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AI may not Destroy the World, but There are Other Risks

Security Boulevard

Whether it’s Hal refusing to open the pod bay doors in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the wild thought experiment of Roko’s Basilisk—or even way back to (retellings of) Frankenstein’s monster or the ancient legend of the Golem—there’s a fear that our creations will turn against us. For some, AI is the stuff of nightmares.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But to provide that kind of promise in advance, the government likely would have to pair it with some security requirements, such as implementing multifactor authentication, strong encryption, or intrusion detection systems. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Satori DataSecOps 2021 Private BluBracket Software supply chain 2021 Private Cape Privacy Data security 2021 Private ZecOps Digital forensics 2019 Private SecurityScorecard Risk ratings 2017 Private Carbon Black Security software 2015 Acquired: VMware AVG Antivirus software 2015 Acquired: Avast. ForgePoint Capital.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

AES or the Advanced Encryption Standard was adopted in 2001 by the US National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST) as the standard for symmetric encryption. Encryption protocols can also verify the authenticity of sources and prevent a sender from denying they were the origin of a transmission.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

McAfee is widely known for bringing the first antivirus software to market. For control access, authorization grants users least privilege while the Azure Active Directory manages authentication at the database level. Also Read: Top 9 Network Access Control (NAC) Solutions for 2021.

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