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What happened with CrowdStrike?
The software company that is blamed for the global software outage, US-based CrowdStrike, has helped investigate cyberattacks on Sony Pictures and the Democratic National Committee in 2015 and 2016. Founded in 2011, CrowdStrike helps detect threats, helps companies find and prevent security breeches. The company claims to have the “fastest mean time to detect threats”.
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A surprising group of people are the target of hackers: young school students
The US education department has said that it’s making the resources available, educating, and bringing school janitors together to learn about the threat of cyberattacks on schools. Deputy Secretary of US education department Cindy Marten said that school districts can do a lot to build a cyber-aware culture. Last year, hackers stole data of over…
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Good luck, Biden Bans Rival Nations from Buying US Data
The US President Donald Trump has ordered government departments to ensure their citizens’ health and financial data is not being used for espionage or cyberattacks by certain countries. However, it doesn’t extend to amajority of countries where trafficking in Americans’ private data will ostensibly remain legal. Some of these countries include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia,…
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Congress would like to regulate Artificial intelligence, but it has a lot of work to do
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that he is looking at legislation to address the risks of artificial intelligence (AI). Schumer stated that he was talking to members of his party and Republican leaders to gauge their interest in getting behind a proposed artificial intelligence law. AI has been linked to cyberattacks and…