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SecureMySocial Issued 5th US Patent For Social Media Security Technology

Joseph Steinberg

Patent number US 11,438,334 entitled Systems and Methods for Securing Social Media for Users and Businesses and Rewarding for Enhancing Security , discloses a robust invention that addresses the risks that posts to social media may pose to businesses and individuals alike. US 10,771,464 – Granted in September 2020.

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National Security Risks of Late-Stage Capitalism

Schneier on Security

Early in 2020, cyberspace attackers apparently working for the Russian government compromised a piece of widely used network management software made by a company called SolarWinds. In other words, the risk of a cyberattack can be transferred to the customers. SolarWinds certainly seems to have underspent on security.

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The NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework

SecureWorld News

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). NIST has been working on this framework for some time, as directed by the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020. Govern – Cultivating a risk management culture 2.

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GUEST ESSAY: Where we stand on mitigating software risks associated with fly-by-wire jetliners

The Last Watchdog

Here’s what you should know about the risks, what aviation is doing to address those risks, and how to overcome them. It is difficult to deny that cyberthreats are a risk to planes. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since. There was another warning from the U.S.

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GUEST ESSAY: The three horsemen of cyber risks: misinformation, disinformation and fake news

The Last Watchdog

Such a transformation however, comes with its own set of risks. Misleading information has emerged as one of the leading cyber risks in our society, affecting political leaders, nations, and people’s lives, with the COVID-19 pandemic having only made it worse. So, how do organizations prepare against such threats?

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Encryption & Privacy Policy and Technology

Adam Shostack

The Open Technology Institute has an Open Letter to Law Enforcement in the U.S., UK, and Australia: Weak Encryption Puts Billions of Internet Users at Risk. In closely related news, nominations for the 2020 Caspar Bowden Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies are open. press release , letter.)

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Managing Cybersecurity Risk in M&A

Cisco Security

As Technology Audit Director at Cisco, Jacob Bolotin focuses on assessing Cisco’s technology, business, and strategic risk. Bolotin champions the continued advancement of the technology audit profession and received a master’s degree in cybersecurity from the University of California Berkeley.

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