In 2017, then 9-year-old Kayla Unbehaun was abducted. For years, the South Elgin, Illinois police department searched for Unbehaun and her noncustodial mother, Heather Unbehaun, who was accused of the abduction, following her trail to Georgia, where they hit a… Read More "It Seemed Like an AI Crime-Fighting Super Tool. Then Defense Attorneys Started Asking Questions"
Millions of People Are Using Abusive AI ‘Nudify’ Bots on Telegram
Kate Ruane, director of the Center for Democracy and Technology’s free expression project, says most major technology platforms now have policies prohibiting nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, with many of the biggest agreeing to principles to tackle deepfakes. “I would… Read More "Millions of People Are Using Abusive AI ‘Nudify’ Bots on Telegram"
The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over
The password-killing tech known as “passkeys” have proliferated over the last two years, developed by the tech industry association known as the FIDO Alliance as an easier and more secure authentication alternative. And although superseding any technology as entrenched as… Read More "The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over"
Amid Air Strikes and Rockets, an SMS From the Enemy
The week after Nour got that text, others in Lebanon reportedly began receiving messages via automated calls on their landlines or via text. “If you are in a building with Hezbollah weapons, stay away from the village until further notice,”… Read More "Amid Air Strikes and Rockets, an SMS From the Enemy"
How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI
If you’re using a personal Adobe account, it’s easy to opt out of the content analysis. Open up Adobe’s privacy page, scroll down to the Content analysis for product improvement section, and click the toggle off. If you have a business… Read More "How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI"
What Google’s U-Turn on Third-Party Cookies Means for Chrome Privacy
The apparent death of cookies also won’t matter much to Google, which has a ton of data from multiple services in addition to Chrome and can target people without cookies. According to Google’s 2023 earnings report, $237.86 billion of the firm’s… Read More "What Google’s U-Turn on Third-Party Cookies Means for Chrome Privacy"
The FBI Still Hasn’t Cracked NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Phone
Pig butchering, the crypto-based scammer scourge that has pulled in an estimated $75 billion from victims globally, is spreading beyond its roots in Southeast Asia, with operations proliferating across the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and West Africa. The… Read More "The FBI Still Hasn’t Cracked NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Phone"
ICE Signs $2 Million Contract With Spyware Maker Paragon Solutions
Paragon was founded in 2019 by veterans from the Israel Defense Forces’ powerful intelligence Unit 8200 with the active involvement of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak as an investor who is estimated to own a sizable slice of the… Read More "ICE Signs $2 Million Contract With Spyware Maker Paragon Solutions"
Navigating Legal and Compliance Challenges in Cybersecurity
The size of the organization grows and expands operations into technology, which means it faces many legal and compliance challenges. Some of the significant topics include: Compliance with Laws and Regulations, Major Legal Systems, Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Law, Liability,… Read More "Navigating Legal and Compliance Challenges in Cybersecurity"