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Kevin Townsend

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Freelance author and journalist. Senior Contributor @SecurityWeek. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevtownsend

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Usually, government's like to handle international cyber relations relatively quietly. This is different. NATO Draws a Cyber Red Line in Tensions With Russia securityweek.com/nato-draws-a-c…

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Prompt injection is the spear that pierces and #jailbreaks gen-AI, and it doesn’t seem this #AI can yet defend itself. Immersive Labs demonstrates that customer chatbots built on top of mainstream gen-AI engines will almost inevitably be vulnerable. securityweek.com/beware-your-cu…

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Why Hackers Love Logs "Although logs may not be the corporate crown jewels, they will almost always contain a map and keys to those crown jewels – and must be adequately protected." SecurityWeek securityweek.com/why-hackers-lo…

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As OT becomes more interconnected, #cybersecurity becomes increasingly important. Experts predict a surge in sophisticated cyber threats targeting OT systems. Read more about what experts recommend in SecurityWeek by @KevTownsend ▶ bit.ly/4a3XqkB #IoT

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Why–and how–do #cybercriminals target logs, and what can be done to protect them? 🎯 Find out in SecurityWeek article by Kevin Townsend, featuring insights by cje: shorturl.at/3WAsF #LogTampering #cybersecurity

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AI model weights are the heart and soft underbelly of AI: crown jewels needing serious security. SecurityWeek discussed the problems & possible solutions with Sella Nevo & Dan Lahav, 2 of the authors of RAND's Securing AI Model Weights study. securityweek.com/ai-weights-sec…

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Cyberinsurance Premiums are Going Down: Here’s Why and What to Expect. Security is getting better? Yeah, right! It’s the Insurance Cycle, stupid. SecurityWeek securityweek.com/cyberinsurance…

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OpenAI got breached last year. The firm didn’t disclose it. Why? Because current AI is not a national security threat. That’s bit short sighted given where AI is going. More here: @securityweek securityweek.com/hackers-stole-…

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Russia focusing elite state hackers against NATO. Other adversarial nations, & common-or-garden criminals, taking advantage of the geopolitical maelstrom. Mandiant (part of Google Cloud) lays it out on the eve of the NATO summit that marks its 75th anniversary. SecurityWeek securityweek.com/mandiant-highl…

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AI Regulation - meaningful or a fudge? “The choice is between protecting the people and promoting the industry. You cannot focus on one without detriment to the other. Apologists will say it is possible, but sadly it is not.” SecurityWeek securityweek.com/can-ai-be-mean…

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Can #AI be Meaningfully Regulated, or is #Regulation a Deceitful Fudge? buff.ly/463g2jd SecurityWeek @KevTownsend #tech #data #genAI #generativeAI #LLM #leadership #LLM #CIO #CTO #CDO #CEO #business #disruption #regulators #compliance #bigtech #SiliconValley #startups

Can #AI be Meaningfully Regulated, or is #Regulation a Deceitful Fudge?

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Security teams are mastering current #GenAI systems, but what's next? 🤔 Find out in SecurityWeek article by Kevin Townsend on our 2024 Inside the Mind of a CISO report: shorturl.at/TWnEH #cybersecurity

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XSS is dead! Oh, really? Millions of Websites Susceptible XSS Attack via OAuth Implementation Flaw securityweek.com/millions-of-we…

XSS is dead!

Oh, really?

Millions of Websites Susceptible XSS Attack via OAuth Implementation Flaw
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NIST Officially Announces Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards – @KevTownsend provides a brief history and explanation of it all - securityweek.com/post-quantum-c…

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A deeper dive into the morphology of #ransomware — that is, a look at the underlying stresses, strains, rewards, and concerns among the actors themselves that shape the visible ransomware landscape. @securityweek securityweek.com/understanding-…

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China-nexus espionage group Velvet Ant demonstrates the adversarial advantage of hiding in network appliances (in this case, a Cisco Nexus switch). Discovery and analysis from Sygnia. @securityweek securityweek.com/china-linked-v…

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UK adds data centers to the #CNI. That’s good. But the stated #security arguments are poor and include endorsement for a proposed massive new development from a little known company, DC01UK, that wants to build on Green Belt. Politics, huh? SecurityWeek securityweek.com/uk-data-center…

UK adds data centers to the #CNI. That’s good. But the stated #security arguments are poor and include endorsement for a proposed massive new development from a little known company, DC01UK, that wants to build on Green Belt. Politics, huh?
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