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The security implications of China’s AI Strategy

Posted on 7th February 2019

Understanding China's AI Strategy by Gregory C. Allen In the second half of 2018, I traveled to China on four separate trips to attend major diplomatic, military, and private-sector conferences focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI). During these trips, I participated in a series of meetings with high-ranking Chinese officials in China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, leaders of China’s military AI research organizations, government think tank experts, and corporate executives at Chinese AI companies. From these discussions – as well as…

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Local network services for IoT devices

Posted on 31st December 2018

Local network services for IoT devices could be a game changer by Johannes Ernst The next question then becomes: just what local network services? What’s the architecture going to look like so we can grow a big industry ecosystem around it, all without screwing the users? I don’t think anybody has all the answers yet, but this is going in the right direction! I will have some more thoughts in a future post. Sounds great. Currently, poor security is the…

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Convenience is the enemy of security

Posted on 1st December 2018

Security vs Usability by Nitin Khanna (Nitin Khanna) 99% of security is just keeping your eyes open. Maybe. Maybe not. I always update macOS, iOS, tvOS, whenever a security update is available, and my three Linux servers on a weekly basis. I have never had an update go wrong. To me (and many security professionals), convenience is the enemy of security. But of course, you know what I do for a living. So maybe my advice to always, always, perform…

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Posted on 30th August 2018

A security company has externally discovered and reported your red team exercise. It is described as a sophisticated attack to a cable news station and law enforcement. — Tabletop Scenarios (@badthingsdaily) August 23, 2018…

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95 Theses of Cyber

Posted on 28th August 2018
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J.M. Porup by toholdaquill by J.M. Porup A democracy engaged in mass surveillance will not long remain a democracy. The greatest threat to America and the freedom we cherish, or claim to cherish, is the so-called “intelligence community.” And if we want our freedom back, we must smash the engines of surveillance and punish the secret police for their crimes against the American people.   Let us strip away the web of lies: If mass surveillance continues unchecked, then let…

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