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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
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Cyber Week in Review: September 13, 2024

by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf 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

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cyber Week in Review: April 19, 2024
Four Chinese firms blacklisted by the United States; Samsung awarded semiconductor grant; misleading posts spread on X after drone attack; UK may prohibit explicit deepfakes; CAICT releases AI benchmarks.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan April 19, 2024 Net Politics
Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: April 12, 2024
U.S. lawmakers introduce comprehensive privacy bill; FCC may reinstate net neutrality; Biden administration awards TSMC $6.6 billion grant; report outlines IDF's use of AI for targeting; Biden administration may ban Kaspersky products.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan April 12, 2024 Net Politics
Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: April 5, 2024
DeSantis signs teen social restrictions into law; CRSB releases report on Microsoft hack; report claims Meta and Google promote health disinformation; OpenAI discloses voice engine model; Google will destroy incognito data.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan April 5, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: March 29, 2024
    OMB issues new draft AI guidance; UK and U.S. accuse China of cyberattacks; Meta spied on Snapchat for three years; European Commission investigates four companies; Taiwan declares TikTok a national security threat.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 29, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: March 22, 2024
    UN passes AI resolution; DOJ sues Apple; Google demonstrates new AI system; Supreme Court hears Murthy v. Missouri arguments; Secretary of State Blinken announces new information resilience initiative.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 22, 2024 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q4 2023
    An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between October and December 2023.
    Blog Post by Kyle Fendorf March 19, 2024 Net Politics
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Cyber Week in Review: March 15, 2024
    EU passes AI Act; ODNI releases 2024 threat assessment; Google restricts chatbot responses to election queries; Trump authorized information operation against China in 2019; House passes bill to ban TikTok
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 15, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: March 8, 2024
    Internet outages in Chad amid political violence; EU Digital Markets Act takes effect; Indian government to regulate AI; Amazon announces cloud investment in Saudi Arabia; U.S. intervenes after ransomware hits healthcare provider.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 8, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: March 1, 2024
    Biden signs data security executive order; PCAST issues report on critical infrastructure; DeSantis vetoes ban on social media for teens; Malawi stops issuing passports after hack; Meta creates new EU counter-disinformation group.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan March 1, 2024 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: February 23, 2024
    Digital Services Act enters into effect; leaked data shows Chinese hacking; Google to launch pre-bunking campaign; U.S., EU, and UK take down ransomware gang; Russian disinformation campaign targets healthcare providers.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kyle Fendorf and Cecilia Marrinan February 23, 2024 Net Politics