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Will cryptocurrency mining soon saturate AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud?

The Last Watchdog

On the face, the damage caused by cryptojacking may appear to be mostly limited to consumers and website publishers who are getting their computing resources diverted to mining fresh units of Monero, Ethereum and Bytecoin on behalf of leeching attackers. You can mine them, if you have a powerful CPU. Bilogorskiy.

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Using Data De-Identification to Protect Companies

Data Matters

Many companies hope to benefit from amassing large amounts of data by mining it for market insights, creating internal business models, and supporting strategic, data-driven decisions. Done properly, data de-identification can minimize risks to privacy interests—e.g., litigation discovery obligations. VIEW ARTICLE.

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How IBM and AWS are partnering to deliver the promise of AI for business

IBM Big Data Hub

In today’s digital age where data stands as a prized asset, generative AI serves as the transformative tool to mine its potential. Adopting AI in business at scale is not without its challenges, including data privacy concerns, integration complexities and the need for skilled personnel.

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Attacks against machine learning — an overview

Elie

While there are many unpredictable underlying reasons why new attacks emerge, in our experience the following two types of events are likely to trigger their emergence: New product or feature launch : By nature adding functionalities opens up new attack surfaces that attackers are very quick to probe. bitcoin prices. managing incidents. ,

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Guest Post: France’s Digital Republic Act Strengthens Privacy Safeguards

IGI

The Act includes a number of key amendments that improve individual privacy rights, increase the powers of French Data Protection Authority (CNIL), and impose new requirements on how companies and communication providers handle personal information. The law has also added several new individual rights.

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How to Get Rich and Be Super Creepy

Adam Levin

It highlights the general lack of privacy laws out there, and may herald the start of meaningful legislation. Consider that in the event user photos might fall into the hands of a hacker–state-sponsored or freelance, bad things could happen. The same problem holds true for Facebook and FaceApp users alike.

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Attacks against machine learning — an overview

Elie

While there are many unpredictable underlying reasons why new attacks emerge, in our experience the following two types of events are likely to trigger their emergence: New product or feature launch : By nature adding functionalities opens up new attack surfaces that attackers are very quick to probe. bitcoin prices. managing incidents. ,

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