I doubt this is enough.
How Australia plans to triple its offensive cyber capabilities
… “Throughout recent years, Australia has been targeted by a range of actors conducting cyber operations that pose a significant threat to our security,” Rachel Noble, who heads the Australian Signals Directorate, wrote in a document outlining Redspice, the government’s plan to bolster its cyber capabilities.
A model for prosecutions relying on hacked data?
Update to the EncroChat data breach that exposed the criminal underworld and how a French court’s decision could undo months of police work
Allison Morris reports:
In June, 2020, the criminal underworld was rocked after one short message sent hitmen, drug dealers and extortionists on a scramble to cover their tracks.
The military-grade encrypted communications system EncroChat, used by organised criminals across Europe and the Middle East, had been breached by the French intelligence services.
Read more at Independent.ie. Sadly, its behind a paywall. But perhaps Bill Goodwin’s report on Computer Weekly will help:
France’s Supreme Court has referred a criminal case that relies on evidence from the hacked EncroChat encrypted phone network back to the court of appeal after finding that prosecutors failed to disclose sufficient information about the hacking operation.
The Cour de Cassation in Paris found that French investigators and prosecutors had failed to supply a certificate to authenticate intercepted phone data and messages obtained from EncroChat phones as required by French law. There was also an absence of technical data about the hacking operation, the court found.
Read more at Computer Weekly.
The EncroChat operation had been reported in 2020.
Experts are predictable (logical), amateurs are not.
New Go-playing trick defeats world-class Go AI—but loses to human amateurs
In the world of deep-learning AI, the ancient board game Go looms large. Until 2016, the best human Go player could still defeat the strongest Go-playing AI. That changed with DeepMind's AlphaGo, which used deep-learning neural networks to teach itself the game at a level humans cannot match. More recently, KataGo has become popular as an open source Go-playing AI that can beat top-ranking human Go players.
Last week, a group of AI researchers published a paper outlining a method to defeat KataGo by using adversarial techniques that take advantage of KataGo's blind spots. By playing unexpected moves outside of KataGo's training set, a much weaker adversarial Go-playing program (that amateur humans can defeat) can trick KataGo into losing.
“Will sacrifice privacy for convenience!”
https://simpleflying.com/iata-survey-75-passengers-want-biometrics-not-passports/
IATA Survey Says 75% Of Passengers Want Biometrics Not Passports
… "They want to arrive at the airport ready to fly, get through the airport at both ends of their journey more quickly using biometrics and know where their baggage is at all times. The technology exists to support this ideal experience."
Breaches are inevitable?
https://www.bespacific.com/cyber-security-for-law-firms-our-top-tips/
Cyber Security for Law Firms: Our Top Tips
Law Technology Today: “In the digital era, cyber security is essential for law firms. Data breaches are becoming increasingly common, threatening the privacy of clients’ sensitive information and firms’ reputations. Consider data from ABA’s Cyber Security Report, which states that 25% of law firms have previously suffered a data breach. Among the many consequences of a data breach—breaching obligations, legal action, impact on reputation—the takeaway is clear: No firm can afford to face one. Here’s what lawyers need to know to protect themselves…”
Perhaps we should form a co-op for small firms? Joint development or partnership with a big firm?
https://www.bespacific.com/five-key-reasons-law-firms-are-independently-building-digital-solutions/
Five Key Reasons Law Firms are Independently Building Digital Solutions
Artificial Lawyer” “The legal industry faces various universal challenges; an ever-changing market, clients with high expectations and endless options, and an impending global recession. To be successful in this modern and complex world, the legal industry needs modern and complex tooling. Thus, globally, law firms and in-house legal departments are looking for legal tech solutions that enable them to stay agile, robust, and competitive. Rather than purchasing off-the-shelf or outsourcing development, industry leaders are increasingly taking matters into their own hands. Those at the head of the industry are self-building legal tech solutions. But why are firms doing this, and how does it offer a competitive advantage? Let’s take a look…”
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