If you didn’t know you were a victim, was someone lying to you?
Almost All Organisations Suffered At Least One Data Breach in Past 18 Months, The State of Cloud Security Report Found
Nearly 100% of organizations experienced a cloud data breach within the last 18 months, according to the cloud infrastructure security firm Ermetic.
The cloud data breach report also found that cloud security incidents increased by almost 20% within the past year.
Software for paranoids, which seems to be every country.
https://www.ft.com/content/24f22b28-56d1-4d66-8f76-c9020b1b5cb1
How Israel used NSO spyware as diplomatic calling card
… NSO’s Pegasus software, which requires a government licence for export because it is considered a weapon, has in recent years become a crucial part of Israel’s diplomatic outreach — a role that has come into focus after this weekend’s revelation by a consortium of newspapers that it had been traced to the cell phones of 37 journalists, lawyers and political activists. The software surreptitiously turns phones into listening devices while unveiling their encrypted contents.
“From the 1950s, Israel used its weapons sales for diplomatic gains, the only thing that changes is the names of the countries,” said Eitay Mack, an Israeli human rights lawyer who has tried for years to have NSO’s export licence cancelled. “The question is if there will be some change in the exports policy.”
(Related) You can’t be very important if no one is trying to spy on you. This might just be bragging for political advantage.
https://threatpost.com/french-launch-nso-probe-after-macron-believed-spyware-targe/167986/
French Launch NSO Probe After Macron Believed Spyware Target
French lawmakers have launched an investigation into Israeli offensive cybersecurity company NSO Group after they learned French President Emmanuel Macron topped a list of 14 heads of states potentially targeted by the company’s spyware.
Amnesty International said Tuesday the French leader was a potential spyware target, along with presidents Imran Khan of Pakistan, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Barham Salih of Iraq. Heads of state, including the prime ministers and the king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, were also high-profile potential targets of NSO’s software known as Pegasus.
One of its largest selling points was anonymity.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57901113
EU plans to make Bitcoin transfers more traceable
Proposed changes to EU law would force companies that transfer Bitcoin or other crypto-assets to collect details on the recipient and sender.
The proposals would make crypto-assets more traceable, the EU Commission said, and would help stop money-laundering and the financing of terrorism.
The new rules would also prohibit providing anonymous crypto-asset wallets.
Faster development, larger liability?
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta Software Used on Public Roads Lacks Safeguards
Consumer Reports' car safety experts worry that Tesla continues to use vehicle owners as beta testers for its new features, putting others on the road at risk
After Tesla released the latest prototype version of its driving assistance software last week, reports from owners have gained the attention of researchers and safety experts—both at CR and elsewhere—who have expressed concerns about the system’s performance and safety.
CR plans to independently test the software update, popularly known as FSD beta 9, as soon as our Model Y SUV receives the necessary software update from Tesla. So far, our experts have watched videos posted on social media of other drivers trying it out and are concerned with what they’re seeing—including vehicles missing turns, scraping against bushes, and heading toward parked cars. Even Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged that drivers use caution when using FSD beta 9, writing on Twitter that “there will be unknown issues, so please be paranoid.”
AI is like the mumbo-jumbo of the Shaman: of course I don’t understand, I have no magic!
https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/21/explainable-medical-ai-easier-said-than-done/
Explaining medical AI is easier said than done
The growing use of artificial intelligence in medicine is paralleled by growing concern among many policymakers, patients, and physicians about the use of black-box algorithms. In a nutshell, it’s this: We don’t know what these algorithms are doing or how they are doing it, and since we aren’t in a position to understand them, they can’t be trusted and shouldn’t be relied upon.
A new field of research, dubbed explainable artificial intelligence (XAI), aims to address these concerns. As we argue in Science magazine, together with our colleagues I. Glenn Cohen and Theodoros Evgeniou, this approach may not help and, in some instances, can hurt.
Resources.
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