Lets face it; Texas public sector entities don’t have a good cybersecurity track record. And that is only a small part of the list. So the Texas legislature passed HB 150 to stand up the Texas Cyber Command over the next few years. It is going to do a couple of things. Sort of weirdly, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]10.24.25 Security News Bites Just Because You are Large Does Not Mean You Are Secure Russia hacked into eight UK Air Force and Navy bases and posted Ministry of Defense staff names and emails on the dark web. GEEEEEE, they got in by hacking a contractor. The MoD said they are actively investigating. One more […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]OpenAI will soon roll out a new version of ChatGPT, providing erotica for age-verified users. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman say the company will “treat adult users like adults”. Critics are not fond of this idea even though there are already plenty of adult AIs out there. They point out that age verification systems are not […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]AI hallucinates. Everyone knows that. At least I think they know that. A New York attorney (what is it with attorneys and AI?) had a client who was involved in a lawsuit regarding a disputed loan. So far, so good. His brief to the judge was, apparently, written using AI. Again, maybe, not a problem. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Sometimes there is too much news so planned items get moved down the list. Today is one of these days. As I am sure most of you know, starting around 12:11 AM Monday Pacific Time, Amazon Web Services had a meltdown. To paraphrase a quote, when Amazon sneezes, everyone gets sick. That is what happened […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) is claiming that the US is doing what it does on a regular basis. NOTE: This information comes from the South China Morning Post (SCMP). While the newspaper is based in Hong Kong and owned by Chinese basillionaire Alibaba Group, it is still Chinese. The substance of the article has been […]
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