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Machine Learning & AI

Could California's AI Bill Be a Blueprint for Future AI Regulation?Could California's AI Bill Be a Blueprint for Future AI Regulation?

California’s SB 1047 has the potential to shape future regulation around the raging question of AI safety.

byCarrie Pallardy

Sep 5, 2024

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5 Min Read

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Forrester Speaker Sneak Peek: Analyst Jayesh Chaurasia to Talk AI Data Readiness Forrester Speaker Sneak Peek: Analyst Jayesh Chaurasia to Talk AI Data Readiness

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

Sep 5, 2024

23 Min View

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Machine Learning & AI

Dutch Agency Slaps Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI with $33.7M Fine Dutch Agency Slaps Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI with $33.7M Fine

Sep 3, 2024

3 Min Read

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Cyber Resilience

WANTED: US Offers $2.5M Bounty to Nab Belarusian Hacker WANTED: US Offers $2.5M Bounty to Nab Belarusian Hacker

Aug 29, 2024

2 Min Read

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Cyber Resilience

Halliburton Cyberattack Shows Pattern of Critical Infrastructure Disruption Halliburton Cyberattack Shows Pattern of Critical Infrastructure Disruption

byCarrie Pallardy

Aug 29, 2024

5 Min Read

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Tech Company Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble Bursts Tech Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble Bursts

byBrandon Taylor, Jessica Davis

Aug 28, 2024

3h 54m Read

Quantum cryptography the latest secure data transfer method

Cyber Resilience

What NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Bring to the Table

What NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Bring to the Table

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

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Machine Learning & AI

Is OpenAI Quietly Building a Media Content Empire?

Is OpenAI Quietly Building a Media Content Empire?

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Cyber Resilience

Examining the National Public Data Breach and Risks for Data Brokers

Examining the National Public Data Breach and Risks for Data Brokers

byCarrie Pallardy

Machine Learning & AI

Anthropic Hit with Copyright Lawsuit Over LLM Training

Anthropic Hit with Copyright Lawsuit Over LLM Training

Cyber Resilience

What Can We Expect from Election Hack Escalations?

What Can We Expect from Election Hack Escalations?

byCarrie Pallardy

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Cyber Resilience

UN Approves Cybercrime Treaty Despite Major Tech, Privacy Concerns

UN Approves Cybercrime Treaty Despite Major Tech, Privacy Concerns

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Outages Aftermath: What's Next for Microsoft and Its Customers?

Outages Aftermath: What's Next for Microsoft and Its Customers?

byCarrie Pallardy

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Software & Services

Could Google Lose ‘Verb’ Status After Antitrust Ruling?

Could Google Lose ‘Verb’ Status After Antitrust Ruling?

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Machine Learning & AI

Is It Time to Rethink Reskilling Again Amid AI's Growing Pains?

Is It Time to Rethink Reskilling Again Amid AI's Growing Pains?

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

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Machine Learning & AI

Did GenAI Expectations Just Crash Into Cold Economic Reality?

Did GenAI Expectations Just Crash Into Cold Economic Reality?

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Cyber Resilience

What Does the US-Russia Prisoner Swap Mean for Ongoing Cybercrime?

What Does the US-Russia Prisoner Swap Mean for Ongoing Cybercrime?

byCarrie Pallardy

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Cyber Resilience

Sophisticated Android Spyware Targets Users in Russia

Sophisticated Android Spyware Targets Users in Russia

Cyber Resilience

CrowdStrike Releases Root Cause Analysis to Dissect Global IT Outage

CrowdStrike Releases Root Cause Analysis to Dissect Global IT Outage

Google Loses Landmark US Antitrust Case

Google Loses Landmark US Antitrust Case

Cyber Resilience

CrowdStrike Strikes Back at Delta, Calls Lawsuit Threat ‘Meritless’

CrowdStrike Strikes Back at Delta, Calling Lawsuit Threat ‘Meritless’

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Big Tech Stocks Slide as Recession Fears Deepen

Big Tech Stocks Slide as Recession Fears Deepen

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Where Does Liability Reside After the CrowdStrike Outage?

Where Does Liability Reside After the CrowdStrike Outage?

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

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Intel Layoff Shocker: 15,000 to Lose Jobs in Plan to Save $10B in 2025

Intel Layoff Shocker: 15,000 to Lose Jobs in Plan to Save $10B in 2025

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Cyber Resilience

What Can Be Learned from KnowBe4’s North Korean IT Hire?

What Can Be Learned from KnowBe4’s North Korean IT Hire?

byCarrie Pallardy

Illustration of a critical error in CrowdStrike software update caused a blue screen of death on Windows computers around the globe.

Cyber Resilience

CrowdStrike Facing Lawsuits After Global IT Outage

CrowdStrike Facing Lawsuits After Global IT Outage

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Cyber Resilience

7 Sessions Not to Miss at Black Hat USA 2024

7 Sessions Not to Miss at Black Hat USA 2024

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Data Management

Meta’s $1.4B Texas Settlement Highlights Facial Recognition Risks

Meta’s $1.4B Texas Settlement Highlights Facial Recognition Risks

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Cyber Resilience

CrowdStrike Outage Drained $5.4 Billion From Fortune 500: Report

CrowdStrike Outage Drained $5.4 Billion From Fortune 500: Report

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IT Infrastructure

Cloud Strategy in the Wake of the CrowdStrike Outage

Cloud Strategy in the Wake of the CrowdStrike Outage

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

Machine Learning & AI

OpenAI’s SearchGPT Takes Aim at Google’s Search Engine Dominance

OpenAI’s SearchGPT Takes Aim at Google’s Search Engine Dominance

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Cyber Resilience

Scattered Spider Suspect Nabbed for MGM Ransomware Attack

Scattered Spider Suspect Nabbed for MGM Ransomware Attack

byCarrie Pallardy

Cyber Resilience

CrowdStrike Aftermath: Lessons Learned for Future Recovery

CrowdStrike Aftermath: Lessons Learned for Future Recovery

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

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Cyber Resilience

Wiz Walks Away from Google’s $23B Offer, Hypes IPO Play

Wiz Walks Away from Google’s $23B Offer, Hypes IPO Play

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Cyber Resilience

Facing Cyberthreats and Misinfo in a Tense Political Climate

Facing Cyberthreats and Misinfo in a Tense Political Climate

byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth

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