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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds Former European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi's report on EU competitiveness and recommendations, as they attend a press conference, in Brussels, Belgium on September 9, 2024
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds Former European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi's report on EU competitiveness and recommendations, as they attend a press conference, in Brussels, Belgium on September 9, 2024 Yves Herman/Reuters

Cyber Week in Review: September 13, 2024

U.S. indicts white supremacists; Predator spyware reappears; EU publishes Draghi report on economic competitiveness; Australian politicians criticize Meta's data scraping; CISA says agency will reduce contact with social media platforms. Read More

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: February 17, 2023
U.S. bans six Chinese organizations following balloon incident; Beijing to support development of large AI models; Chris Inglis departs ONCD; TI announces $11 billion U.S. fab; Israeli company ran large disinformation campaigns.
Technology and Innovation
Tracking the Race to Develop Generative AI Technologies in China
As ChatGPT sets off a wave of global interest in generative AI technologies, Chinese companies scramble to develop homegrown rivals to the OpenAI-developed chatbot.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: February 10, 2023
Spoofing methods and deepfakes discovered in Russian disinformation campaign; India bans apps with Chinese links; Google unveils chatbot to compete with ChatGPT; Iran hacks Charlie Hebdo; Quad launches Cyber Challenge initiative.
  • Cybersecurity
    Walk and Chew Gum: CISOs Communicating with Boards Have to Speak Their Language
    Recent regulations have focused on adding cybersecurity experience to company boards. However, companies would be better served if CISOs were required to gain expertise in business risk communications.
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: February 3, 2023
    The Netherlands will sign on to U.S. chip controls; Google issues report on influence campaign; Abraham Accords expanded to cybersecurity; Biden likely to ban sales to Huawei; U.S. and India meet to discuss technology.