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May 25, 2023

Ransomware Increasingly Excluded from Cyberinsurance Policies

Security Magazine reported on May 24 that ransomware attacks were analyzed in a recent report by Veeam. The report collected

May 24, 2023

IT Pros Told to Keep Data Breaches Quiet

TechRadar reported on May 18 that a new report from Atlas VPN has found that 42 percent of IT leaders

May 18, 2023

ChatGPT CEO Tells Congress That AI Must Be Regulated

The Washington Post reported (gift article) on May 16 that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appeared at a Senate hearing on

May 17, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Litigation: A New Class Action Boom?

Law.Com reported (sub.req.) on May 16 that “the proliferation of AI-related litigation has shocked dockets across the country, and the

May 16, 2023

Lawmakers to Biden: Nominate a Cyber Director Quickly!

The Washington Post reported (gift article) on May 12 that leaders of the independent commission behind the creation of the

May 11, 2023

Whiteford, Taylor and Preston Issues Notice of Data Incident

Dark Reading reported on May 8 that, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston had issued a notice of data incident as follows:

May 10, 2023

Courts Are Not Amused by Those Claiming Real Videos Are Deepfakes

NPR reported on May 8 that courts are not amused by people claiming real videos are deepfakes. For instance, in

May 09, 2023

Red-Teaming AI Models Coming to DEF CON 31

Cyberscoop reported on May 4 that a group of leading artificial intelligence companies in the U.S. have committed to open

May 04, 2023

Microsoft May Offer Private ChatGPT to Businesses . . . at Ten Times the Cost

Ars Technica reported on May 2 that Microsoft is planning to offer a privacy-focused version of the ChatGPT chatbot to

May 03, 2023

The Godfather of AI is Now Frightened by the Technology He Helped Build

On May 2, the MIT Technology Review published an article detailing why Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of AI, is having

May 02, 2023

Lawyer’s Paralegal Allegedly Wires Money to Cybercriminal

It happens all the time. A fraudster fools a lawyer or a lawyer’s paralegal into wiring money to the cybercriminal.

Apr 27, 2023

Yay! OpenAI Now Lets You Turn Off Chat History for ChatGPT

PC Magazine reported on April 25 that OpenAI has added a new privacy control to ChatGPT that can address concerns