Saturday, August 27, 2022

Another option for my Ethical Hackers. (I like the shoulder patch)

https://www.databreaches.net/interested-in-becoming-a-nation-state-hacker-for-the-u-s/

Interested in becoming a nation state hacker for the U.S.?

A new recruitment ad by the U.S. is attracting a lot of attention and comments.

Interested in becoming a nation state hacker? We will develop your skills in offensive and defensive cyber operations. Defend. Attack. Exploit. https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/specialty-careers/army-cyber.html

For those looking for some direction in their lives or to hone their skills or do something to help the country, maybe check into the requirements and benefits more. There’s a path open there if you qualify and you want to follow it.



(Related)

https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/27/in-brief-security/

77% of security leaders fear we’re in perpetual cyberwar from now on

A survey of cybersecurity decision makers found 77 percent think the world is now in a perpetual state of cyberwarfare.

In addition, 82 percent believe geopolitics and cybersecurity are "intrinsically linked," and two-thirds of polled organizations reported changing their security posture in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Of those asked, 64 percent believe they may have already been the target of a nation-state-directed cyberattack. Unfortunately, 63 percent of surveyed security leaders also believe that they'd never even know if a nation-state level actor pwned them.

The survey, organized by security shop Venafi, questioned 1,100 security leaders. Kevin Bocek, VP of security strategy and threat intelligence, said the results show cyberwarfare is here, and that it's completely different to many would have imagined. "Any business can be damaged by nation-states," he added.





Installed without notice, clearly aimed at the driver, you might think they were out to get you.

Https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g7xx/striking-seattle-workers-win-against-surveillance-cameras-in-vehicles

Striking Seattle Workers Win Against Surveillance Cameras in Vehicles

Sandwich company Homegrown put artificial intelligence powered cameras in drivers' vehicles. Now drivers will be allowed to cover them

The news signals the rise of artificial intelligence assisted cameras placed in delivery vehicles and the visceral push back against them. Motherboard previously reported on how similar cameras installed to monitor Amazon delivery drivers were punishing the workers for mistakes they didn’t make.





Interesting. You could train an AI on Wikipedia, but you would like to ensure its accuracy first. Is that what they have in mind?

https://singularityhub.com/2022/08/26/meta-is-building-an-ai-to-fact-check-wikipedia-all-6-5-million-articles/

Meta Is Building an AI to Fact-Check Wikipedia—All 6.5 Million Articles

As of early 2020, the site’s English version was averaging about 255 million page views per day, making it the eighth-most-visited website on the internet. As of last month, it had moved up to spot number seven, and the English version currently has over 6.5 million articles.

But as high-traffic as this go-to information source may be, its accuracy leaves something to be desired; the page about the site’s own reliability states, “The online encyclopedia does not consider itself to be reliable as a source and discourages readers from using it in academic or research settings.”

Meta—of the former Facebook—wants to change this. In a blog post published last month, the company’s employees describe how AI could help make Wikipedia more accurate.





Tools & Techniques.

https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-use-camera-lucida-app-for-drawing/

How to Use the Camera Lucida App to Create Fantastic Drawings in No Time

Want to boost your drawing skills? The Camera Lucida app uses your phone or tablet to superimpose an image onto your drawing surface, making it easy to draw what you see.



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