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Threat Landscape Briefing – April 2023
Video: Security Threat Intelligence
This monthly report covers topics such as cyberthreat and regulatory trends, nation states, cybercriminals, hacktivists campaigns, data breaches, control strategies, and exposure to vulnerabilities to help you better understand the cybersecurity impact to business.
This monthly report covers topics such as cyberthreat and regulatory trends, nation states, cybercriminals, hacktivists campaigns, data breaches, control strategies, and exposure to vulnerabilities to help you better understand ... Iran-Linked Hacking Group Targets Women Working in Human Rights, Politics Cobalt Illusion is suspected of working in.
Alphabet Draws Shareholder Ire Over Human Rights – Again
Vendor Research: Data & Business Intelligence
Alphabet is facing backlash from its shareholders over its approach to digital privacy, reports the Financial Times. And not for the first time. This time, however, things will need to change.
...ion which calls on the comp strengthen its oversight of the risks to human rightsAmnesty International Calls Google and Facebook a Threat to Human Rights Google Has Personal Medical Data of Up to 50 Million Americans: Project Nightingale Google Moves Into Banking With Project Cache Facebook Will Pay Illinois Users $550 Million Over Its Use.
Amnesty International Calls Google and Facebook a Threat to Human Rights
Vendor Research: Data & Business Intelligence
We recently covered Google’s lackadaisical approach to data privacy in the context of its partnership with Ascension, a US healthcare giant. Last month, Google was under fire again, along with Facebook, from Amnesty International.
The report says that their pervasive surveillance machinery violates core human rights, such as the right to dignity, autonomy, and privacy, the right to control information about ourselves, and the right to a space where we can freely express our identities. The report fell short of calling to break up Google and Facebook, but it recommends that.
Dutch Court Halts Use of AI for Detecting Welfare Fraud
Vendor Research: Data & Business Intelligence
In a landmark ruling, a Dutch court has ordered an immediate halt to the government’s use of an automated system for detection of welfare fraud.
In a landmark ruling, a Dutch court has ordered an immediate halt to the government’s use of an automated system for detection of welfare fraud. ... immediate halt to the government’s use of an automated system for detection of welfare fraudThe case was filed two years ago in the District Court of The Hague by a coalition of civil society groups.
Databricks and Immuta Partner to Provide End-to-End Data Governance for Machine Learning
Vendor Research: Data & Business Intelligence
Databricks, a data processing and analytics platform with a strong focus on AI and ML, has partnered with Immuta to deliver automated end-to-end data governance for AI, data science, and ML projects.
...s (i.e. anything that uses ML), and ensure that the business model organizations are respect human rights(For more information on why this is important, see our earlier note Amnesty International Calls Google and Facebook a Threat to Human Rights.). To get a quick introduction to why human rights matter for your business model, watch our.
There's a New World Coming
Note: Trends and Predictions
It's time we addressed the elephant in the room. The human race is operating within outdated, brittle social contracts and economic systems that are driving us toward our ultimate destruction. Consider this report a rough draft of an alternate future for humankind.
Consider this report a rough draft of an alternate future for humankind. Published May 31, 2022 By Berit Anderson "We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air and soil; all committed, for our safety, to its security and peace; preser. Each member of Governance for a Global Future will be.
Surveillance, Cities, and Facial Recognition
Note: Trends and Predictions
In this week's transcript from FiRe, our members will have a chance to understand the experience of the Uyghur population in China on a personal level as Ilshat Kokbore and David Brin discuss the nightmarish facial recognition and AI systems used to track Chinese citizens in real time.
I'm joined by Ilshat Kokbore, who's the president of the Uyghur American Association, and David Brin, who I think for many of us is a longtim... And now the estimate from earlier this year by Scott Busby, from the US State Department [Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor]. And now with high tech, recently with the Human Rights Watch report.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Pandemic Containment: Contact Tracing and Data Privacy in Times of COVID-19
Note: Applications
Can we pursue an aggressive policy of technology-driven contact tracing without infringing on people’s fundamental right to privacy? In this moment of human history, should civil rights be ignored in favor of saving lives?
Can we pursue an aggressive policy of technology-driven contact tracing without infringing on people’s fundamental right to privacy. In this moment of human history, should civil rights be ignored in favor of saving lives. South Korea stood head and shoulders above other countries in their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...d bend the .
Pattern Recognition: AI for the Next IA
Note: Trends and Predictions
The power of IAs is not in how human we can make them seem. This, alone, properly understood, will take us far in understanding where IAs are headed in the long term.
Here is a flow chart for how Viv handles a normal human request (Source: La Tigre) Cloud-Based IoT Security The most challenging question in security today is how to protect the billions of Internet of Things devices and networks, almost none of which have security ... We'll have Cory Doctorow with us, just returned to the Electronic.
Linking Machine Learning to New Perspectives on Human Evolution
Note: Trends and Predictions
If one thinks about it, evolution is the highest form of learning, and survival the ultimate educational reward.
And some countries took steps to restrict IP rights: Ecuador, Russia, and South Africa introduced new requirements for local production, ... While the Indian government issued the National Intellectual Property Rights Policy in 2016, IP-intensive industries continued to face challenges in the Indian market with regard to the scope of.
Defining Perfection in Human/Computer Interaction or Why I Sold My Apple Stock
Note: Trends and Predictions
In a number of issues in the last few months, I have suggested that Apple would be a Sell. I thought (and still think) that the stock would continue to rise for up to two years after Steve's death, but that selling was now a When rather than an If. For me, that When came about three weeks ago...
Your comments are always welcome. Sincerely, Mark R. Anderson Quotes of the Week "Congress is so under the influence of the Israeli lobby in the U.S., there is no real debate.". – Richard Falk, U.N. special rapporteur on Palestinian human rights and Professor Emeritus of Intl. Law at Princeton University; quoted in the Seattle Times. "You can.
Looking Further: "How Science Fiction Accelerates R&D"
Note: Trends and Predictions
One of the high points of FiRe 2015 was Berit Anderson's interview of Ramez Naam and Cory Doctorow. Ramez and Cory are both brilliant thinkers with long-established reputations in a variety of arenas, from science fiction and technology applications to public policy and IP rights.
One of the high points of FiRe 2015 was Berit Anderson's interview of Ramez Naam and Cory Doctorow. Ramez and Cory are both brilliant thinkers with long-established reputations in a variety of arenas, from science fiction and technology applications to public policy and IP rights. Published: April 20, 2016Publisher's Note: One of the high points.
Anti-Harassment Policy
Templates And Policies: Templates & Policies
The anti-harassment policy outlines the standards for preventing and dealing with harassment cases in the workplace.
The anti-harassment policy outlines the standards for preventing and dealing wi... The anti-harassment policy will help to prevent harassment in the workplace, communicate the rights and responsibilities of those involved in a harassment claim, and alleviate effects in the event harassment does occur.Risks addressed by this policy:Legal action.
Privacy Protection: Going Global
Note: Trends and Predictions
Privacy regulations are about to become one of the great constraining forces on e-commerce, and one of the final legal bastions of personal protection for individuals, whether one lives in the E.U., the U.S., or elsewhere.
This sort of framework has a number of key components: giving consumers control over their own data, having transparent data practices, taking context into account so transactions that the consumer would expect would not be subject to the kinds of controls that unexpected transactions would be, better data security, access and ac... Now, the.
Build a Strategic IT Workforce Plan
Blueprint: CIO
Build a strategic workforce plan to drive IT staff engagement and productivity, and limit workforce gaps.
Staff your IT organization for success; availability is not a skill set.
Have the right people, in the right place, at the right time.This course makes up part of the People & Resources Certificate.
Human Resources Management
Academy Course: CIO
Have the right people, in the right place, at the right time.This course makes up part of the People & Resources Certificate.
Taking a Data-Driven Approach to Reduce Bias in Employee Recognition
Vendor Research: CIO
Gender equity is not only big news in media and politics, but also it is a growing topic for socially conscious workplaces. Organizational ethics has become a key differentiator for organizations in the war for talent, and yet many organizations continue to struggle to transition from talking...
...Organizational eThe good news, the panel highlighted, is that technology is available to support leaders with this change – and it all starts with data.Source: Globoforce Workhuman at SofwareReviews.comSocially woke organizations that are evaluating rewards and recognition vendors should be looking for features that reinforce and drive the.
HROne HRMS
SoftwareReviews: Software Product
HROne is HR software that gives HR the freedom to automate, simplify and organize administrative tasks to shape the workplaces of tomorrow. HROne HRMS aims to simplify your workdays and offer time to focus on your people by offering customised automation, simplified interactions and actionable insights- all in one.
HROne is HR software that gives HR the freedom to automate, simplify and organize administrative tasks to shape the workplaces of tomorrow. HROne HRMS aims to simplify your workdays and offer time to focus on your people by offering customised automation, simplified interactions and actionable insights- all in one.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Expands Talent and Human Resources Functions
Vendor Research: Applications
Microsoft has acquired the rights to talent and human resources intellectual property from vendors FourVision and Elevate HR.
Microsoft has acquired the rights to talent and human resources intellectual property from vendors FourVision and Elevate HR.. Microsoft has acquired the rights to talent and human resources intellectual property fr... Source: MicrosoftDynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (Enterprise Resource Planning), Report Published October 2019Our.
LIVE 2024 Keynote Presentations
Blueprint: CIO
LIVE 2024 featured enlightening keynote presentations from a world-class lineup of some of the best technology researchers and thinkers in their fields.
Exponential IT in Motion
AI automation is frequently backed by the often-hidden, poorly paid, and tedious labor of millions of workers, often in the Global South, who are manually processing data in "digital sweatshops.". AI automation is frequently backed by the often-hidden, poorly paid, and tedious labor of millions of workers, often in the Global South, who are.
Navigating Responsible AI in the Context of Microwork and 'Digital Sweatshops'
Note: CIO
AI automation is frequently backed by the often-hidden, poorly paid, and tedious labor of millions of workers, often in the Global South, who are manually processing data in "digital sweatshops." Organizations must become more aware of their social responsibilities regarding their use of AI...
Mitigate Machine Bias
Blueprint: Data & Business Intelligence
AI is changing the fabric of our world, from the way we conduct business, to how we work and live, make decisions, and engage with each other, to how we organize our society, to who we are. Organizations are starting to adopt AI to increase efficiency, better engage customers, and make faster,...
Control machine bias to prevent discriminating against your consumers and damaging your organization.
Read this Executive Brief to understand the dark side of AI – algorithmic (machine) biases, how they emerge, why they are dangerous, and how to mitigate them. Read this Executive Brief to:Understand what machine (AI) biases are and how they arise.Why they are harmful to the consumers of your AI-enabled product or service and to your.
Mitigate Machine Bias – Executive Brief
Note: Data & Business Intelligence
Read this Executive Brief to understand the dark side of AI – algorithmic (machine) biases, how they emerge, why they are dangerous, and how to mitigate them.
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