Tag: public safety

  • The Register: America’s drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/us_drinking_water_systems_cybersecurity/ Source: The Register Title: America’s drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem Feedly Summary: More than 100 million rely on systems rife with vulnerabilities, says EPA OIG Nearly a third of US residents are served by drinking water systems with cybersecurity shortcomings, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General found…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Five Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/cisa-releases-five-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Five Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released five Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on November 12, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-317-01 Subnet Solutions PowerSYSTEM Center ICSA-24-317-02 Hitachi Energy TRO600 ICSA-24-317-03 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View…

  • Krebs on Security: FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/fbi-spike-in-hacked-police-emails-fake-subpoenas/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas Feedly Summary: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized…

  • Hacker News: Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/04/public_sector_breakins_opinion/ Source: Hacker News Title: Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL), highlighting significant security lapses and the public sector’s lack of transparency and accountability in handling…

  • The Register: Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/04/public_sector_breakins_opinion/ Source: The Register Title: Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know Feedly Summary: Is that a walrus in your server logs, or aren’t you pleased to see me? Opinion At the start of September, Transport for London was hit by a major cyber attack. TfL is the…

  • Slashdot: Millions of U.S. Cellphones Could Be Vulnerable to Chinese Government Surveillance

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/03/1953214/millions-of-us-cellphones-could-be-vulnerable-to-chinese-government-surveillance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Millions of U.S. Cellphones Could Be Vulnerable to Chinese Government Surveillance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article emphasizes the grave implications of a cyberattack by Chinese hackers on U.S. telecom systems, highlighting vulnerabilities that could allow widespread surveillance of millions of U.S. cellphone users. The…

  • AlgorithmWatch: Show Your Face and AI Knows Who You Are

    Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/biometric-surveillance-explained/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Show Your Face and AI Knows Who You Are Feedly Summary: Biometric recognition technologies can identify and monitor people. They are supposed to provide more security but they put fundamental rights at risk, discriminate, and can even pave the way to mass surveillance. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:**…

  • METR Blog – METR: New Support Through The Audacious Project

    Source URL: https://metr.org/blog/2024-10-09-new-support-through-the-audacious-project/ Source: METR Blog – METR Title: New Support Through The Audacious Project Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Audacious Project’s funding initiative aimed at addressing global challenges through innovative solutions, particularly highlighting Project Canary’s focus on evaluating AI systems to ensure their safety and security. It…

  • The Register: India, Nvidia, discuss jointly developed AI chip

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/india_nvidia_collaboration/ Source: The Register Title: India, Nvidia, discuss jointly developed AI chip Feedly Summary: Current capabilities mean local manufacturing is not likely – but a chip tuned to Indian needs could work India’s government is reportedly in talks with Nvidia to co-develop AI silicon.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: India’s government is…

  • The Register: Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/amazon_nuclear_smr/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire Feedly Summary: The duo eyes a target of 5 GW online in US by 2039, assuming tech comes to fruition With energy scarcity threatening to derail datacenter ambitions, cloud providers are looking for salvation in the…