Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, April 28, 2023
This episode includes a discussion on the merits of the supervised super-penetration tests major Canadian banks and insurance companies will have
Canadian telephony provider struggling to restore full service
Ontario-based Fongo lists several services today as down because of a ma
Creating a cybersecurity culture: ‘Good intentions are not enough’
Merritt Baer, a principal in AWS’ office of the CISO says creating a culture of cybersecurity is a matter of doing, n
Economic impact of robotics and AI
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have posed substantial concerns as the world moves toward a future of technological innovation. While artificial intelligence is unlikely to eliminate all jobs, it is expected to increase inequality. Although AI is unlikely to reduce overall employment, it is likely to reduce the proportion of revenue flowing to low-skilled jobs, […]
Google takes down Glupteba botnet
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that it has interrupted the functioning of Glupteba, a sophisticated botnet. As a resiliency mechanism, the virus infected over one million Windows systems globally and placed its command-and-control server addresses on Bitcoin’s blockchain. Over the past year, TAG collaborated with the CyberCrime Investigation Group to terminate approximately 63 million […]
Google obtains court order to disrupt CryptBot malware distribution
Google has received a temporary court order in the United States to halt the circulation of CryptBot, a Windows-based spyware that steals information. According to Google’s Mike Trinh and Pierre-Marc Bureau, the measures are part of attempts to hold not just the criminal operators of malware responsible, but also those who benefit from its propagation. […]
Meta to integrate generative AI into its products
According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Meta intends to integrate generative AI into its products in a way that will be helpful and meaningful people. Zuckerberg did not go into detail about how Meta will incorporate generative AI into its apps. Zuckerberg stated that the business is investigating chat experiences in WhatsApp and Messenger, graphic creative […]
Workers taking on multiple jobs with the help of AI chatbots
Since the pandemic has forced many people to work remotely, many have taken advantage of the new working conditions to supplement their income by taking on a secret second job. The phenomenon known as “overemployment” has seen white-collar workers embrace AI technologies to automate their job processes and increase productivity. Vice recently spoke with Ben […]
Google Meet adds support for 1080p resolution
Google Meet has added 1080p resolution support. The new function is disabled by default, but qualified users may enable it in the app’s settings under the “Video” tab. Furthermore, users can select the new 1080p resolution if they wish, but only in certain circumstances. Until recently, the highest video resolution available on Google Meet was […]
Musk’s Twitter takeover leads to increased government compliance requests
Twitter has agreed with a greater number of government mandates for censorship or monitoring since Elon Musk took charge. According to Twitter’s data reports, the firm has received 971 requests from governments and courts since October 27, 2022. Orders to delete problematic messages were among the requests, as were demands that Twitter reveal private data […]
