Monday, February 28, 2022

Don’t become collateral damage.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3651531/3-biggest-cyber-risks-from-the-ukraine-russia-conflict.html#tk.rss_all

3 biggest cyber risks from the Ukraine-Russia conflict

The threat of cyberattacks crossing Ukrainian and Russian borders is real, and these are the most likely risks that businesses need to consider.

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is reason enough for all CISOs to place their teams at a heightened state of alert and readiness in the event of deleterious cyber actions by nation-state actors or the cybercriminal groups. Three areas that should be reviewed immediately are preparation for cyberattacks, supply chain disruption, and business continuity concerns.



Propaganda is useful if you can reach an audience.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/facebook-twitter-remove-disinformation-accounts-targeting-ukrainians-rcna17880

Facebook, Twitter remove disinformation accounts targeting Ukrainians

Facebook and Twitter removed two anti-Ukrainian “covert influence operations” over the weekend, one tied to Russia and another with connections to Belarus, the companies said.


(Related)

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-demands-google-restore-access-its-media-youtube-channels-ukraine-2022-02-27/

Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine

Russia's state communications regulator on Sunday said it had written to Alphabet Inc's Google and demanded that access to Russian media's YouTube channels be restored on Ukrainian territory.



Make it hard for any Russians opposed to the war to gather support at home. (Somewhat slow off the mark…)

https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-and-facebook-restricted-in-russia-amid-conflict-with-ukraine-JBZrogB6

Twitter and Facebook restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine

NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of Twitter in Russia from the morning of Saturday 26 February 2022. Facebook servers have subsequently been restricted as of Sunday. The restrictions are in effect across multiple providers rendering both social media platforms largely unusable, and come as Russian authorities and social media platforms clash over platform rules in relation to the invasion of Ukraine.



Using AI correctly is not that hard.

https://hbr.org/2022/02/what-makes-a-company-successful-at-using-ai

What Makes a Company Successful at Using AI?

Companies in a wide range of industries are trying to integrate analytics and data to improve their operations, with decidedly mixed results. What are top performers doing differently — and better — than others? In general, leading companies did an honest assessment of where they were, formed a vision of where they wanted to be in three or four years, and looked for ways to rack up quick wins. More specifically, they outperformed in five areas: governance, deployment, partnerships, people, and data availability.



This is not the only AI looking at public data. Can we think of another way to use AI profitably?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-compile-accurate-financial-info-on-the-vast-u-s-private-economy/

Accurate financial data on vast U.S. private economy now available

Grata's AI-powered private company intelligence engine illuminates the 99% of U.S. mid-market companies that make up 50% of GDP.

… The product combines a web data acquisition engine that scans billions of websites and proprietary machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) models that intuitively process unstructured information into nuanced, contextual insights on private companies, Bocskocsky said. The result is a fast and simple search platform that empowers users to find the right insights into the most relevant businesses.

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