facial recognition privacy APIs biometrics home office law enforcement The UK's Home Office is building a "national facial matching service" The Home Office wants to expand mobile biometric services "into the modality of face” by “exploiting the ubiquitous imaging capability now omnipresent in smartphones.” Jasper Hamill July 02, 2024
News European Commission Microsoft Teams EU says Microsoft 'possibly' tied Teams to Office suites unfairly, leaving software giant with knotty ongoing investigation It's "a win" says Slack...prematurely Francesca Dean June 25, 2024
Microsoft artificial intelligence AI LLMs News Don't worry software engineers: Bill Gates says your job is safe Microsoft's engineers won't need to retrain just yet, although Gates does believe that AI will generate "so much extra productivity" that it will "surprise people and require us to rethink.” Francesca Dean June 17, 2024
CISO Cisco CISCO names former Palo Alto Networks CTO as new CISO in key region APAC security veterans returns after a break recharging. Francesca Dean June 11, 2024
News Microsoft Recall privacy Microsoft backs up after Recall default opt-in "privacy nightmare" "I genuinely can not understand how that product was ever shipped. It’s terrifying from every conceivable angle..." Francesca Dean June 10, 2024
TikTok Policy China News TikTok promises AI labels, as its lawyers fight “unconstitutional” divestment Act ByteDance spins up new “Influence Operations Intelligence” team in a further bid to head off complaints. Francesca Dean May 13, 2024
ransomware Black Basta CISA Cybersecurity News Fresh Black Basta TTPs revealed as CISA says CNI hit Ransomware group using "Backstab" to kill EDR processes. Francesca Dean May 13, 2024
NSA insider threat Cybersecurity News NSA IT staffer lands 21 years for "Russian" document sale One month on the job; 21 years in prison. Francesca Dean April 30, 2024
LLMs Adobe AI News Adobe’s new generative AI model won’t give you an image of Donald Trump or Taylor Swift Adobe uses a "multi-layered, continuous review and moderation approach to block and remove content that violates Adobe’s policies" Francesca Dean April 29, 2024
Financial Services Cybersecurity News Financial services "most attacked" as hacker dwell time dwindles, tactics change "The second most prevalent vulnerability was CVE-2022-21587, a critical unauthenticated file upload vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite..." Francesca Dean April 29, 2024
cybersecurity Qualys CISO Interviews CISO-CEO communication gaps continue to undermine cybersecurity Qualys CEO says disconnect can hinder effective security strategies. Francesca Dean April 23, 2024
News PC sales AI Windows 11 refresh, "AI PCs" drive a sales boost -- and optimism. "The current PC installed base is larger and older than ever..." Francesca Dean April 17, 2024
