Depressing. I had hoped for better.
More than half of Canadian ransomware victims paid the ransom demands in 2021 – study
TORONTO, Febr. 7, 2022 /CNW/ – Canadian IT company, NOVIPRO, today unveiled its sixth annual IT Portrait of Canadian Businesses in collaboration with Leger, which revealed the deep vulnerability of Canadian companies to computer attacks. The study reveals that more than half (56%) of organizations targeted by malware have paid the amounts requested by cybercriminals. Of these, one of three companies (33%) retained the services of a negotiator, while 23% proceeded without the help of an intermediary.
Read the full press release at Yahoo! Finance.
Not easy to teach in my security classes.
Social engineering: Definition, examples, and techniques
Social engineering is the art of exploiting human psychology, rather than technical hacking techniques, to gain access to buildings, systems, or data.
For example, instead of trying to find a software vulnerability, a social engineer might call an employee and pose as an IT support person, trying to trick the employee into divulging his password.
A topic I’ve been tracking for years. This book is available in my local library.
https://www.bespacific.com/how-technology-is-changing-intelligence/
How Technology Is Changing Intelligence
Webinar now available: “The Hoover Institution hosted How Technology Is Changing Intelligence on Friday, February 4, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. PST. Emerging technologies are changing who can collect, analyze, and act on information on a global scale. Commercial satellite imagery enabled private citizens to observe the buildup of Russian troops near the Ukraine border and social media platforms provide nefarious actors with a vast battleground to conduct information warfare. Amy Zegart joins us virtually to discuss what she learned about how technology is changing intelligence while researching her latest book, Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence.”
More scary than the Terminator?
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/what-humans-lose-when-we-let-ai-decide/
What Humans Lose When We Let AI Decide
It’s been more than 50 years since HAL, the malevolent computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, first terrified audiences by turning against the astronauts he was supposed to protect. That cinematic moment captures what many of us still fear in AI: that it may gain superhuman powers and subjugate us. But instead of worrying about futuristic sci-fi nightmares, we should instead wake up to an equally alarming scenario that is unfolding before our eyes: We are increasingly, unsuspectingly yet willingly, abdicating our power to make decisions based on our own judgment, including our moral convictions. What we believe is “right” risks becoming no longer a question of ethics but simply what the “correct” result of a mathematical calculation is.
Rely on AI to justify your screwup?
https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/research/people-analytics-equitable-workplace
People Analytics for an Equitable Workplace
“People analytics” – traceable to 1911’s The Principles of Scientific Management, which sought to apply engineering methods to managing people – has exploded with advances in computer power, statistical methods and artificial intelligence (AI).
As managers use algorithms to measure productivity and make decisions in hiring, compensation, promotion and training opportunities, firms are using this technology to identify and close pay gaps across gender, race, or other demographic categories. This signals improvement for every phase of the “HR pipeline,” from recruitment and compensation to promotion, training and evaluation.
“And yet, for all the promise of people analytics tools, they may also lead managers seriously astray,” says Maryland Smith’s Margrét Bjarnadóttir, with co-authors – Smith PhD David Anderson ’13 (Villanova) and David Gaddis Ross (University of Florida). “People analytics, especially based on AI, is an incredibly powerful tool that has become indispensable in modern HR. But quantitative models are intended to assist, not replace, human judgment.”
Writing in Harvard Business Review, they describe three keys to be aware of when applying AI and other analytics tools to the HR pipeline:
Making all other claims suspect?
Facebook appeal over Cambridge Analytica data rejected by Australian court as ‘divorced from reality’
Facebook has lost a major battle with the Australian regulator over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, after a court dismissed the social media giant’s claim that it neither conducts business nor collects personal information in the country.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is suing Facebook, now Meta, for breaching the privacy of more than 300,000 Australian Facebook users in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, exposed more than four years ago by the Guardian.
Perspective. (I learn all kinds of things on the Internet.)
Bitcoin has become a lifeline for sex workers, like this former nurse who made $1.3 million last year
Another list, but with interesting analysis behind each item.
https://www.bespacific.com/top-10-global-consumer-trends-2022/
Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2022
“Every year, Euromonitor International identifies emerging and fast-moving trends that are expected to gain traction in the year ahead. These trends provide insight into changing consumer values, exploring how consumer behaviour is shifting and causing disruption for businesses globally. Each of the 10 trends in this report follows the same format: Overview and defining characteristics; Consumer behaviour and motivation; Business environment and impact; Outlook and strategic recommendations. Change was the only constant over the past two years. Radical lifestyle shifts motivated consumers to make intentional, mindful and ambitious decisions. Now, the world is on the road to recovery. Consumers are putting their plans into motion, taking chances and seizing the moment. Access and action are the driving forces behind the top 10 global consumer trends in 2022. Resilience and adaptability were tested in 2021, forcing consumers to relinquish control and embrace ambiguity. This year, consumers are taking back the reins and paving a path forward based on their passions and values… The global population aged 60+ will grow 65% from 2021 to 2040, reaching over two billion people. This relatively wealthy cohort is gaining more experience and confidence using online services and choosing to adopt more tech solutions that assist with their daily lives. Alongside browsing and shopping online, Digital Seniors embrace virtual solutions for socialising, health screenings, finances and learning. TikTok is one platform these consumers use, as a result of their digitally native grandchildren influencing and empowering them to be on social media. In fact, over 60% of consumers aged 60+ visited a social networking website at least once a week, whilst 21% took part in video gaming weekly…”
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