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  • The Register: New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/new_cybersecurity_compliance_rules_dod/ Source: The Register Title: New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors Feedly Summary: Now if only someone would remember to apply those rules inside the DoD It’s about to get a lot harder for private companies that are lax on cybersecurity to get a contract with the Pentagon, as the Defense…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/28/1815208/microsoft-refuses-to-divulge-data-flows-to-police-scotland?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses concerns raised by Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority regarding the use of Microsoft Office 365 due to the lack of transparency from Microsoft about data processing locations…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Says Some SharePoint Server Hackers Now Using Ransomware

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/24/1359230/microsoft-says-some-sharepoint-server-hackers-now-using-ransomware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Says Some SharePoint Server Hackers Now Using Ransomware Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a cyber-espionage campaign, specifically by a group referred to as “Storm-2603,” that has transitioned from conventional data theft to deploying ransomware. This represents a worrying trend in cyber threats,…

  • Slashdot: ‘Tens of Thousands’ of SharePoint Servers at Risk. Microsoft Issues No Patch

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/20/2340220/tens-of-thousands-of-sharepoint-servers-at-risk-microsoft-issues-no-patch Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Tens of Thousands’ of SharePoint Servers at Risk. Microsoft Issues No Patch Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a significant cybersecurity vulnerability affecting hosted SharePoint servers, which has led to widespread breaches in various sectors, including government and private organizations. As researchers uncover…

  • Slashdot: Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/1825215/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a troubling partnership between major U.S. airlines and a data broker that has sold sensitive flight information to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This raises…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: How governments can use AI to improve threat detection and reduce cost

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-how-governments-can-use-AI-improve-threat-detection-reduce-cost/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: How governments can use AI to improve threat detection and reduce cost Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for May 2025. Today, Enrique Alvarez, public sector advisor, Office of the CISO, explores how government agencies can use AI to improve threat detection…

  • Cloud Blog: EU のデジタル政府における AI 革命: 「信奉」から「積極的な導入」へ

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/ja/topics/google-cloud-europe/the-ai-opportunity-for-egovernment-in-the-eu/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: EU のデジタル政府における AI 革命: 「信奉」から「積極的な導入」へ Feedly Summary: ※この投稿は米国時間 2025 年 3 月 26 日に、Google Cloud blog に投稿されたものの抄訳です。 Implement Consulting Group が今回発表した新しいレポート「The AI opportunity for eGovernment in the EU」によると、生成 AI を導入することで、生産性の向上を通じて EU の行政機関に 1,000 億ユーロの機会がもたらされ、EU の市民と企業が大きなメリットを得られる可能性があります。 AI は、単なる技術進歩として導入を検討するものではなく、EU 全域の電子政府の進化に「不可欠」な要素であり、生産性の向上がその鍵となります。 太字で示したこの一文は、転換期の到来を告げるものです。理論面での議論を超えて、ヨーロッパの政府が今後どのように市民との交流を図り、生活に不可欠なサービスを提供していくかを決定するうえで、AI が果たす必要のある重要な役割を示しています。Google の委託を受けて作成されたこのレポートは、EU とその加盟国にとって重要な、ある機会を浮き彫りにしています。それは、AI の可能性を「信奉する組織」から、デジタル インフラストラクチャ内にこの画期的なテクノロジーを「迅速に導入する組織」への進化です。 「信奉」から「迅速な導入」への切り替えには、大きな意味があります。長年にわたり、公共部門における効率の向上、サービスのパーソナライズ、イノベーションの推進に関して、AI が秘める可能性が認識されてきました。 生成 AI…

  • The Register: Google torpedoes ‘no AI for weapons’ rules

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/google_ai_principles_update/ Source: The Register Title: Google torpedoes ‘no AI for weapons’ rules Feedly Summary: Will now happily unleash the bots when ‘likely overall benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks’ Google has published a new set of AI principles that don’t mention its previous pledge not to use the tech to develop weapons or…

  • The Register: Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs ‘as of yesterday’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/chinese_cyberspy_us_data/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs ‘as of yesterday’ Feedly Summary: Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg A Chinese government-linked group that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0227 yesterday started targeting critical infrastructures organisations and US government agencies, according to Redmond’s…