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White House tells intelligence agencies: Use more AI
In a first, US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. issued a national security memorandum today telling federal intelligence agencies they need to pilot and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) in an effort to boost the nation’s security. The memo is directed at the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy and…
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UK, US, and Canadian defense agencies team up to drive cybersecurity research
The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is teaming up with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Canadian Department of National Defence to work together on cybersecurity. The idea is to jointly research, develop, test and evaluate technologies for AI, cyber, resilient systems, and information-related technologies in the defense sector, all based on real-world challenges. “Our international research…
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FBI disrupts 260,000-strong botnet targeting universities and government agencies in US
The FBI has disrupted a vast botnet being used by a Chinese threat group to target universities, government agencies, and other organizations in the US. The Five Eyes intelligence alliance recently issued a joint advisory warning organizations to take protective action after identifying the botnet being used to deploy DDoS attacks against or compromise US organizations. Talking at the Aspen…
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