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Looking forward to hearing the Rt Hon Jim Knight and Laura Knight speaking about AI in schools and balancing the need for innovation with the need for responsibility.
Promises to be an excellent session.
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So looking forward to today and the ISC Digital Conference. So many interesting speakers am just gutted I have to actually choose and cant therefore attend all the sessions.
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Tanzania blocks X because of pornography, says Information Minister Jerry Silaa The content is contrary to the nation's "laws, culture, customs, and traditions", the information minister says.

"inaccessible without the use of Virtual Private Networks"
So basically are accessible following a little bit of effort in installing commonly available VPN solutions.
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Adidas says customer data stolen in cyber attack The sportswear giant says criminals accessed its systems through a "third-party customer service provider."

And yet another high street retailer is hit with a cyber incident. Seems to be a bit of a pattern at the moment.
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Indian IT giant investigates M&S cyber-attack link M&S said earlier this week that the hackers got into systems via a third party - but did not say who that was.

So maybe the M&S cyber incident started with a third party. To me this highlights that, after direct social engineering attacks such as phishing campaigns, third parties are the next biggest risk.
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AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed In a fictional scenario, the model was willing to expose that the engineer seeking to replace it was having an affair.

AI which may resort to blackmail if threatened with being removed. Sounds like something we humans would do and isnt AI modelled on our intelligence ?
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Really enjoyed speaking about cyber and AI at #EdexecLive today. My AI session was standing room only, I suspect as a result of the recent government announcements re: digital skills and AI.

Nvidia weathers tariff uncertainty to see surge in revenues Nvidia's share price rose by more than 5% in pre-market trading on Thursday after it beat Wall Street expectations.

Nvidia is definitely riding the wave of AI excitement at the moment. I wonder how long this will continue.
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Kent County Council to be subject of Reform's first Reform to begin Musk-style audits of councils Reform says a team lead by an as-yet unnamed tech entrepreneur will review council spending in Kent.

Efficiency sounds good but at what costs? Flexibility? Services? Jobs? These things tend to exist in balance, so if we gain efficiency what are we losing?
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The AI copyright standoff continues - with no solution in sight The bitter row over how to protect artists in the artificial intelligence age returns to the Lords.

AI and the need for data vs. creativity and the people creating new and creative content; Can they co-exist? Does a creator want better AI solutions which might in turn see then out of work?
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'Every child will have contact with a stranger online' - charity An anti-exploitation charity says its referral rates have risen by 233% in four years.

Every child will have contact with a stranger online. I dont think the issue here is strangers, as all my now friends were strangers once, but is where the conversation moves to the inappropriate or where it is clear that the person has malicious intent.
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Announcing the 3rd set of speakers for the ISC Digital Conference on June 19th at Roehampton Uni. Counting down with less than 2 months to go to what promises to be an exciting event. Get your tickets while there are still some left.
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Football and other premium TV being pirated at 'industrial scale' New research singles out the Amazon Fire Stick as the most popular means of accessing illegal streams.

Pirating of IPTV at an "industrial scale". Where there is money in it, I think this will continue to happen. It also introduces cyber risk as such illegal solutions dont tend to be secure.
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Its now just 2 weeks until the ISC Digital Conference at Roehampton; June 19th.
Can't wait for what promises to be a packed and interesting day.
A limited number of tickets are still available.
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TfL licencing delays a 'matter of life and death', family says Robert Dale had a heart attack while waiting for his private hire licence to be renewed.

A cyber attack and possible implications on livelihood and even life.
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Are you sitting comfortably? I had cause to undertake a task the other day which brought me well outside my comfort zone.    Am not going to go into any great detail as to the nature of the task but it is enough to say it was …

Are you sitting comfortably?
After a recent task going poorly I got to thinking if the comfort we want is what we really need. Do we need desirable difficulty and for things to occasionally go a little Pete Tong?
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Reform UK to accept Bitcoin donations, says Farage The party would be the UK's first to accept the cryptocurrency as regulation discussion continues.

Crypto being used to fund political parties, where crypto lacks any real legislation or governance. I sense the potential for this to be misused to bypass financial regulation in relation to political fund raising.
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Berkshire parents join smartphone-free campaign Two schools in Berkshire are asking students to hand phones in at the start of the school day.

I get the logic of delaying access to smartphones for children however doesnt this just push the problem further down the line? When they get to year 10 will they receive additional support on smartphones and the implications and risks?
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Planned Elsham Wolds data centre could create up to 1,000 jobs The proposed site at Elsham Wolds in North LIncolnshire would be used to train AI models.

Nice to see a data centre project including consideration of power needs and environmental sustainability. As we use more AI tools, we will need more data centres.
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Meet the team breaking into top-secret HQ's Hear from the team who test security by breaking into secure facilities.

The best way to test security is to have someone external try to break in. This is why from a cyber point of view penetration testing and re-teaming are both worthwhile activities.
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'I thought the abuse was normal - he was my first proper boyfriend' Lucy’s relationship was "like something out of a rom-com”, but quickly became abusive.

How much does the content children have access to shape their views of the world?
I suspect quite a bit however the challenge is technology now provides access to all this content, which wasn't previously accessible.
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People 'will find a way' to harmful content, say teenagers A group of students reflecting on Ofcom's crackdown say harmful content is difficult to get rid of.

People "will find a way to harmful content"; The kids sum it up perfectly. The solution therefore has to be a combination of education and some legislation. At the moment I feel the force lies too much on prohibition and legislation as the answer.
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Romance fraud: Widowed grandmother conned out of £27k The family of woman who lost almost £30,000 in scams say she was targeted after being widowed.

Scammers focus is on financial gain without any care for the damage, upset and harm they cause. As such our vulnerable are likely most at risk, so it is for everyone to be vigilant and try to support and protect those who scammers may seek to target.
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Rumoured assault in Bracknell 'appears to be fake', police say Details of the rumoured sexual assault were shared on Facebook but it has not been reported to police.

Information moves fast, independent of whether it is true or false, and some would suggest that false info moves faster.
We need to be more critical and careful on what we share, comment on, etc as our interactions can feed the flame of false content.
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Kent shoppers still experiencing cyber-attack impact Shoppers in West Kent are still experiencing shortages at Co-op and M&S after recent cyber-attacks.

Cyber attacks are often reported but this time the true length and depth of impact is being reported. The impact goes way beyond the initial attack or ransomware, but spans a period of recovering which can run to months or even years.
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Cheshire Police harnessing AI to help officers catch stalkers Cheshire Police is the UK's first force to use AI to help spot early warning signs of stalking.

AI and policing has always been a sensitive subject although in this case there is some suggestion of exploring the ethical risks and meeting ethical standards.
One of AIs strengths is patterns, so I can see potential in this usage.
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AI version of dead Arizona man addresses killer during sentencing With the help of artificial intelligence, a man was 'brought back to life' at his killer's sentencing to deliver a victim's statement himself.

Not sure how I feel about AI being used to recreate dead people; Is it even a recreation?
But love the point at the bottom of the article on how tech can be used "to break a window or rip down a wall' or "as a tool to build a house"
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Co-op DragonForce cyber attack includes customer data, firm admits The firm previously said there was "no evidence that customer data was compromised".

Another example of the need to take care when outlining the impact of an attack; You might find yourself to be wrong once proper investigation has been undertaken.
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Two porn sites investigated for suspected age check failings The UK demanded in January that porn sites show how they were beefing up age verification to stop children accessing them.

Two porn sites investigated for suspected age check failings......what only two?
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It is now less than 1 month to the ISC Digital Conference, with so many amazing speakers on the agenda it promises to be an excellent event.
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