The DoD is preparing to over background checks for the federal government. The change seeks to improve integration of automation and other high-tech options to reduce backlog and systems flaws that …
Microsoft confirms $7.5 billion GitHub acquisition
Microsoft confirmed their acquisition of GitHub today, following recent unofficial reports. This is the organization’s second major acquisition during the tenure of current CEO Satya Nadella, the …
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Reports: Google won’t renew Pentagon contract to use AI
Although Google has declined comment on the matter, Google’s decision to remove itself from Pentagon A.I. partnership comes after a widely circulated petition at the company and several resignations …
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Why A ‘Human In The Loop’ Can’t Control AI
"How do you stop a Terminator scenario before it starts? Real US robots won’t take over like the fictional SkyNet, Pentagon officials promise, because a human being will always be ‘in the loop,’ …
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Germany rejects US drone tech, citing NSA and Facebook scandals
A group of German lawmakers in the Bundestag Defense Committee argued that U.S. vendors of drone technology should be excluded from Germany’s programs due to the NSA spy scandal and Facebook data …
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Long-Awaited Botnet Report Calls on Industry for Solutions
"The federal government should ‘lead by example’ when it comes to ensuring its computers and internet-linked devices aren’t hijacked by botnets, but industry should take the lead in determining just …
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US Court sends message to would be hackers-for-hire, sentencing Yahoo hacker to 5 years in prison and $250k fine
"The Canadian man who pled guilty last year to a massive spear-phishing operation of Yahoo employees—which ultimately resulted in 500 million accounts being compromised—has been sentenced to five …
Latest “Hack the Pentagon” results are in: Over 100 vulnerabilities reported
"Hackers filed over 100 security vulnerability reports for a total payout of $80,000, HackerOne announced May 30. The month-long effort included 19 vetted hackers primarily from the United Stated and …
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White House Cybersecurity Assessment: 74% of Federal Agencies “at risk or high risk”
"Many federal agencies don’t know how hackers are targeting them, can’t tell when hackers steal large amounts of their data and aren’t efficiently spending the cybersecurity money they have, according …
Crypto-Mining Malware Lurking in Amazon’s Cloud
"Hackers are increasingly hijacking computers to secretly mine crypto assets. Such exploits surged last year, according a survey by IBM Managed Security Services. One recently discovered malware …
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