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"Researchers Develop AI Tool Better Able to Identify Bad Data"The HoloClean tool detects bad data and corrects errors prior to processing the data. The new system also can automatically generate bad examples, without tainting source data. This process allows the system to learn to identify and…
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SoS Musings #25 - Cloudy with a Chance of Data HaulsSoS Musings #25 Cloudy with a Chance of Data Hauls
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"Computer Scientists Design Way to Close 'Backdoors' in AI-Based Security Systems"Security researchers at the University of Chicago are developing methods to defend against backdoor attacks in artificial neural network security systems. One technique that will be presented by researchers at the 2019 IEEE Symposium on Security and…
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"Password '123456' Used by 23.2 Million Users Worldwide"According to a report released by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), significantly weak passwords such as "123456" and "ashley" have been used by 23.2 million users. This discovery was made from the examination of global cyber breaches. In…
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"Academics Hide Humans from Surveillance Cameras with 2D Prints"Researchers from the Catholic University in Leuven (KU Leuven) have developed a method that could be used to make humans invisible to AI-powered surveillance camera systems. The method involves the printing and strategic placement of 2D images on to…
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"Facebook Marketplace Flaw Revealed Seller's Exact Location"The JSON JavaScript object notation for advertisements that had been created with the Facebook mobile app were not approximate. The listing included not only the full postcode, but also the latitude and longitude coordinates of the seller.…
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"There’s a Massive Cybersecurity Job Gap – We Should Fill It by Employing Hackers"The growing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks calls for the increase in cybersecurity professionals. A study conducted by researchers at Bournemouth University suggests the filling of the cybersecurity workforce gap with hackers. Findings of…
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"A 'Blockchain Bandit' Is Guessing Private Keys and Scoring Millions"Security researchers with the firm, Independent Security Evaluators, have discovered the storing of cryptocurrency with easily guessable private keys and the exploitation of these keys by a blockchain bandit to steal the cryptocurrency, Ethereum.…
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"Improving Security as Artificial Intelligence Moves to Smartphones"Devices such as smartphones, security cameras, and speakers, will soon rely more on artificial intelligence to increase the speed at which speech and images are processed. A compression technique, called quantization, reduces the size of deep learning…
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Cyber Scene #32 - Globalized Tech: Tightropes EverywhereCyber Scene #32 Globalized Tech: Tightropes Everywhere
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"LinkedIn Data Found in Unsecured Databases"LinkedIn used eight unsecured databases which held approximately 60 million records of LinkedIn user information. The unsecured data contained: LinkedIn profile information, including IDs, profile URLs, work history, education history,…
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"6 Takeaways from Ransomware Attacks in Q1"Although there has been a decrease in the number of ransomware attacks, the intensity of such attacks have grown in that ransom payments are higher, downtime loss is greater, and the recovery time is longer. According to a new report released by…