Something new!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-opens-2732-pickpoint-package-lockers-across-moscow/
Hacker opens 2,732 PickPoint package lockers across Moscow
PickPoint says this is the world's first targeted cyberattack against a post-gateway network.
… Russians can order products online and choose to have any of their orders delivered to a PickPoint locker instead of their home address.
Once the package arrives, users receive an email or mobile notification, and they can show up and pick up their orders using the PickPoint app.
However, the same system that allows users to open lockers and retrieve their packages was attacked on Friday.
Using a yet-to-be-identified exploit, a mysterious hacker forced open the doors for a third of PickPoint's lockers, leaving thousands of packages exposed to theft across Moscow.
… The Russian company said it is currently working to restore its network, which has been damaged during the attack.
It also remains unclear if packages were stolen from lockers. According to social media posts, guards and landlords were quick to intervene on Friday and restrict access to the obviously malfunctioning lockers.
For my Computer Security students.
ISF Proposal for “Human-Centered Security” Focuses Security Awareness on People’s Interactions With Technology
How can security keep pace with a cyber threat landscape that rapidly becomes more sophisticated and appears to have an unlimited appetite for growth? The Information Security Forum (ISF) believes that human-centered security is the way forward. The idea starts with a simple premise, and one backed up by empirical evidence; human beings tend to be the weak link in any security setup. Security awareness thus must stay in tune with expected realities and patterns of behavior in how they interact with technology and make decisions while using it.
Human-centered security: A brief summary
Now Alexa has her own law…
IoT Update: President Trump Signs IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020 into Law
On Friday, December 4, 2020, President Trump signed the bipartisan Internet of Things (“IoT”) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 into law. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act empowers the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) to create cybersecurity standards for internet-connected devices purchased and used by federal agencies. For more information on the law, please see our blog post here.
A collection of potential laws…
New AI privacy, security regulations likely coming with pending federal, state bills
CISOs should prepare for new requirements to protect data collected for and generated by artificial intelligence algorithms.
A new law.
A Deep Dive into New Zealand’s New Privacy Law: Extraterritorial Effect, Cross-Border Data Transfers Restrictions and New Powers of the Privacy Commissioner
Last week, on December 1st, the newly amended Privacy Act 2020 (Act) of New Zealand came into force. The act was passed by the New Zealand Parliament on June 20, 2020 and made significant changes to the 1993 law, Privacy Act 1993. The amendments cover a broad range of topics including the extraterritorial scope of the law, new mandatory data breach notification requirements, changes to “compliance notices” as a key enforcement tool of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, to data subject access requests, restrictions on cross-border transfers of personal information, and the enforcement regime overall.
Perspective. One measly little pandemic and the world changes forever.
https://www.bespacific.com/nearly-a-third-of-workers-dont-want-to-ever-return-to-the-office/
Nearly a third of workers don’t want to ever return to the office
… To get an eye on the future of work, Future Forum by Slack conducted a three-month survey of over 9,000 knowledge workers or skilled office workers around the world—something they used to build their Remote Employee Experience Index. Future Forum by Slack gave Fortune Analytics exclusive access to that raw data. Here’s what we found…
The big picture – Workers are split on returning to the office. Around 3 in 10 workers would never or rarely want to return to the office, while 4 in 10 would like to go back to the old normal. We should expect a mixed approach from employers, tailoring new work policies based on how their staff works best. Simply put: The future of work won’t look like fully packed offices nor a wasteland of empty buildings…”
For anyone who wants to understand AI.
Hour of Code Teaches AI For Good
It's the time of year when the world-class Hour of Code once more commences; just an hour to introduce coding to the uninitiated. This is not just an article about Code.org alone, but a wider look at its emphasis on AI for a new generation.
Integrated into the larger worldwide annual Computer Science Education week, this year it takes place from December 7 to 11.
… Thanks to Microsoft's sponsorship, Code.org has added new content such as a video series on AI featuring Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, which touches on a number of topics:
How AI Works
What is Machine Learning?
AI: Training Data & Bias
How Neural Networks Work
How Computer Vision Works
Ethics & AI: Equal Access and Algorithmic Bias
Ethics & AI: Privacy & the Future of Work
… AI for Oceans, together with this year's new resources provided by Code.org on AI can be found at http://code.org/ai
Trust me, he’s ‘anti?’
https://www.protocol.com/Politics/google-phil-weiser-attorney-general
Lots of people are gunning for Google. Meet the man who might have the best shot.
A coalition of states is about to file suit against the search giant. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has spent his life preparing for this moment.
Washington's efforts to rein in Big Tech regularly devolve into circus sideshows, with ill-informed members of Congress more interested in ranting than regulating and the president making threats so extreme that nobody bothers to take them seriously.
A wonk-y lawyer in Colorado thinks he can do better.
Phil Weiser, a law professor and antitrust expert who was elected Colorado's attorney general in 2018, is co-leading the bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general investigating Google's search dominance and serves on the executive committee of a separate state investigation into Facebook, which is led by New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
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