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IP Copilot wants to use AI to turn your Slack messages into patents
- IP Copilot, a startup using AI to modernize intellectual property management, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding.
- The company aims to streamline how enterprises discover and protect innovative ideas using AI to analyze internal communications and documents.
- IP Copilot integrates with platforms like Slack and Jira to identify potentially patentable ideas as they emerge in everyday work conversations.
- The startup's roadmap includes plans to expand into trade secret management and introduce natural language interfaces for portfolio analysis.
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Which AI Skills Does Your Business Need?
- Businesses need a balanced approach to skill development for AI integration to effectively harness its potential. The core technical competencies required for AI adoption include machine learning, data engineering and proficiency in programming languages like Python and SQL. But, soft skills such as problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration also play an essential role. Non-technical employees can contribute effectively to a business's AI strategy by developing AI ethics and bias awareness and data literacy.
- Organizations must ethically manage AI challenges like data privacy, bias, and job displacement for sustainable and trustworthy AI systems. Companies need to prioritize upskilling, address these ethical challenges, and foster creativity to become leaders in the AI-driven economy. Upskilling includes in-house expertise, continuous learning, and ethical training for employees to use AI responsibly. Companies face a choice of upskilling their existing workforce or risk falling behind as AI advances at an unprecedented pace.
- A Hybrid approach of upskilling and hiring AI specialists can be ideal. AI specialists can bring deep and niche understanding of AI, whereas, upskilling can build a more adaptable workforce. Soft skills like problem-solving and creativity enable teams to tailor AI to the real-world contexts, ensuring that models align with the organization's business goals. Employees should develop AI ethics and bias awareness and data literacy to contribute effectively to the business's AI strategy. Continuous learning, AI community exposure, and hands-on experimentation can prepare AI talent for future advancements.
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Importance of Compliance (GDPR, HIPAA)
- Compliance with frameworks like GDPR and HIPAA is critical for handling sensitive data.
- Importance of Compliance: Protecting data, avoiding legal penalties, building customer trust, ensuring business continuity.
- DevOps Role in Compliance: Integrating compliance requirements into workflows.
- Specific Compliance Requirements: GDPR - Data minimization, user rights, breach notification. HIPAA - Privacy rule, security rule, breach notification rule, audit controls.
- Tools and Best Practices: Compliance automation, cloud security, encryption, CI/CD pipelines.
- Continuous Compliance: Regular audits, team training, documentation.
- Example Scenario: Secure CI/CD Pipeline for HIPAA Compliance - code security, encryption, access controls, audit logging, testing.
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The Transformative Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Society and Industries
- AI has transformed healthcare by analyzing vast amounts of data, aiding in early disease diagnosis and personalized treatment plans.
- In education, AI enables individualized learning and reduces paperwork for educators, but issues like depersonalization and the digital divide arise.
- AI has had a positive impact on businesses through automation, predictive analytics, and improved customer satisfaction.
- In media and entertainment, AI is used for creating music, paintings, and content recommendations, raising questions about copyright and the role of human artists.
- The introduction of AI has both potential job loss and creation, necessitating training and retraining of workers to complement AI.
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Tech Radar
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Krispy Kreme orders across the US disrupted after cyberattack
- Krispy Kreme confirms cyberattack in late November 2024.
- Details about the attackers and their motives are unknown.
- Certain operational disruptions experienced, including online ordering in parts of the US.
- Investigation ongoing with potential financial impact and cybersecurity insurance coverage.
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Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS platforms across 15 countries
- Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS stresser services globally, disrupting illegal platforms used for launching cyberattacks.
- Law enforcement agencies from 15 countries participated in the operation, seizing popular platforms for DDoS attacks.
- Booter and stresser services enable DDoS attacks and are misused for malicious purposes.
- Authorities arrested three administrators of these platforms in France and Germany and identified over 300 users.
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OpenSearch: Cluster Blocks Read-Only
- OpenSearch can enforce read-only states on clusters or indices to protect against issues like low disk space or cluster instability.
- Steps to resolve the 'cluster.blocks.read_only' setting: Free up disk space, Clear the read-only block.
- Steps to resolve index-level read-only block: Identify the affected indices, Clear the block for an individual index or for multiple indices using a wildcard.
- Steps to resolve the 'cluster.blocks.read_only_allow_delete' block: Free up disk space, Clear the read_only_allow_delete block.
- Steps to resolve index-level read-only delete block: Check index settings, Remove the block for a specific index or for all indices.
- Understanding and resolving read-only blocks in OpenSearch is crucial for restoring normal operations.
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How to Make a Product Secure: A Developer's Perspective
- Building a secure product is not just a technical challenge—it's a mindset.
- Examples of secure products include Signal, Ledger, and AWS Security Services.
- WhiteBIT, a cryptocurrency exchange, achieves a AAA rating in cybersecurity.
- Security is no longer optional; it's a differentiator that attracts users and builds trust.
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$10 Million Reward Announced for Chinese Hacker Behind Global Firewall Attacks
- The United States has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Guan Tianfeng, a Chinese national accused of orchestrating global cyberattacks.
- Guan Tianfeng has been implicated in hacking operations targeting thousands of computer networks worldwide, including critical infrastructure in the United States.
- The US Justice Department has released an arrest warrant for Guan, charging him with conspiracy to commit computer and wired fraud.
- The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co. Ltd., where Guan was working, for offering stolen information and cyber criminal offerings.
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SOC Prime Threat Bounty Digest — November 2024 Results
- The November results and updates of the Threat Bounty Program were announced.
- 80 detection rules were released on the Threat Detection Marketplace, providing opportunities for detecting emerging cyber threats.
- The acceptance rate for submitted content remains lower than expected, leading to decreased interest in Threat Bounty rules and fewer rewards for contributors.
- Improvements are being explored to address the current rejection rates and ensure high standards of detection rules on the Threat Detection Marketplace.
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Researchers find security flaws in Skoda cars that may let hackers remotely track them
- Security researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in Skoda cars' infotainment units that could allow hackers to remotely track them.
- PCAutomotive has unveiled 12 new vulnerabilities impacting the latest model of Skoda Superb III sedan.
- The vulnerabilities could be exploited by hackers to inject malware, obtain live vehicle GPS coordinates, record conversations, and more.
- Volkswagen, the owner of Skoda, has patched the vulnerabilities after they were reported.
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IT decision makers are blindly trusting suppliers and wasting tech, research shows
- Many IT decision makers feel at the mercy of vendors when it comes to validating firmware and hardware security claims.
- Over half of IT decision makers rarely collaborate with security and IT professionals to verify suppliers' claims.
- Security concerns are leading to an e-waste epidemic, with 60% of leaders admitting data security worries.
- IT teams are hoarding end-of-life devices due to data security concerns, making it difficult to give devices a second life.
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Nearly 8 in 10 Financial Services Firms View AI as Critical to Industry’s Success, Finds New Report from Smarsh
- Nearly 8 in 10 financial services firms consider AI as critical to the industry's success.
- Only 32% of firms have formal AI governance programs in place.
- AI-related risks include exposure of proprietary information and AI-powered cyber threats.
- Top use cases for AI in financial services include compliance efficiency, revenue opportunities, and insider threat detection.
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Optimizing Data Annotation Pipelines for AI Models in the Insurance Sector
- The insurance sector has increasingly adopted artificial intelligence (AI) for various purposes.
- Data annotation plays a critical role in training AI models in the insurance sector.
- Steps to optimize data annotation pipelines include setting clear annotation goals, using pre-annotated and synthetic data, implementing automation, streamlining collaboration tools, ensuring data security and compliance, and continuous quality assurance.
- By optimizing data annotation pipelines, insurers can achieve faster claims processing, enhanced fraud detection, and improved customer experiences.
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Apple iOS devices are more vulnerable to phishing than Android
- According to the findings in their Mobile Threat Report, iOS devices are actually more susceptible to phishing attacks than Android devices.
- State-sponsored actors, particularly from countries like Russia, North Korea, and China, are identified as the primary culprits behind these attacks.
- Phishing attacks often serve as a gateway for more dangerous forms of malware, such as Trojans and spyware.
- A significant disruption occurred on Wednesday afternoon when several online services, including WhatsApp, Facebook, and other Meta platforms, experienced a widespread outage.
- The FBI issued a stark warning just a week ago advising iPhone and Android users to stop using traditional SMS or messaging services between the two platforms.
- No system is entirely immune from vulnerabilities. Encryption can provide a strong layer of protection, but other vulnerabilities, such as user behavior and software flaws, can still expose sensitive information.
- The growing sophistication of phishing attacks, the potential risks of using unencrypted messaging platforms, and the vulnerabilities that continue to emerge in widely used services like WhatsApp and Facebook all point to a pressing need for stronger, more transparent security measures.
- Regularly updating devices, using encrypted messaging platforms, and exercising caution when interacting with unknown links or suspicious emails can all help mitigate the growing threat of cyberattacks.
- As for the future, only time will reveal whether current security protocols are enough to protect us from the increasingly sophisticated threats that continue to emerge.
- The post Apple iOS devices are more vulnerable to phishing than Android appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.
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