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OODA Network Interview: Jeremy King

This post is based on an interview with Jeremy King. It is part of our series of interviews of OODA Network members. Our objective with these interviews is to provide actionable information of interest to the community, including insights that can help with your own career progression. We also really like highlighting some of the…
We Learn From Death: Sadly what if it will take disaster to really improve cybersecurity

Why are we perpetually surprised (or not, depending on how you look at it) at the failure of so many at both the organizational and individual level to take cybersecurity seriously? I would argue that most people are placing cybersecurity exactly where it should be when it comes to the myriad risks in their lives,…
OODA Network Interview: Mike Tanji

This post is based on an interview with the highly regarded and proven cybersecurity professional Mike Tanji. It is part of our series of interviews of OODA Network members. Our objective with these interviews is to provide actionable information of interest to the community, including insights that can help with your own career progression. We…
What You Should Know About China’s “Destruction Warfare” Doctrine

In 1999 a book called “Unrestricted Warfare” emerged from China and over the past two decades it has served as a good guide for how China views conflict and in particular, cyber and economic conflicts. Businesses that understood Unrestricted Warfare were better enabled to defend their networks and market share. Twenty years later, the U.S.…
Cyber Threat Analysis Report Vol 1, Edition 8

Is FaceApp a privacy breach or a blah? This story and more in the analysis by Mike Tanji in this week’s Cyber Threat Analysis Report.
Cyber Threats to Parks and Rec: There are things we should all be doing to minimize risks to government of ransomware

So much attention has been paid to “election hacking” and the like in recent years, analysts and commentators have effectively forgotten an equally if not more pressing threat to American government at all levels: ransomware. We cannot fix the reading comprehension problems and poor critical thinking skills of more than half the nation’s population, but…
OODA Network Interview: Bryson Bort

This post is based on an interview with Bryson Bort. It is part of our series of interviews of OODA Network members. Our objective with these interviews is to provide actionable information of interest to the community, including insights that can help with your own career progression. We also really like highlighting some of the…
OODA Special Report: The Kinetic Potential of Russian Cyber War

The proliferation of cyber physical systems (CPS) has increasingly enabled cyber actions to have direct kinetic effects on tangible infrastructure, even as cyberspace itself depends on tangible infrastructure vulnerable to kinetic damage. This report focuses on Russia, a particularly important threat actor to track given their track record of brazen infrastructure attacks. It is almost…
Cyber Threat Analysis Report Vol 1, Edition 7

Cybersecurity’s role in the M&A market. This analysis and more by Mike Tanji in this week’s Cyber Threat Analysis Report.
OODA Network Interview: Dan Wachtler

This post is based on an interview with Dan Wachtler. It is part of our series of interviews of OODA Network members. Our objective with these interviews is to provide actionable information of interest to the community, including insights that can help with your own career progression. We also really like highlighting some of the…
Cyber Sensemaking Part Two: Management Lessons Learned and Essential Actions

In Part Two of this series on Cyber Sensemaking, OODA CEO Matt Devost steps through the top management lessons learned and actions that can be taking to drive your cyber risk management program.
Cyber Sensemaking – Essential Observations for the Next Five Years

Distilling over 25 years working in the fields of cybersecurity and cyberconflict across a multitude of domains including government, corporate, think tank, and academic this article serves as a foundational distillation of observations that can be applied in any organization. In Part Two of the series, we will look at lessons learned and actions that…
What Business Needs To Know About The New Way DoD Will Measure Your Security Posture

The Department of Defense is establishing a new approach they expect their contractors, and sub-contractors to leverage. This is meant to help reduce risk and mitigate many challenges observed in implementing existing security/compliance regulations in the defense industrial base. Our review of this approach leaves us optimistic that this new approach is a positive change.…
OODA Network Interview: Randy Brumfield

This post is based on an interview with Randy Brumfield. It is part of our series of interviews of OODA Network members. Our objective with these interviews is to provide actionable information of interest to the community, including insights that can help with your own career progression. We also really like highlighting some of the…
OODA Network Interview: Tony Cole

This post is based on an interview with Tony Cole from Attivo Networks. It is part of our series of interviews of OODA Network members. Our objective with these interviews is to provide actionable information of interest to the community, including insights that can help with your own career progression. We also really like highlighting…

Briefs

Tor Network Removes Risky Relays Associated With Cryptocurrency Scheme

On Monday, the Tor Project announced it removed certain relays deemed harmful to the network’s integrity. Many of the relays were associated with a for-profit scheme that accepted cryptocurrency payments. Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/tor-network-removes-risky-relays-associated-with-cryptocurrency-scheme/
Ethnic fighting kills 32 in disputed region straddling Sudan, South Sudan

According to a local information minister, ethnic violence in the disputed, oil-rich Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan left 32 dead over the weekend. The United Nations Interim Security Force (UNISFA) has since intensified patrols and met with Abyei political and traditional leadership. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethnic-fighting-kills-32-disputed-region-straddling-sudan-south-sudan-2023-11-20/
Canadian government discloses data breach after contractor hacks

Two Canadian government contractors, Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services, suffered data breaches in October. The Canadian government recently announced that the sensitive data of an undisclosed number of government employees were exposed. Read More: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canadian-government-discloses-data-breach-after-contractor-hacks/
Russia’s LittleDrifter USB Worm Spreads Beyond Ukraine

Check Point threat researchers recently discovered a USB worm dubbed LitterDrifter that the Gamaredon APT group used to target Ukrainian entities. The worm has now spread to a host of likely unintended targets in the US, Chile, Germany, Poland, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/russias-litterdrifter-usb-worm-spreads-beyond-ukraine/
Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen’s Hodeidah port area – owner

According to the vessel’s owner, Houthi Rebels are currently holding the Galaxy Leader and its crew in Yemen’s Hodeidah port. Galaxy Maritime Ltd, registered to the Isle of Man, stated that it also lost communications with the vessel. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/seized-galaxy-leader-ship-yemens-hodeidah-port-area-owner-2023-11-20/
A backyard factory: How robots empower you to create your own products

For most of the 20th century, manufacturing was primarily the domain of big factories, big machines, and big money. Giant production lines stamped out cars, ketchup, kettles, and Kevlar. Creating a product involved a very expensive and complex tooling-up process, a sunk cost that would eventually be paid back through the volume of sales that…
OpenAI’s Misalignment and Microsoft’s Gain

I have, as you might expect, authored several versions of this Article, both in my head and on the page, as the most extraordinary weekend of my career has unfolded. To briefly summarize: On Friday, then-CEO Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI by the board that governs the non-profit; then-President Greg Brockman was removed from…
OpenAI shakeup has rocked Silicon Valley, leaving some techies concerned about future of AI

A wide swath of Silicon Valley has hitched its hopes and fortunes over the past few years to the kind of generative artificial intelligence technologies that OpenAI helped popularize. Many industry experts point to the debut of ChatGPT late last year as an iPhone-like moment, ushering a potential shift in the way people interact with computers…
Microsoft Hires Sam Altman Hours After OpenAI Rejects His Return

Microsoft has hired Sam Altman to power up its innovation in artificial intelligence after the co-founder of OpenAI was ousted as CEO in a chaotic boardroom coup on Friday. Meanwhile, the ChatGPT company will get its third CEO in three days. It’s another major shakeup to the balance of power over artificial intelligence, the most significant…
OpenAI Employees Threaten to Quit Unless Board Resigns

OpenAI was in open revolt on Monday with 505 employees signing an open letter threatening to leave unless the board resigns and reinstates Sam Altman as CEO, along with cofounder and former president Greg Brockman. Altman was controversially fired by the board on Friday. “The process through which you terminated Sam Altman and removed Greg…
US Defense Chief Visits Ukraine in Show of Solidarity

The United States Secretary of Defense made an unannounced visit to Kyiv to reassure Ukraine that Washington will continue supporting its fight against invading Russian forces. “[Austin] will also underscore the continued US commitment to providing Ukraine with the security assistance it needs to defend itself from Russian aggression,” the Pentagon statement said. The US…
Russian Diplomacy Leverages Israel-Hamas War for Moral High Ground

The European Union and the United States have framed their defense of Ukraine as a stance against an aggressor and a war criminal, however, Israel’s persecution of the war in Gaza is weakening criminal prosecutions against Russia. This has political and legal ramifications, complicating the task of holding Russia accountable for its crimes in Ukraine.…
Argentina Elects Javier Milei in Victory for Far Right

Argentines on Sunday chose Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian, as their next president. This is a shift to the right for the nation struggling under an economic crisis and a sign of the enduring strength of the global far right. Mr. Milei has pledged to slash spending and taxes, close Argentina’s central bank and replace…
Former Obama and Biden Officials Sign Letter Defending U.S.’s Israel Stance

More than 100 former members of the Obama and Biden administrations have sent a letter to the White House backing he president’s request for $14.3 billion in new security assistance for Israel and affirms his opposition to a cease-fire, challenging anonymous demands from hundreds of officials across the Biden administration that Israel halt its military…
Yamaha Motor Confirms Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack

The personal information of employees was stolen in a ransomware attack targeting a Philippines subsidiary of Yamaha Motor. The incident, the Japanese mobility and industrial giant says, occurred on October 25, and only impacted one server managed by Yamaha Motor Philippines, which is the company’s motorcycle manufacturing and sales subsidiary in the country. Yamaha says…
Only 9% of IT budgets are Dedicated to Security

The expansion of attack surfaces in a post-pandemic hybrid world, combined with shrinking teams and budgets and the rapid rise of generative AI, are fueling an urgent need for companies to improve their security posture. For companies of all sizes, limited risk visibility and resource constraints make it challenging to improve their security. 1 in…
Why Cyber War Readiness is Critical for Democracies

Rik Ferguson, the VP Security Intelligence for Forescout, predicts that once the war in Ukraine ends Russia’s offensive cyber capabilities will be directed towards other targets. Ferguson says they are getting better at cyber attacks. Mirroring the development of attacks against IT systems, they have recently begun exploiting legitimate tools found in OT environments, so…
IT Pros Worry Generative AI Will Be a Major Driver of Cybersecurity Threats

Just before ChatGPT’s first birthday (Nov. 30), a report from Fastly highlights the fact that many organizations view generative AI as a growing cybersecurity threat. Data breaches and data loss (40%), identity-based threats such as malware and phishing (38%), and generative AI (29%) are viewed as the biggest cybersecurity threats over the next 12 months,…
How Sam Altman is pushing OpenAI into the ‘Big Tech’ pantheon

Sam Altman paced the stage calm and confident, ready in black jeans and Lego x Adidas sneakers to sell himself as the next Steve Jobs — or at least this year’s Mark Zuckerberg. The OpenAI founder had gathered about 1,000 software engineers and AI researchers into a former Honda dealership in downtown San Francisco for…
AI is already being melded with robotics – one outcome could be powerful new weapons

Interest in the incorporation of robots into security, policing and military operations has been steadily increasing over the last few years. It’s an avenue already being explored in both North America and Europe. Robot integration into these areas could be seen as analogous to the inclusion of dogs in policing and military roles in the 20th…
OpenAI Exploring ChatGPT’s Potential In Classrooms—Despite Critics Saying AI Promotes Cheating

OpenAI—the company behind ChatGPT—is exploring ways for its popular generative artificial intelligence platform to be used in schools, according to Reuters, marking a new undertaking for the company that’s been criticized by some educators for enabling cheating. Brad Lightcap, chief operating officer for OpenAI, said at a San Francisco conference last week that the company will…
Google delays OpenAI rival, Gemini AI

Alphabet’s Google delayed the release of its OpenAI rival Gemini AI conversation artificial intelligence software. Google had earlier given a small group of companies access to an early version of Gemini. However, Google told the companies that they should not expect it until the first quarter of next year, a report from The Information said.…
CSA Launches First Zero Trust Certification

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has introduced the Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT), the industry’s inaugural authoritative zero trust certification. The certification responds to the evolving landscape of pervasive technology and the inadequacy of legacy security models and aims to equip security professionals with the knowledge necessary to develop and implement a zero…
ChatGPT’s Popularity Triggers Global Generative AI Investment Surge

While AI is not a new technology, GPT-3.5 captured the world’s attention and triggered a surge of investment in generative AI. As a result, IDC expects worldwide spending on AI solutions will grow to more than $500 billion in 2027. Most organizations will also experience a notable shift in the weight of technology investments toward…
APTs Swarm Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal Government Info Worldwide

At least four separate cyberattack groups have used a former zero-day security vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) to steal email data, user credentials, and authentication tokens from government organizations globally. ZCS is an email server, calendaring, and chat and video platform, used by “thousands” of companies and “hundreds of millions” of individuals, according…
Unpatched Critical Vulnerabilities Open AI Models to Takeover

Researchers have identified nearly a dozen critical vulnerabilities in the infrastructure used by AI models, which could leave companies at risk as they race to take advantage of AI. According to Protect AI, vulnerabilities in AI systems can give attackers unauthorized access to the AI models, allowing them to co-opt the models for their own…
Myanmar: Eight children killed in military strike on school in Chin State

In Myanmar’s Chin State, a military jet reportedly bombed a remote village, Vuilu, resulting in the tragic deaths of 11 individuals, including eight children, on Wednesday. The strike targeted an improvised school within the village, causing casualties among those studying there. The region has been a center of resistance against the military junta since 2021,…
David McBride: Australian war crimes whistleblower pleads guilty

David McBride, a whistleblower involved in revealing alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, has pleaded guilty to charges of leaking classified information after a legal ruling disrupted his defense strategy. McBride, a former military lawyer, disclosed documents to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) exposing alleged unlawful killings by Australian forces in Afghanistan, forming the basis…
Italy bans lab-grown meat in nod to farmers

Italy’s parliament has approved a law banning the production, sale, or import of lab-grown meat or animal feed, positioning it as a defense of Italian tradition. Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida hailed Italy as the world’s first country safeguarded from synthetic food’s social and economic risks. The vote triggered rallies for and against the ban, resulting…
Swimming rivers and faking illness to escape Ukraine’s draft

Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, nearly 20,000 men have fled the country to evade conscription, with some resorting to perilous methods like crossing rivers or utilizing fraudulent documents. Another 21,113 were caught attempting to flee. Many cite various reasons for leaving, including joining family abroad, pursuing education, or seeking better livelihoods. President…
AI and automation: Business leaders adopt small-scale solutions for greater impact

Business leaders recognize automation is changing the way companies operate. The hope is that automation — whether it’s in the form of robots, machine learning, or artificial intelligence (AI) — will make us all more productive in the not-so-distant future. However, getting to the point where automation enhances our working life is far from straightforward.…
New Research Shows ChatGPT Reigns Supreme In AI Tool Sector

ChatGPT has revolutionized the AI industry. Actually, let’s make that “industry”, period. And according to new research, brd on traffic reports from SEMRush, ChatGPT reigns supreme over all other AI tools – with a 60% market share. Why does ChatGPT dominate the online AI space? Who’s using these services, and for what purpose, in the…
Microsoft announces custom AI chip that could compete with Nvidia

Microsoft unveiled two chips at its Ignite conference in Seattle on Wednesday. The first, its Maia 100 artificial intelligence chip, could compete with Nvidia’s highly sought-after AI graphics processing units. The second, a Cobalt 100 Arm chip, is aimed at general computing tasks and could compete with Intel processors. Cash-rich technology companies have begun giving their clients…
Researchers printed a robotic hand with bones, ligaments and tendons for the first time

Researchers at the Zurich-based ETH public university, along with a US-based startup called Inkbit, have done the impossible. They’ve printed a robot hand complete with bones, ligaments and tendons for the very first time, representing a major leap forward in 3D printing technology. It’s worth noting that the various parts of the hand were printed…
Running thousands of LLMs on one GPU is now possible with S-LoRA

Fine-tuning large language models (LLM) has become an important tool for businesses seeking to tailor AI capabilities to niche tasks and personalized user experiences. But fine-tuning usually comes with steep computational and financial overhead, keeping its use limited for enterprises with limited resources. To solve these challenges, researchers have created algorithms and techniques that cut…
US and China agree to resume military communications after summit

The US and China have agreed to resume military communications to attempt to ease rising tensions according to President Joe Biden. Following a rare meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesday, Biden said that the two countries will be back to direct, open and clear communications. This was the first time the…
Finland to close some crossing points on Russia border – PM

Finland’s prime minister announced that some of the border crossings that Finland shares with Russia will be closed. Four crossing points in the south are closing at midnight on Friday, however two in the north will day open for asylum applications. Finland has seen a surge of illegal crossings from Russia in recent days. Most…
S Africa’s ruling ANC to back opposition motion to close Israeli embassy

The African National Congress, South Africa’s ruling party, has said it will support the parliamentary motion calling to close the Israeli embassy in the country. The ANC also supported a call from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel for war crimes. In addition to closing the embassy, South…
Oil Giant Aramco Drills Down on Saudi ICS Security

Aramco is exploring ways of strengthening cyber protections for its industrial assets and infrastructure. Aramco is looking to boost security for operational technology environments. It will work with Dragos, a cybersecurity firm to open a Saudi-Arabia based academy to provide training for this region. The work with Dragos will accelerate Saudi Arabia’s vision to foster…
Civilian IT budgets to dive in 2024, PSC forecasts

Pandemic-driving spending boosts in information technology budgets at civilian agencies are expected to end in the coming years according to the Professional Services Council, a trade group representing leading federal contractors. It is expected that there will be an almost 20% reduction in budgets for IT at civilian agencies. Overall federal IT spending is expected…
Microsoft Copilot Studio lets anyone build custom AI copilots

Last week OpenAI announced its new GPT platform to let anyone create their own version of ChatGPT, and now Microsoft is following with Copilot Studio: a new no-code solution that lets businesses create a custom copilot or integrate a custom ChatGPT AI chatbot. Microsoft Copilot Studio is designed primarily to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot, the…
OpenAI halts new ChatGPT Plus sign-ups amid high demand

OpenAI, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, said it has put new sign-ups on hold for the premium version of the AI tool, ChatGPT Plus, due to a high surge in usage after DevDay. The company’s CEO, Sam Altman, made the announcement via a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Nov.…
Amazon launches Astro for Business, a robot to protect SMBs

Amazon just announced a new assignment for its home-monitoring robot, Astro: business security. With the new Astro for Business, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) can protect their inventory and surveil up to 5,000 square feet. Astro is going from a household robot to a business security solution powered by its AI-driven person recognition and mapping,…
ChatGPT Has A Scary Security Risk After New Update. Is Your Data In Trouble?

Thanks to new ChatGPT updates like the Code Interpreter, OpenAI’s popular generative artificial intelligence is rife with more security concerns. According to research from security expert Johann Rehberger (and follow-up work from Tom’s Hardware), ChatGPT has glaring security flaws that stem from its new file-upload feature. OpenAI’s recent update to ChatGPT Plus added a myriad…
How The Public Sector Can Benefit From Generative AI

Generative artificial intelligence has recently captured widespread attention, and for good reason. This emerging technology has the potential to transform customer experiences, create new applications never seen before, help people reach new levels of productivity and much more. In fact, according to research from Goldman Sachs, generative AI “could drive a 7% (or almost $7…
Nvidia unveils H200, its newest high-end chip for training AI models

Nvidia is introducing a new top-of-the-line chip for AI work, the HGX H200. The new GPU upgrades the wildly in demand H100 with 1.4x more memory bandwidth and 1.8x more memory capacity, improving its ability to handle intensive generative AI work. The big question is whether companies will be able to get their hands on the…
Amazon Robotics unveils Titan, new fulfillment center robot

Amazon is deploying a new robot to take on the extra-heavy lifting in its fulfillment centers. The new technology called Titan is a mobile robot, which means it will help carry products across our fulfillment centers, supporting safety and efficiency in our operations. Titan builds off over a decade of innovations in mobile robotics at…
AI robot uses meteorite from Mars to help make oxygen from water

A robot has used meteorite extracts from Mars to help make oxygen from water, melding artificial intelligence’s powers of chemical discovery with efforts to explore and even populate the red planet. The automated experiment boosts the possibility of sustaining future manned outer space missions, according to the paper published on Monday in Nature Synthesis. The…
ChatGPT got its biggest update yet, including a new look

ChatGPT has remained largely unchanged since its launch almost a year ago — until now. Following OpenAI’s DevDay, the company’s first developers conference last week, ChatGPT got its biggest update. Along with the ability for ChatGPT Plus subscribers to create their own GPT chatbots, the ChatGPT Plus interface has a new look and features. For…
AI outperforms conventional weather forecasting methods for first time

Artificial intelligence has for the first time convincingly outperformed conventional forecasting methods at predicting weather around the world up to 10 days into the future. The GraphCast AI model “marks a turning point in weather forecasting”, its developers at Google DeepMind said in a peer-reviewed paper published in the journal Science on Tuesday. An extensive…
Finland says Russia leads asylum seekers to its border

On Tuesday, Finland accused Russia of funneling asylum-seekers to its border. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stated he will take necessary steps to prevent mass migration and protect national security. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-take-action-more-asylum-seekers-arrive-via-russia-2023-11-14/
Israel-Hamas war: Palestinians dig mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital

Israeli forces recently surrounded Al Shifa Hospital, the main medical facility in Gaza City. Hamas denied Irsael’s claims that it uses the hospital as a base for its fighters and stated that there are 650 patients and between 5,000-7,000 civilians trapped inside. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/biden-says-gaza-hospitals-must-be-protected-2023-11-14/
22 Energy Firms Hacked in Largest Coordinated Attack on Denmark’s Critical Infrastructure

On May 11 and 22, two waves of coordinated attacks against 22 energy organizations amounted to the largest coordinated attack against Danish critical infrastructure to date. The hackers exploited multiple vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls to establish initial access and executed commands to obtain device configurations and usernames. Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/22-energy-firms-hacked-in-largest-coordinated-attack-on-denmarks-critical-infrastructure/
Pakistan opens new border crossings to expedite Afghan’s repatriation

On Monday, Pakistan opened three new border crossings to expedite the expulsion of undocumented Afghan nationals. Pakistan’s recent policy shift will affect over 1 million Afghans residing in Pakistan. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-opens-new-border-crossings-expedite-afghans-repatriation-2023-11-13/
US forces in Syria attacked four times in less than 24 hours – U.S. military official

A U.S. military official stated on Monday that at least four rocket and drone attacks recently targeted U.S. and international forces in northeastern Syria. The official added that there were no casualties, and facilities only suffered minor damage. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-forces-syria-attacked-four-times-less-than-24-hours-us-military-official-2023-11-13/
Ransomware Group RansomedVC Closes Shop

RansomedVC, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group, has conducted extortion operations since August 2023. The group recently announced its plans to shut down and sell off parts of its infrastructure. Ransomware customers will likely migrate to other RaaS vendors, and the shutdown will have a minimal effect on the overall threat landscape. Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-ransomedvc-closes-shop/
Gang says ICBC paid ransom over hack that disrupted US Treasury market

The Lockbit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a November 9 ransomware attack against the U.S. arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). According to a Lockbit representative, the ICBC has since paid a ransom to restore its services. Read More: https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/icbc-paid-ransom-after-hack-that-disrupted-markets-cybercriminals-say-2023-11-13/
Operations at Major Australian Ports Significantly Disrupted by Cyberattack

DP World is Australia’s largest container terminal and supply chain company. On Sunday, a cyberattack forced the company to disconnect its internet-facing systems and halt land operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Fremantle, and Brisbane. Read More: https://www.securityweek.com/operations-at-major-australian-ports-significantly-disrupted-by-cyberattack/
PayPal’s CISO on how generative AI can improve cybersecurity

VentureBeat recently sat down (virtually) with Assaf Keren, CISO and VP of enterprise cyber security at PayPal. Keren’s career at PayPal spans eight years and includes a broad base of experience building security products, managing security infrastructure and creating and leading security services. Before PayPal, Keren founded two cybersecurity startups, served as head of security…
Japan farms look to AI-powered robots as potential answer to manpower shortages

Smart agriculture is increasingly being employed in Japan, arousing expectations that producers will be able to entrust artificial intelligence with more labour-intensive tasks to alleviate severe manpower shortages. Large-scale greenhouse farmers are leading the way, having begun to use artificial intelligence-equipped robots developed by venture businesses in ways that seem, more or less, to change the…