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The Internet of (Secure) Things – Embedding Security in the IoT

CTOvision

We’re seeing a glimmer of the future – the Internet of Things (IoT) – where anything and everything is or contains a sensor that can communicate over the network/Internet. Last year, there were over 10 billion connected devices, and estimates predict this number to climb to anywhere from 30 to 50 billion by 2020.

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Online romance scammers stole more hearts (and money) in 2020 than 2019

Vox

In 2020, the amount of money people in the US lost to romance scams, which usually start online, surged 50 percent from the year before, jumping from just over $200 million in 2019 to more than $300 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.

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FBI Warns of ‘More Destructive’ DDoS Attacks

SecureWorld News

In February 2020, UK security researchers discovered a vulnerability in free, open source, automation servers that would allow cybercriminals to amplify a Distributed Denial of Service attack by 100. These larger, more destructive DDoS attacks occur when cyberattackers exploit built-in network protocols.

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5 Ransomware Attacks Targeting Food and Agriculture

SecureWorld News

As the sophistication of the modern supply chain advances, and as the sector becomes more reliant on smart technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) processes, the attack surface expands. Food and agriculture is one of many critical infrastructure sectors that is increasingly being targeted with ransomware attacks.

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This AI understands doctor’s notes: Truveta’s new model finds meaning in messy healthcare data

GeekWire

Truveta Image) Truveta’s specialized training on medical datasets goes beyond GPT-4, which was trained on a broad range of open information on the internet, said Myerson. Truveta Image) The Truveta Language Model was built and trained over more than two years, beginning with an open-source option, a common starting point.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Well, unlike large organizations, small to medium businesses lack the full accompaniment of network defenses. But if there’s an advanced persistent threat or APT lurking on one of the small or medium business networks, how would that organization know. VAMOSI: Something has changed in the last five years, and demonstrably so.

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The Generative Self-Sovereign Internet

Phil Windley

Summary: The self-sovereign internet, a secure overlay on the internet, provides the same capacity to produce change by numerous, unaffiliated and uncoordinated actors as the internet itself. This article explores the properties of the self-sovereign internet and makes the case that they justify its generativity claims.

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