This could be very bad. Imagine that the most tech savvy investigators bolt to the corporate team.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-great-crypto-cop-brain-drain/
The Great Crypto-Cop Brain Drain
Hunting down crypto criminals is a dying art as law enforcement officers jump in-house.
… Blockchain investigation was a new field, for which the tools were initially few and rudimentary At the same time, it was familiar terrain. “I was a financial investigator. My thing had always been ‘Follow the money,’” Gambaryan says. Following that mantra he would work his way to the weak link in a chain of transactions; often, that was an account with a big cryptocurrency exchange, which in some cases could help him ID the suspect. “I was one of the first people to start sending law enforcement requests to crypto exchanges,” Gambaryan says.
In 2021, the tables turned: He joined Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, as its vice president of global intelligence and investigations. Gambaryan is now on the other side of the crypto fence, trying to spot bad behaviour on the exchange and fielding requests from law enforcement around the world. Since joining Binance, he has been busy trying to track down the people behind SQUID, a cryptocurrency scam named after—but not affiliated with—Netflix’s blockbuster series Squid Game.
Have we suddenly become more ethical? (I don’t think that has ever happened…)
https://www.databreaches.net/ransomware-attacks-is-there-a-case-for-paying-up/
Ransomware attacks: is there a case for paying up?
Hannah Murphy reports:
To pay or not to pay? For companies unfortunate enough to be hit by a ransomware attack, that is the crucial question. Ransomware attacks — in which cyber criminals lock up a victim’s data or computer system and release it only if a ransom is paid — exploded in 2020 and 2021, in part because a shift to remote working during the pandemic left organisations more vulnerable to hacking. But the tide appears to be turning. In its mid-year 2022 Cyber Threat Report, US security company Sonic-Wall identified a 23 per cent drop in the number of ransomware attempts. It attributed this to several factors — including a “downward” trend in the number of organisations willing to pay cyber criminals. That trend is borne out in the data gathered by those who help victims of ransomware handle the fallout. In 2019, 85 per cent of ransomware cases handled by cyber security group Coveware ended in a payment. But, in the first quarter of 2022, that proportion had fallen to 46 per cent.
Read more at FT.
Or, they could come to next Friday’s Privacy Foundation Seminar…
New AI Training Law Ups Ante for Contractors: Dr. Lance Eliot
An innocuous bill that has now become law, the AI Training Act, will have significant ramifications for federal contractors that either sell AI-related services or products to the federal government or that leverage AI for delivering their services or products into the federal realm.
… The overt purpose of the new law is to make sure that federal agencies get their act together when it comes to procuring any kind of service or product that might rely upon AI. A new specialized training regimen for agency staff will cover the essence of what AI is, how it works, and ways in which AI can benefit the U.S. government. The curriculum will also caution agencies to be wary of AI risks like privacy intrusions, discriminatory algorithms, or factors that could undercut homeland and national security.
Perspective. Interesting overview…
https://qz.com/artificial-intelligence-means-anyone-can-cast-hollywood-1849695488
Artificial intelligence means anyone can cast Hollywood stars in their own films
Free AI software is primed to strip away the control of studios and actors who appears in films
Likely worth a read…
https://www.retailtouchpoints.com/resources/using-shopper-behavioral-data-ai-for-innovation
Using Shopper Behavioral Data & AI for Innovation
… Small and midsized retailers are now able to compete alongside the major players by using advanced AI as a service tools. These tools provide the power to glean insightful customer information that informs new strategies and improves competitiveness.
This white paper features insights from the BDO Retail & Consumer Products Practice and reveals:
Where AI and people intersect;
How targeting a niche customer base may result in higher profitability;
Why data-driven insights used to shape CX are critical to effectively respond to the market and, ultimately, succeed.
Tools & Techniques. For when you write that novel…
https://www.makeuseof.com/evernote-best-free-templates-for-creative-writers/
The 12 Best Free Evernote Templates for Creative Writers
Planning and plotting your book is crucial, but can be time-consuming and hard to keep track of. These Evernote templates will simplify the process.
Tools & Techniques. (Think: wholesale data gathering…)
https://www.makeuseof.com/chrome-extensions-easy-web-scraper/
Need a Web Scraper? These 6 Chrome Extensions Make It Easy
If you need to extract a whole lot of data from websites, then there’s no better thing for it than web scraping. But if you’re new to programming, or even have no experience with it at all, it can be a pretty daunting task to get started with.
Regardless of whether you’re a complete novice or already a master, these Chrome extensions take the busy work out of web scraping.
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