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On Technologies for Automatic Facial Recognition

Schneier on Security

Interesting article on technologies that will automatically identify people: With technology like that on Mr. Leyvand’s head, Facebook could prevent users from ever forgetting a colleague’s name, give a reminder at a cocktail party that an acquaintance had kids to ask about or help find someone at a crowded conference.

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Should There Be Limits on Persuasive Technologies?

Schneier on Security

But as with many things, technology is fundamentally changing the nature of persuasion. Democratic societies, in particular, are in dire need of a frank conversation about the role persuasion plays in them and how technologies are enabling powerful interests to target audiences. All of this is not intended to be alarmist.

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On Chinese-Owned Technology Platforms

Schneier on Security

I am a co-author on a report published by the Hoover Institution: “ Chinese Technology Platforms Operating in the United States.”

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SOC Technology Failures?—?Do They Matter?

Anton on Security

SOC Technology Failures?—?Do img src: [link] Most failed Security Operations Centers (SOCs) that I’ve seen have not failed due to a technology failure. Let’s stick to mostly technology focused failures. Perhaps the tool vendor made some incorrect assumptions about how their technology is really used in the real world?

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How Preparation and Strategy Can Be Used to Fight and Defeat Any Ransomware Attack

Speaker: Karl Camilleri, Cloud Services Product Manager at phoenixNAP

As a result, data protection needs to be a concern for most banks, businesses, and information technology specialists. million attacks, the threat marked a 148% increase compared to 2020 and was the most expensive year on record! It’s mindboggling, but right now for 49% of respondents, cybersecurity is their primary business concern.

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News alert: ACM TechBrief lays out risks, policy implications of generative AI technologies

The Last Watchdog

It is the latest in the quarterly ACM TechBriefs series of short technical bulletins that present scientifically grounded perspectives on the impact and policy implications of specific technological developments in computing. Governance mechanisms for GenAI technologies must address the entirety of their complex supply chains.

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Where Next for Blockchain Technology After FTX Collapse?

Lohrman on Security

The bankruptcy filing by crypto giant FTX, along with the dramatic drop in the value of most cryptocurrencies in 2022, has raised new questions regarding the future of blockchain technology.