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2 Innovations That Can Tip the Balance in Cybersecurity

CIO

Cyber threats are increasingly automated using advanced technology. It does not include traditional policy and legal landmines such as personally identifiable information, protected health information, intellectual property, or surveillance-related data. Why is this so important?

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Ransomware And The Defense Industrial Base

Smart Data Collective

The malicious actors behind these attacks often block access to sensitive government data, intellectual property, and even trade secrets until they get paid. According to the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report of 2016, governments’ growing dependence on information technology makes them vulnerable to ransomware attacks.

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What Are State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks and Do They Use AI?

Smart Data Collective

Although AI technology has been very important in creating safeguards to stop these attacks, it has also been used to make these attacks even more vicious. They will continue investing in AI technology to execute more vicious attacks. Artificial intelligence has played a very important role in modern cyber attacks. APT attacks (e.g.,