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  • News: Europol hosts its second Industry and Research Days

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    Source URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-hosts-its-second-industry-and-research-days Source: News Title: Europol hosts its second Industry and Research Days Feedly Summary: Featuring keynote speeches from Europol experts and live demonstrations of the latest technology by companies, this event brought Europol staff and national law enforcement practitioners up to speed with the latest technological advancements in the security market. As a…

  • News: Call for action: urgent plan needed to transition to post-quantum cryptography together

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    Source URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/call-for-action-urgent-plan-needed-to-transition-to-post-quantum-cryptography-together Source: News Title: Call for action: urgent plan needed to transition to post-quantum cryptography together Feedly Summary: On 7 February 2025, Europol hosted a Quantum Safe Financial Forum (QSFF) event, during which the QSFF has issued a call to action for financial institutions and policymakers, urging them to prioritise the transition to…

  • Hacker News: Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance

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    Source URL: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/business/google-ai-weapons-surveillance/index.html Source: Hacker News Title: Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has made significant changes to its AI ethics policy, notably removing commitments against using AI for weaponry and surveillance. This shift reflects a growing competition for…

  • Alerts: CISA Partners with ASD’s ACSC, CCCS, NCSC-UK, and Other International and US Organizations to Release Guidance on Edge Devices

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/04/cisa-partners-asds-acsc-cccs-ncsc-uk-and-other-international-and-us-organizations-release-guidance Source: Alerts Title: CISA Partners with ASD’s ACSC, CCCS, NCSC-UK, and Other International and US Organizations to Release Guidance on Edge Devices Feedly Summary: CISA—in partnership with international and U.S. organizations—released guidance to help organizations protect their network edge devices and appliances, such as firewalls, routers, virtual private networks (VPN) gateways, Internet…

  • Wired: Elon Musk’s Friends Have Infiltrated the General Services Administration

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration/ Source: Wired Title: Elon Musk’s Friends Have Infiltrated the General Services Administration Feedly Summary: Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • The Register: What better place to inject OpenAI’s o1 than Los Alamos national lab, right?

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/openai_los_alamos_national_lab/ Source: The Register Title: What better place to inject OpenAI’s o1 than Los Alamos national lab, right? Feedly Summary: Tackling disease, tick. High-energy physics, tick. Nuclear weapon security, also tick OpenAI has announced another deal with Uncle Sam, this time to get its very latest models in the hands of US government…

  • Cloud Blog: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/adversarial-misuse-generative-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI Feedly Summary: Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are unlocking new possibilities for the way we work and accelerating innovation in science, technology, and beyond. In cybersecurity, AI is poised to transform digital defense, empowering defenders and enhancing our collective security. Large language…

  • The Register: Spending watchdog blasts UK govt over sloth-like cyber resilience progress

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/nao_blasts_uk_gov_cyber/ Source: The Register Title: Spending watchdog blasts UK govt over sloth-like cyber resilience progress Feedly Summary: Think government cybersecurity is bad? Guess again. It’s alarmingly so The UK government is significantly behind on its 2022 target to harden systems against cyberattacks by 2025, with a new report from the spending watchdog suggesting…

  • Slashdot: OPM Sued Over Privacy Concerns With New Government-Wide Email System

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/28/226206/opm-sued-over-privacy-concerns-with-new-government-wide-email-system?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OPM Sued Over Privacy Concerns With New Government-Wide Email System Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) concerning privacy issues related to a new email system directed by a former employee of Elon Musk. It highlights…

  • Slashdot: DHS Terminates All Its Advisory Committees, Ending Its Investigation Into Chinese Telecom Hack

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/22/2332221/dhs-terminates-all-its-advisory-committees-ending-its-investigation-into-chinese-telecom-hack Source: Slashdot Title: DHS Terminates All Its Advisory Committees, Ending Its Investigation Into Chinese Telecom Hack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has disbanded all advisory committee members, including those investigating the Salt Typhoon hack, in a bid to focus resources on national security.…