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Energy Efficiency Is the “First Fuel” to Tackle the Climate Crisis

July 5, 2023 admin climate crisis, energy crisis, energy management, energy transition, Government, iea, versailles 10x10 actions

Credit to Author: Olivier Blum| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Just last month, I gathered with many other business leaders, policymakers and energy market experts in the gilded halls of Versailles, outside Paris, to discuss a topic that couldn’t be closer to my heart: The critical role that energy efficiency plays in tackling the climate…

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MalwareBytes Security

Surveillance camera insecurities argument comes to one inevitable conclusion: Always update

June 28, 2023 admin Business, Camera, CCTV, China, council, fix, flaw, Government, local, organisation, patch, SURVEILLANCE, update, Vulnerability

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We take a look at a debate over who is responsible for ensuring surveillance systems are as secure as they can be.

ComputerWorld Independent

G7 leaders warn of AI dangers, say the time to act is now

May 22, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, Emerging Technology, Government, privacy, Security

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday called for the creation of technical standards to keep artificial intelligence (AI) in check, saying AI has outpaced oversight for safety and security.

Meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, the leaders said nations must come together on a common vision and goal of trustworthy AI, even while those solutions may vary. But any solution for digital technologies such as AI should be “in line with our shared democratic values,” they said in a statement.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Senate hearings see a clear and present danger from AI — and opportunities

May 16, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, careers, chatbots, Data Privacy, Emerging Technology, Government, Government IT, privacy, Technology Industry

There are vital national interests in advancing artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline public services and automate mundane tasks performed by government employees. But the government lacks in both IT talent and systems to support those efforts.

“The federal government as a whole continues to face barriers in hiring, managing, and retaining staff with advanced technical skills — the very skills needed to design, develop, deploy, and monitor AI systems,” said Taka Ariga, chief data scientist at the US Government Accountability Office.

Daniel Ho, associate director for Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) at Stanford University, agreed, saying that by one estimate the federal government would need to hire about 40,000 IT workers to address cybersecurity issues posed by AI.

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Cybersecurity Guide: Securing Government Agencies

May 4, 2023 admin Government, mdr, products & services, sase, secure access portfolio, solutions, sophos mdr, sophos ztna

Credit to Author: Doug Aamoth| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 14:34:59 +0000

Sophos optimizes defense capabilities and frees up government IT teams to focus on their businesses.

ComputerWorld Independent

Q&A: At MIT event, Tom Siebel sees ‘terrifying’ consequences from using AI

May 2, 2023 admin Artificial Intelligence, Browsers, chatbots, Data Privacy, Emerging Technology, Financial Services Industry, Government, healthcare industry, smartphones, software development, Utilities

Speakers ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) developers to law firms grappled this week with questions about the efficacy and ethics of AI during MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital conference. Among those who had a somewhat alarmist view of the technology (and regulatory efforts to rein it in) was Tom Siebel, CEO C3 AI and founder of CRM vendor Siebel Systems.

Siebel was on hand to talk about how businesses can prepare for an incoming wave of AI regulations, but in his comments Tuesday he touched on various facets of the debate of generative AI, including the ethics of using it, how it could evolve, and why it could be dangerous.

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ComputerWorld Independent

China to probe Micron over cybersecurity, in chip war’s latest battle

April 3, 2023 admin computer components, Government, Security, Technology Industry

The Chinese government is instituting a cybersecurity review of US-based memory chip maker Micron’s products being sold in the country, in the latest move in the ongoing semiconductor trade dispute that pits China against the US and its allies.

The rupture between China and the West over semiconductors is causing chip supply chain disruptions that threaten many of the fastest-growing parts of the technology sector – mainly AI and cloud technology. The chip war is also putting global enterprises in the crosshairs, as auto manufacturing and a host of other sectors are increasingly dependent on the availability of advanced silicon for growth.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Feds to Microsoft: Clean up your security act — or else

March 15, 2023 admin Government, Government IT, microsoft, Security

The US government, worried about the continuing growth of cybercrime, ransomware, and countries including Russia, Iran, and North Korea hacking into government and private networks, is in the middle of drastically changing its cybersecurity strategy. No longer will it rely largely on prodding businesses and tech companies to voluntarily take basic security measures such as patching vulnerable systems to keep them updated.

Instead, it now wants to establish baseline security requirements for businesses and tech companies and to fine those that don’t comply.

It’s not just companies that use the systems who might eventually need to abide by the regulations. Companies that make and sell them, such as Microsoft, Apple, and others could be held accountable as well. Early indications are that the feds already have Microsoft in their crosshairs — they’ve warned the company that, at the moment, it doesn’t appear to be up to the task.

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