Tag: government
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The Register: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/australian_treasury_copilot_pilot_assessment/ Source: The Register Title: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected Feedly Summary: Not all bad news for Microsoft as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides Australia’s Department of the Treasury has found that Microsoft’s Copilot can easily deliver return on investment,…
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The Register: Probe finds US Coast Guard has left maritime cybersecurity adrift
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/coast_guard_cybersecurity_fail/ Source: The Register Title: Probe finds US Coast Guard has left maritime cybersecurity adrift Feedly Summary: Numerous systemic vulnerabilities could scuttle $5.4T industry Despite the escalating cyber threats targeting America’s maritime transportation system, the US Coast Guard still lacks a comprehensive strategy to secure this critical infrastructure – nor does it have…
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The Register: UK government using AI tools to check up on roadworthy testing centers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/ai_tools_mot_testing/ Source: The Register Title: UK government using AI tools to check up on roadworthy testing centers Feedly Summary: Who tests the testers? The UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has produced a list showing how the country uses AI technologies to perform tasks ranging from speeding up the planning process…
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The Register: London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/london_has_400_gw_of/ Source: The Register Title: London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds Feedly Summary: And up to 70% of stalled energy generation projects are unlikely to be approved, claims regulator Ofgem While the UK government wants to turbocharge datacenter construction, a newly published report says there are already 400…
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The Register: UK armed forces fast-tracking cyber warriors to defend digital front lines
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/uk_armed_forces_cyber_hires/ Source: The Register Title: UK armed forces fast-tracking cyber warriors to defend digital front lines Feedly Summary: High starting salaries promised after public sector infosec pay criticized The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is fast-tracking cybersecurity specialists in a bid to fortify its protection against increasing attacks.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…
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Hacker News: Apple’s Best Option: Decentralize iCloud
Source URL: https://www.mnot.net/blog/2025/02/09/decentralize-icloud Source: Hacker News Title: Apple’s Best Option: Decentralize iCloud Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the implications of a UK government order for Apple to create a backdoor into iCloud for accessing encrypted data. It evaluates Apple’s potential responses, including compliance, leaving the UK market, or…
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Slashdot: DeepSeek IOS App Sends Data Unencrypted To ByteDance-Controlled Servers
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/08/0531202/deepseek-ios-app-sends-data-unencrypted-to-bytedance-controlled-servers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: DeepSeek IOS App Sends Data Unencrypted To ByteDance-Controlled Servers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security vulnerability in the mobile application DeepSeek, which transmits sensitive data over unencrypted channels, raising significant security and privacy concerns. It highlights the implications of using infrastructure provided…
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Schneier on Security: UK is Ordering Apple to Break its Own Encryption
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/uk-is-ordering-apple-to-break-its-own-encryption.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: UK is Ordering Apple to Break its Own Encryption Feedly Summary: The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a “technical capability notice” as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring them to break the Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud…