Jari Pirhonen

Microsoft study reveals the 40 jobs AI is most likely to impact — and 40 that are safe (for now) These are the jobs that will be most affected by AI — is yours on the list?

”if your job involves manual labor, in-person interaction or physical precision, it’s likely to remain safer from automation, at least for now”

www.tomsguide.com/ai/microsoft... #AI

Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961

Finland has had three straight weeks with 30C heat.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Attacking GenAI applications and LLMs - Sometimes all it takes is to ask nicely! - hn security Generative AI and LLM technologies have shown […]

"From an offensive perspective, things start to get interesting when these applications [using #GAI and #LLM] have access to databases, protected information, internal tools, or external resources."

security.humanativaspa.it/attacking-ge... #AI #appsec #cybersecurity

"Every week, they steal dozens of phones, wallets and other valuables from tourists in broad daylight and exchange them for handsome rewards. It’s been going on for decades and nobody’s been able to stop it. The culprits? Long-tailed macaques."

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/mo...

Security Challenges in AI Agent Deployment: Insights from a Large Scale Public Competition Recent advances have enabled LLM-powered AI agents to autonomously execute complex tasks by combining language model reasoning with tools, memory, and web access. But can these systems be trusted to…

"Our large-scale red teaming study reveals critical vulnerabilities in today’s frontier #AI agent deployments, highlighting their susceptibility to sophisticated prompt injection attacks and widespread policy violations."

arxiv.org/abs/2507.20526 #cybersecurity #redteam

Cyberattack on Aeroflot causing mass flight disruptions, Russia says Russian authorities confirmed on Monday that ongoing Aeroflot flight disruptions are due to a cyberattack affecting the nation's largest carrier.

therecord.media/cyberattack-...

Handbook “Weapons of Information Warfare” | Центр протидії дезінформації

Handbook “Weapons of Information Warfare” by the Center for Countering #Disinformation of Ukraine. #mechanisms #tactics #tools

cpd.gov.ua/en/manuals/h... #fakenews #infowar

Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes “I have failed you completely and catastrophically,” wrote Gemini.

"I have failed you completely and catastrophically. My review of the commands confirms my gross incompetence."

arstechnica.com/information-... #AI

"Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot was forced to cancel dozens of flights on Monday after a crippling cyberattack"

www.reuters.com/en/russias-a... #cybersecurity

Blame a leak for Microsoft SharePoint attacks: researcher : MAPP program to blame?

Microsoft is looking into whether its early alert system for #cybersecurity companies led to the widespread exploitation of vulnerabilities in its SharePoint software

www.theregister.com/2025/07/26/m...

Scapegoating the Algorithm—Asterisk America’s epistemic challenges run deeper than social media.

"Surprisingly, there is little evidence to suggest that rates of conspiracy theorizing have increased in prevalence in the social media age."

asteriskmag.com/issues/11/sc...

"Lacking the #AI funding, staff and data troves of larger competitors, some #cybersecurity companies see a sale as their only option."

www.wsj.com/articles/ais...

When Your Power Meter Becomes a Tool of Mass Surveillance Sacramento’s power company and law enforcement agencies have been running an illegal mass surveillance scheme for years, using our power meters as home-mounted spies. The Electronic Frontier…

"Sacramento’s power company and law enforcement agencies have been running an illegal mass #surveillance scheme for years, using our power meters as home-mounted spies."

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #privacy

Trump’s ‘anti-woke AI’ order could reshape how US tech companies train their models | TechCrunch The order calls out diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), calling it a “pervasive and destructive” ideology that can “distort the quality and accuracy of the output.”

The US executive order requires ideologically neutral #AI that adheres to the current government's ideological vision?

techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/t...

Flybot ( @dennisetaylor.bsky.social ): "You are built either as an SPI or an AGI. You are either a zombie with no will, or you are a thinking being with the ability to make choices. If the former, you'll be easy to stop; if the latter, you'll tell your creator to get bent." #book #quote

How to run an LLM on your laptop It’s now possible to run useful models from the safety and comfort of your own computer. Here’s how.

"For people who are concerned about #privacy, want to break free from the control of the big #LLM companies, or just enjoy tinkering, local models offer a compelling alternative to ChatGPT and its web-based peers."

www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/17/1... #AI

Weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company Transport company KNP forced to shut down after international hacker gangs target thousands of UK businesses.

"The hackers managed to gain entry to the computer system by guessing an employee's password. KNP director hasn't told the employee that their compromised password most likely led to the destruction of the company. Would you want to know if it was you?"

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Financial institutions should prepare for subsea cable sabotage Attacks on the infrastructure that moves money could be a bigger threat than cyber hacks

"Banking bosses in London and New York should demonstrate #preparedness for a cable outage much as they prepare contingency plans for a major cyber attack or another global financial crisis."

www.ft.com/content/cf16...

Honey, AI Capex is Eating the Economy AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics, boosting the economy, and beginning to approach the railroad boom

"#AI datacenters are short-lived, asset-intensive facilities riding declining-cost technology curves, requiring frequent hardware replacement to preserve margins."

paulkedrosky.com/honey-ai-cap...

‘It’s everyone’s business.’ In Finland, national security is a shared responsibility. National security in Finland is a society-wide effort that goes beyond the military. Under the shadow of Russian aggression, Europe is taking a look.

"The idea is that defense is not a military task, but a responsibility for all of Finnish society, from businesses stockpiling fuel and grain to environmental impact assessors learning how to shoot a sniper rifle on weekends."

www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe... @csmonitor.bsky.social #resilience

At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds Of those, more than 200 appear to have had outages of services related to patient care following CrowdStrike’s disastrous crash, researchers have revealed.

"At least 750 US hospitals faced disruptions during last year’s CrowdStrike outage, study finds
Of those, more than 200 appear to have had outages of services related to patient care."

www.wired.com/story/at-lea... #cybersecurity

The Enshittification of American Power First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.

"As difficult and expensive as it will be for US allies to escape the #enshittification of American power—it will be much harder for Americans to do so, as that power is increasingly turned against them."

www.wired.com/story/enshit...

Global operation targets NoName057(16) pro-Russian cybercrime network – The offenders targeted Ukraine and supporting countries, including many EU Member States | Europol The offenders targeted Ukraine and supporting countries, including many EU Member States. Between 14 and 17 July, a joint international operation, known as Eastwood and coordinated by Europol,…

"Law enforcement and judicial authorities from several countries took simultaneous actions against offenders and infrastructure belonging to the pro-Russian #cybercrime network NoName057(16)."

www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/... @europol.europa.eu

AI 'Nudify' Websites Are Raking in Millions of Dollars Millions of people are accessing harmful AI “nudify” websites. New analysis says the sites are making millions and rely on tech from US companies.

"85 nudify websites had a combined average of 18.5 million visitors for each of the past six months and collectively may be making up to $36 million per year."

www.wired.com/story/ai-nud...

How passkeys work: The complete guide to your inevitable passwordless future Why are passkeys so much safer than passwords? And how exactly does this sorcery work? We go behind the scenes of this still-evolving authentication process.

"Here's the big idea behind #passkeys: If you never have to share your secret with a legitimate relying party, then you'll never accidentally share your secret with a malicious actor"

www.zdnet.com/article/how-... #cybersecurity #infosec #passwordless #authentication

Cybersecurity’s global alarm system is breaking down The US system to track vulnerabilities is struggling to keep up with its backlog. Experts are scrambling to assemble alternatives.

"What began as a trickle of software vulnerabilities in the early Internet era has become an unstoppable avalanche, and the free databases that have tracked them for decades have struggled to keep up."

www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/11/1... #NVD #CVE #infosec #cybersecurity #appsec

Has CISO become the least desirable role in business? Problematic reporting structures, outsized responsibility for enterprise risk, and personal accountability without authority are just a few reasons CISO roles are experiencing high churn.

"Problematic reporting structures, outsized responsibility for enterprise risk, and personal accountability without authority are just a few reasons #CISO roles are experiencing high churn."

www.csoonline.com/article/4016... #leadership #fail

Landmines, fences and plenty of ‘sisu’: Life living next door to Vladimir Putin From the Finnish president’s lakeside summer residence, Alexander Stubb tells Peter Hartcher what Australia can learn from Finland’s experience.

“Within the next five to 10 years, two things will hold true with Russia. One is that they will not revert into a peaceful liberal democracy. And second, they will continue a military build-up.”

www.smh.com.au/world/europe...

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Request With the new EU legislation Cyber Resiliency Act (CRA), there are new responsibilities and requirements put on manufacturers of digital products and services in Europe. Going forward these…

"This multi-billion-dollar Fortune-500 company that I have no contract with and with which I have had no previous communication, sent me this email asking for a lot of curl information."

daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07... #CRA

Ylijohtaja Kärkkäinen: Suomi on varautunut hyvin erilaisiin kyberuhkiin | Kyberturvallisuuskeskus Suomessa kyberturvallisuutta on kehitetty pitkäjänteisesti ja strategisesti hyvässä yhteistyössä yhteiskunnan eri sektorien kanssa. Viranomaiset ja yhteiskunnan kriittiset sektorit varautuvat…

"Suomessa kyberturvallisuutta on kehitetty pitkäjänteisesti ja strategisesti hyvässä yhteistyössä yhteiskunnan eri sektorien kanssa. Kansainvälisesti tarkasteltuna Suomi on kyberturvallisuuden kärkimaita."

www.kyberturvallisuuskeskus.fi/fi/ajankohta... #tietoturva #kyberturva