U.S. Customs Wants to Use Your Face As a Boarding Pass
By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country. Getting […]
cybersecurity
UK’s councils unprepared for cyber-attacks, report says
More than 25% of UK councils have had their computer systems breached in the past five years, campaigners say. A […]
Siemens and partners sign joint charter on cybersecurity
At the Munich Security Conference 2018, Siemens and eight partners from industry signed the first joint charter for greater cybersecurity. […]
NIST publishes report on metadata schema for attributes
This NIST Internal Report contains a metadata schema for attributes that may be asserted about an individual during an online […]
US Attorney General Sessions Announces New Cybersecurity Task Force
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered the creation of the Justice Department’s Cyber-Digital Task Force, which will canvass the many […]
Web Hosting Services Could Leave Small Businesses at Risk of Phishing
The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report that examines 11 web-hosting services that market themselves to small businesses […]
Lawsuits threaten infosec research — just when we need it most
Security researchers and reporters have something in common: both hold the powerful accountable. But doing so has painted a target […]
The Argument Against a Mobile Device Backdoor for Government
The ‘responsible encryption’ demanded by law enforcement and some politicians will not prevent criminals ‘going dark’; will weaken cyber security […]
Is it time to crack down on facial recognition?
At least half of American adults have their photo in a facial recognition network that authorities can search without a […]
NIST Issues Draft Report: Status of International Cybersecurity Standardizations for the Internet of Things
The Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICS WG) was established in December 2015 by the National Security Council’s Cyber […]
Nvidia taps AnyVision to create AI-powered surveillance technology
Nvidia has partnered with AI developer AnyVision to create facial recognition technology for “smart cities” around the world. The two […]
The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence: Forecasting, Prevention, and Mitigation
In the coming decades, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies are going to transform many aspects of our world. […]