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America's War on Drugs and Crime will be AI powered, says Homeland Security boss

Or at least it might well be if these trial programs work out, with some civil lib oversight etc etc etc RSAC  AI is a double-edged sword in that the government can see ways in which the tech can protect and also be used to attack Americans, says US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.…

Wed May 8, 2024 02:51
Watch out for rogue DHCP servers decloaking your VPN connections

Avoid traffic-redirecting snoops who have TunnelVision A newly discovered vulnerability undermines countless VPN clients in that their traffic can be quietly routed away from their encrypted tunnels and intercepted by snoops on the network.…

Wed May 8, 2024 01:02
CISA's early-warning system helped critical orgs close 852 ransomware holes

In the first year alone, that's saved us all a lot of money and woe Interview  As ransomware gangs step up their attacks against healthcare, schools, and other US critical infrastructure, CISA is ramping up a program to help these organizations fix flaws exploited by extortionists in the first place.…

Tue May 7, 2024 23:04
TikTok sues America to undo divest-or-die law

Nothing like folks in Beijing lecturing us on the Constitution TikTok and its China-based parent ByteDance sued the US government today to prevent the forced sale or shutdown of the video-sharing giant.…

Tue May 7, 2024 22:14
Cops finally unmask 'LockBit kingpin' after two-month tease

Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev's $10M question is answered at last Updated  Police have finally named who they firmly believe is the kingpin of the LockBit ransomware ring: Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.…

Tue May 7, 2024 18:13
The truth about KEV: CISA’s vuln deadlines good influence on private-sector patching

More work to do as most deadlines are missed and worst bugs still take months to fix The deadlines associated with CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog only apply to federal agencies, but fresh research shows they're having a positive impact on private organizations too.…

Tue May 7, 2024 14:33

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