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Cyber Security

US-UK warn of new worldwide Russian cyberespionage | Breaking Defense

According to the US and UK governments, Russia is pursuing a cyberwarfare effort targeting “dozens of associations” around the globe, with an emphasis on US and European governments, militaries, and defense contractors. The Department of Defense is listed as a potential subject in the advice. The effort is attributed to the Russian General Staff’s Main Intelligence Directorate’s 85th Main Special Service Center, military unit 26165, according to the advice. The GRU is not to be confused with the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, which the US government claimed was responsible for the SolarWinds cyberespionage effort.  

Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2021/07/us-uk-warn-of-new-worldwide-russian-cyberespionage/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2007.01.21&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief  

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Artificial Intelligence

US government watchdog finds federal use of artificial intelligence poses threat to federal agencies and public | Jurist

Most government agencies that utilize facial recognition technology systems are clueless of the “privacy and accuracy-related dangers” that such technologies pose to agencies and the American public, according to a public report released Tuesday by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO established an artificial intelligence (AI) accountability paradigm centered on “management, information, effectiveness, tracking government departments, and ensuring others use AI responsibly” after conducting an AI supervision conference.  

Source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2021/07/us-government-watchdog-finds-federal-use-of-artificial-intelligence-poses-threat-to-federal-agencies-and-public/