Wednesday, April 2, 2025

AI and Cybersecurity: Seizing the Opportunities, Defending Against the Threats, Understanding the Legal Risks

AI and Cybersecurity: Seizing the Opportunities, Defending Against the Threats, Understanding the Legal Risks

Excerpt: ″AI is transforming cybersecurity, creating both groundbreaking opportunities and complex challenges. In this course, AI and Cybersecurity: Seizing the Opportunities, Defending Against the Threats, Navigating Legal Risks, you'll explore how AI is reshaping the way we defend against cyberattacks, identify emerging risks, and stay compliant with evolving legal standards, which are playing catch-up with the speed of technological development.″

Source: tickettailor.com

Our truth is not enough: the challenge for technocrats

Our truth is not enough: the challenge for technocrats

Excerpt: ″So, we see the rise of the charismatic leader who offers the certainty of what technocrats would see as a fraudulent vision of a better world. But the fact that people want to believe them makes them, in some sense, ‘true’, especially when you are told that it was the technocrats who got us into the mess.″

Source: eastangliabylines.co.uk

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

23andMe Is Up For Sale. Where Is Our Genetic Data Going? | HuffPost UK Black Voices

23andMe Is Up For Sale. Where Is Our Genetic Data Going? | HuffPost UK Black Voices

Excerpt: ″It’s a gray area that invites the opportunity for what Ajunwa calls “genetic discrimination,” based on eugenics and pseudoscientific ideas about Black people. “It has been done in the past, so there is a worry about the misuse of this data to support racist ideas about racial categories and specifically about Black folks,” says Ajunwa.″

Source: huffingtonpost.co.uk

Oak by Honeybourne Close, Nod Rise seen on Geograph Britain and Ireland

Oak by Honeybourne Close, Nod Rise © E Gammie :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

Excerpt: ″Coventry has several stream courses along which building had been avoided due to the risk of flooding and 1940s planners envisaged that they could be developed as 'brook-strays' providing 'green wedge' public access land from the city centre to the outskirts.″

Source: geograph.org.uk

Monday, March 31, 2025

LLM jailbreak ideas

What Is Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)? | Microsoft Security

What Is Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)? | Microsoft Security

Excerpt: ″Secure access service edge, often abbreviated (SASE), is a security framework that converges software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) and Zero Trust security solutions into a converged cloud-delivered platform that securely connects users, systems, endpoints, and remote networks to apps and resources.

Source: microsoft.com

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Major Rivers Of The British Isles - River Stour

Major Rivers Of The British Isles - River Stour

Excerpt: ″There is much controversy and debate as to where the name Stour originates, with historians believing that the word could come from three different language groups.The Celtic word sturr means strong or powerful, which would be an appropriate name for a river, and as two of England’s River Stours are situated in England’s former Celtic stronghold of the Midlands, this is a more than credible origin.The medieval, French word stour means confusion or commotion, which could well have been attributed to that of a particularly unnavigable river. England's Norman French history goes back over a thousand years and with one of the River Stours' estuary located on the English Channel, there is also some credibility to this origin.The German word stuhr means formidable or violent, a word which could well have been attributed to a fast, flowing river. Considering England's Saxon history, and the facts that two of the River Stours drain into the North Sea – a usual route into England by the Saxons - therefore the origin of this word also has some credibility. Therefore, it is possible that each of England’s five River Stours could all have a different etymology.″

Source: sites.google.com

Saturday, March 29, 2025

About Us | The Legal Training Consultancy

About Us | The Legal Training Consultancy

Excerpt: ″The Legal Training Consultancy is a multi-faceted training consultancy which was established to focus on the training needs of firms of solicitors, barristers’ chambers and in-house legal departments, amongst others. David Jacobs is the founder of The Legal Training Consultancy. A barrister and former in-house lawyer, he is also perhaps the most experienced developer of training programmes currently working in the legal industry.″

Source: legaltrainingconsultancy.co.uk

Executive Interview: Separating Fact and Fiction: How AI is Changing the Cybersecurity Landscape

Executive Interview: Separating Fact and Fiction: How AI is Changing the Cybersecurity Landscape
https://www.computing.co.uk/sponsored/executive-interview-separating-fact-and-fiction-how-ai-is-changing-the-cybersecurity-landscape

Georeferenced Maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland

Georeferenced Maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland

Excerpt: ″Map of Coventry from 1890s showing the house my great-grandparents were living in at the time.″

Source: maps.nls.uk

Friday, March 28, 2025

New study shows Fibromyalgia likely the result of autoimmune problems | King's College London

New study shows Fibromyalgia likely the result of autoimmune problems | King's College London:

Excerpt: ″many of the symptoms in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are caused by antibodies that increase the activity of pain-sensing nerves throughout the body. The results show that fibromyalgia is a disease of the immune system, rather than the currently held view that it originates in the brain. 

 The study, published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, demonstrates that the increased pain sensitivity, muscle weakness, reduced movement, and reduced number of small nerve-fibres in the skin that are typical of FMS, are all a consequence of patient antibodies. 

The implications of this study are profound. Establishing that fibromyalgia is an autoimmune disorder will transform how we view the condition and should pave the way for more effective treatments for the millions of people affected. 

Our work has uncovered a whole new area of therapeutic options and should give real hope to fibromyalgia patients. Previous exploration of therapies has been hampered by our limited understanding of the illness. This should now change. Treatment for FMS is focussed on gentle aerobic exercises, as well as drug and psychological therapies designed to manage pain, although these have proven ineffective in most patients and have left behind an enormous unmet clinical need 
                            — Dr David Andersson, study primary investigator, King's College London″

Source: kcl.ac.uk

Newcastle arthritis study hopes to 'switch off' pain - BBC News

Newcastle arthritis study hopes to 'switch off' pain - BBC News

Excerpt: ″The first two trials are small - in total about 32 patients have been involved - and more research is needed, but if it shows signs of success another, larger trial will follow. Even if all goes to plan and the treatment is shown to re-educate the immune system, it may still be another five to 10 years before patients are able to access it.″

Source: bbc.co.uk

Suicidal ideation and the risk of suicide in patients with fibromyalgia: a comparison with non-pain controls and patients suffering from low-back pain - PMC

Suicidal ideation and the risk of suicide in patients with fibromyalgia: a comparison with non-pain controls and patients suffering from low-back pain - PMC

Excerpt: ″our study provides relevant data that can be added to the growing body of evidence that links fibromyalgia with an increased risk of suicidal behaviors. This increased risk is mainly explained by the presence of depressive symptoms, highlighting the importance of adequately evaluating and treating the symptoms of depression.″

Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

46 new bugs in solar power inverters raise concerns over power grid stability | SC Media

46 new bugs in solar power inverters raise concerns over power grid stability | SC Media

Excerpt: ″“The collective impact of residential solar systems on grid reliability is too significant to ignore – hospitals could lose access to critical equipment, families could go without heat in the winter or AC in a heatwave, and businesses could shut down,” s″

Source: scworld.com

Trump Administration Gives All Clear to Laundering Money through Shell Companies and Bribing Foreign Officials

Trump Administration Gives All Clear to Laundering Money through Shell Companies and Bribing Foreign Officials

Excerpt: ″On February 10, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order that suspended the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days, giving an all clear to U.S. corporations to bribe officials in foreign countries to get business deals approved. 

The order bars federal prosecutors from starting any new FCPA investigations, enforcing new actions and orders a review of existing FCPA investigations to “restore proper bounds” on applying the FCPA law. 

 The FCPA, enacted in 1977, has been the law of the United States for almost half a century....its purpose as follows: “Foreign bribery is a scourge that must be eradicated. It undermines the rule of law, empowers authoritarian rulers, distorts free and fair markets, disadvantages honest and ethical companies, and threatens national security and sustainable development.”″

Source: wallstreetonparade.com

PERJURY: Jerry Nadler Demands Gabbard and Ratcliffe be Prosecuted for Perjury

PERJURY: Jerry Nadler Demands Gabbard and Ratcliffe be Prosecuted for Perjury

Excerpt: ″Hillary Clinton using a private server: unacceptable. Bill Clinton lying under oath: impeachable. Donald Trump guilty of 34 felonies: doesn’t matter. Donald Trump being charged with crimes related to his mishandling of classified documents: doesn’t matter. Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe allegedly lying under oath: doesn’t matter. Pete Hegsweth: gross incompetence, imperiling of the U.S. national security, jeopardizing our troops safety: doesn’t matter.″

Source: thedailypoliticususa.com

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Hypersonic attacks

Land rent owners and broadband

Whisky barrel fraud

Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach – Krebs on Security

Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach – Krebs on Security

Excerpt: ″The malware used in the Target breach included the text string “Rescator,” which also was the handle chosen by the cybercriminal who was selling all of the cards stolen from Target customers. Ten years later, KrebsOnSecurity has uncovered new clues about the real-life identity of Rescator.″

Source: krebsonsecurity.com

Trafficking for cyber fraud an increasingly globalised crime, Interpol says | Reuters

Trafficking for cyber fraud an increasingly globalised crime, Interpol says | Reuters

2023 Excerpt: ″The global police coordination body said law enforcement from more than 20 countries in October carried out inspections at hundreds of trafficking and smuggling hotspots, many known to be used to traffic victims to commit online fraud "on an industrial scale, while enduring abject physical abuse".″

Source: reuters.com

CONFIRMED: Russian intelligence tried to silence our journalism

CONFIRMED: Russian intelligence tried to silence our journalism

Excerpt: ″not only did a foreign intelligence operation have our emails, but I was the focus of the falsehoods I was seeing spread across the internet. Now the Russian hackers behind these attacks have been revealed by the UK government and the US State Department has offered a reward of $10M for information on them. Yes you read that right - $10M for the people who hacked us! ″

Source: mailchi.mp

View of Langdon Winner’s Theory of Technological Politics: Rethinking Science and Technology for Future Society | Engaging Science, Technology, and Society

View of Langdon Winner’s Theory of Technological Politics: Rethinking Science and Technology for Future Society | Engaging Science, Technology, and Society

Excerpt: ″Similar to legislative acts, technological innovation requires spaces for public debate and democratic deliberation (such as citizens’ panels or agencies for technology assessment) including engagements in creating and designing alternative forms of technological practice. Forms that are systematically, from the first moment in the process of creation, imagined in their significance for human life and the world, and which do not solidify one-sided interests, social injustice and control over others, but try to overcome it and embody a generalized thinking, care for the world and for the common good.

AI Creates New Threats for Common Scams | Psychology Today Canada

AI Creates New Threats for Common Scams | Psychology Today Canada

Excerpt: ″with the help of AI it can be almost impossible for a family member to discriminate a “real” distress call from a loved one versus a fake one.″

Source: psychologytoday.com

Forensic Neuropsychology Expert - Dr. Stacey Wood, Ph.D.

Forensic Neuropsychology Expert - Dr. Stacey Wood, Ph.D.

Excerpt: ″Dr. Stacey Wood is a leading expert on Decisional capacity, Testamentary capacity, Elder abuse, Trial competency, Probate conservatorship, and Undue influence.″

Source: drstaceywood.com

Friends Against Scams - Home

Friends Against Scams - Home

Excerpt: ″Help protect yourself and others against scams by completing our Friends Against Scams training.″

Source: friendsagainstscams.org.uk

Introduction Ethics After Auschwitz: Hans Jonas’s Notion Of Responsibility In A Technological Age in: The Legacy of Hans Jonas

Introduction Ethics After Auschwitz: Hans Jonas’s Notion Of Responsibility In A Technological Age in: The Legacy of Hans Jonas

Excerpt: ″Introduction Ethics After Auschwitz: Hans Jonas’s Notion Of Responsibility In A Technological Age″

Source: brill.com

AI as malware maker

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Early methods for studying affective use and emotional well-being on ChatGPT | OpenAI

Early methods for studying affective use and emotional well-being on ChatGPT | OpenAI

Excerpt: ″ChatGPT isn’t designed to replace or mimic human relationships, but people may choose to use it that way given its conversational style and expanding capabilities. Understanding the different ways people engage with models can help guide platform development to facilitate safe, healthy interactions.″

Source: openai.com

Book Cover Design and Author Services from AuthorPackages

Book Cover Design and Author Services from AuthorPackages

Excerpt: ″I was overwhelmed with the task of coming up with a cover and formatting my book for the printer.  Then I found AuthorPackages. Working with Mark at AuthorPackages has been a wonderful experience.  I love the cover he designed (first try), and the enhancements.″

Source: authorpackages.com

How much will my book cost? - The Book Refinery

How much will my book cost? - The Book Refinery

Excerpt: ″There are many factors to take into consideration, so let’s look at all the things you need to think about so that you can get a rough idea of your publishing costs.″

Pricing | Troubador Publishing

Pricing | Troubador Publishing

Excerpt: ″We work in partnership with authors to design, create, market and sell quality books across all formats, putting customers at the heart of what we do, and using our expertise to give the very best self-publishing experience. ″

Source: troubador.co.uk

Tue 13 May 2025: AI and Cybersecurity: Seizing the Opportunities, Defending Against the Threats, Understanding the Legal Risks

AI and Cybersecurity: Seizing the Opportunities, Defending Against the Threats, Understanding the Legal Risks

Tue 13 May 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Excerpt: ″In this course, AI and Cybersecurity: Seizing the Opportunities, Defending Against the Threats, Navigating Legal Risks, you'll explore how AI is reshaping the way we defend against cyberattacks, identify emerging risks, and stay compliant with evolving legal standards, which are playing catch-up with the speed of technological development.″

Hacking by criminals and spies has reached 'unprecedented complexity', Microsoft says

Hacking by criminals and spies has reached 'unprecedented complexity', Microsoft says

Excerpt: ″A roll-out of new AI cybersecurity software by a company as dominant as Microsoft will be closely watched. Last July, a tiny error in the software code of an application made cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike instantly crash around 8.5 million computers worldwide running Microsoft Windows, leaving users unable to restart their machines. The incident - described as the largest outage in the history of computing - affected airports, hospitals, rail networks and thousands of businesses including Sky News - some of which took days to recover.″

Source: news.sky.com

Kubernetes Catastrophe: Ingress-Nginx Vulnerability Could Spell Disaster for 6,000+ Deployments! - The Nimble Nerd

Monday, March 24, 2025

Is Empathy Genetic or Acquired? - Xcode Life

Is Empathy Genetic or Acquired? - Xcode Life

Excerpt: ″Is empathy genetic or can it be acquired? The purpose of this article is to explore the research on empathy and determine if there is a consensus on whether it is genetic or acquired.″

Source: xcode.life

Popular AI tools tricked to create malware for Chrome browser | SC Media

Popular AI tools tricked to create malware for Chrome browser | SC Media

Excerpt: ″Carignan pointed out that Darktrace recently released research that found 74% of security professionals said AI-powered threats are now a significant issue. And, 89% agreed that AI-powered threats will remain a major challenge into the foreseeable future.″

Source: scworld.com

Cyber Empathy - podcast and more

Cyber Empathy - podcast and more

Excerpt: ″Discover stories of kindness, curiosity, and connection that show how humans shape online security and privacy″

Source: cyberempathy.org

Deceptive delight

Art v AI amUK

Change is assumed to be good…which is ridiculous…
https://www.ft.com/content/7366eef2-8ae4-4d8f-8c4e-9adbd641c183

Malware writing by LLM

ChatGPT jailbreak time travel

Sunday, March 23, 2025

The Fairness Index

The Fairness Index

Excerpt: ″Our definition of fairness, developed and published in 2021 and validated by polling in April 2022″

Source: fairnessfoundation.com

DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts - The New York Times

DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts - The New York Times: Excerpt: 

″A half-dozen staff members left a unit in the agency that builds reactors for nuclear submarines.″

Source: nytimes.com

What are the 9 Types of Intelligence? | PBIS | Nord Anglia

What are the 9 Types of Intelligence? | PBIS | Nord Anglia

Excerpt: ″Howard Gardner’s nine types of intelligence:  
  1. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence  
  2. Linguistic Intelligence  
  3. Interpersonal Intelligence  
  4. Intrapersonal Intelligence  
  5. Musical Intelligence  
  6. Visual-Spatial Intelligence  
  7. Bodily-Kinaesthetic Intelligence  
  8. Naturalist Intelligence  
  9. Existential Intelligence ″

ADAMSKI – "Killer" – Popular

ADAMSKI – "Killer" – Popular

Brilliant piece of cultural analysis:

Excerpt: ″“Killer” was a disturbing record from its cover inwards – Adamski’s pet dog scowling at the camera, at an angle, while a queasy orange psychedelic backdrop swirls in the background – and perhaps its most disturbing factor was the fact that the title is never uttered at any point in the song. Yet it didn’t need to be; the backwards boomerang of the fade-in intro quickly gives way to a brutal variant on post-Acieed beats, with a rhythm and right-angled bassline which are demonstrative and in your face but also questioning. Both lyric and vocal delivery – both provided by an unknown singer named Seal – personify anxious urgency. Seal’s vocal here is like a grainier, colder rationalist Richie Havens, but he is pleading for warmth and bonding and, indeed, a true society. “Solitary brother! Is there still a part of you that wants to live?” he cries as the music gradually escalates behind him; the car horns following in the trail of the charity fundraising sideswipe “Will you give (if we cry)?,” the scythes of stuttering cymbals which enter with “Tainted hearts,” the stately string synth lines which essentially halve the speed of the song’s topline in preparation for the chorus; all seem like totems of a crumbling Establishment which Seal is urging that we bring down. The cut-up of the “be” in the line “The way we wanna be” symbolises the attempts by unconcerned government to turn the living human into a docile machine but is instantly defeated by Seal’s half-ecstatic growl of “Yeah!” which in turn leads directly into a minor key Jack-The-House piano line, percussion dots and loops – and a sampled dog bark – raining all around. In the third line of the final chorus Adamski’s synth plays a tortured, high-register melody, like a weeping computer; and finally it settles with Seal’s closing, out-of-tempo warnings: “Racism in amongst future kings can only lead to no good…and besides…all our sons and daughters already know how that feels” before culminating in a sad smile of a 1967 memory: “Yeah, yeah, yeah…Love, love, love.” It is one of the most minimally articulate anti-New Right protests in all of pop – and little wonder that neither Adamski nor Seal ever surpassed this, that Adamski settled for novelty Elvis covers (and, later, anonymous ambient techno) or that Seal (with the aid of Trevor Horn, producing his most commercially successful work and also his worst) became merely a slightly higher-tech Cat Stevens. “Killer” is the necessary conscience of a culture which should have changed everything.″

Source: popular-number1s.com

Saturday, March 22, 2025