsoft and German authorities that might wind up punishing the company’s customers.

The German Datenschutzkonferenz — the regulatory body entrusted to handle Germany’s flavor of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — has publicly declared that “no data protection-compliant use of Microsoft Office 365 was possible.”

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Why in an age of uncertainty trust is key to building business resilience

November 14, 2022 admin governance, Government, integrity, Life @ Schneider Blog, resilience, risk management, transparency, trust

Credit to Author: Hervé Coureil| Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:00:51 +0000

As climate change, digital disruption and geopolitical instability pose increasingly interconnected and unpredictable forms of business risk, trust is more fundamental than ever in building resilience Trust is one of… Read more »

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Would a US digital dollar let the government track you?

October 13, 2022 admin Data Privacy, Emerging Technology, Financial Services Industry, Government, Government IT, Security

US legislators continue to press for the creation of a digital dollar, raising questions about whether the move could make it easy for the federal government to track business and consumer transactions.

Putting all the digital dollars on one electronic ledger operated by the Federal Reserve would also be a tempting target for cyber criminals.

In March, lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow the US Treasury to create a digital dollar and pilot it to determine its viability. That same month, President Joe Biden called for more research on developing a national digital currency through the nation’s central bank. The order highlighted the need for more regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies, which have been used for nefarious purposes such as money laundering and other criminal activities.

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