Sue Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director for Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Matt Olsen, Uber Chief Trust and Security Officer and Former Director of National Counterterrorism Center, engaged in a panel discussion at CNBC’s @ Work conference in San Francisco, CA on November 4, 2019. Arun Nevader | CNBC The Department of …
Singapore’s Marina Bay waterfront. Singapore is taking a unique approach when it comes to regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Rather than jumping to regulate AI, the government is adopting a wait-and-see approach. Lee Wan Sie, the director for trusted AI and data at Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), stated that they are not currently looking …
A 20-year-old Russian hacker has been implicated in a sophisticated campaign that aimed to extort millions of dollars from over 1,400 victims, as confirmed by federal prosecutors. The hacker, Ruslan Astamirov, hailing from the Russian-controlled Chechen Republic, was apprehended by federal law enforcement agents for charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and ransoming. Astamirov’s …
Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, is once again in the spotlight in Europe. A report suggests that Germany may ban certain equipment from Huawei in its 5G network. Thierry Breton, the EU commissioner for the internal market, has called on more EU countries to follow suit and ban Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE from …
The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies have fallen victim to a ransomware attack, which has also targeted businesses in the UK and other countries worldwide. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is providing assistance to the affected agencies, as stated by Eric Goldstein, CISA’s executive assistant director of cybersecurity. He …
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed lawsuits against two of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally — Binance and Coinbase. The lawsuits led to billions being slashed from the net worth of both CEOs. Bloomberg reported that over the past two days, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s wealth dipped by $1.4 billion to $26 billion, …