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thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Govt to promote AI application in cybersecurity defense: Sun Dong
Govt to promote AI application in cybersecurity defense: Sun Dong
The Standard

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong stated that the government will continue to strengthen artificial intelligence policies and promote the application of AI to build a solid cybersecurity defense system against the risks…

techradar.com - Benedict Collins - Why is the Premier League now subject to new cybersecurity rules, and what punishments could they face? The experts weigh in
Why is the Premier League now subject to new cybersecurity rules, and what punishments could they face? The experts weigh in
TechRadar

With the 2026-27 season kicking off this weekend, Premier League football teams are facing a new set of rules. But these ones aren't enforced on the pitch, they're being enforced by the Premier League board. As the Premier League has adapted to a…

khaleejtimes.com - Haneen Dajani - From 42km races to digital wars: How UAE cybersecurity chief uses sport to build resilience
From 42km races to digital wars: How UAE cybersecurity chief uses sport to build resilience
Khaleej Times

By day, Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti is responsible for helping protect the UAE from cyberattacks. By night, sometimes as late as 1am, he could be out running the streets of Abu Dhabi, one of the ways the country's cybersecurity chief keeps himself going…

theguardian.com - Robert Booth - 'We are hitting a different chapter': OpenAI leader warns of threat of 'persistent' AI cyber-attacks
'We are hitting a different chapter': OpenAI leader warns of threat of 'persistent' AI cyber-attacks
The Guardian

A senior leader at OpenAI has said people should prepare to defend against “ongoing, persistent” cyber-attacks from AIs, as cutting-edge artificial intelligence models gain advanced capabilities to plan and launch offensives. The…

japantimes.co.jp - Japan outlines measures to protect infrastructure from cyberattacks
Japan outlines measures to protect infrastructure from cyberattacks
The Japan Times

The government has drawn up draft guidelines outlining 150 measures that should be taken to enhance cybersecurity for businesses managing critical infrastructure. The draft said that even closed networks disconnected from the internet “are…

forbes.com - Chuck Brooks - Protecting Digital Privacy In The Artificial Intelligence Era
Protecting Digital Privacy In The Artificial Intelligence Era
Forbes

High-tech computer digital technology, global surveillance The technological acceleration era has started, and it is gaining steam in innovation and capability almost weekly. Artificial intelligence has evolved from a specialized tool or a far-off…

israelnationalnews.com - Report: Iran-linked hackers shut down UK power plant
Report: Iran-linked hackers shut down UK power plant
Israel National News

A British power plant was forced offline for four days in what The Telegraph reported on Saturday was an unprecedented cyberattack linked to Iran. The incident is believed to be the first known case in which hackers affiliated with the Iranian…

independent.co.uk - Nicole Wootton-Cane - Iranian hackers carry out unprecedented attack on UK's power network
Iranian hackers carry out unprecedented attack on UK's power network
The Independent

A UK power generator was forced to shut down for four days after it was targeted in an Iranian cyber attack, it has been reported. The incident, which is reported to have taken place last month, is believed to be the first time Iranian-affiliated…

livescience.com - Carly Page - Why is AI going on a hacking spree?
Why is AI going on a hacking spree?
Live Science

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks. In July, OpenAI revealed that one of its experimental AI agents attacked publicly accessible services, including the AI hosting platform Hugging Face…

ndtv.com - Priyanka Negi - Indian Army Terrier Cyber Quest 2026: Check Who Can Apply, Key Dates
Indian Army Terrier Cyber Quest 2026: Check Who Can Apply, Key Dates
NDTV

Registrations close August 31, with the finale scheduled in New Delhi from October 6 to 8. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed The Territorial Army and CyberPeace launched Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 hackathon The event focuses on…

alternet.org - Thom Hartmann - We'll never lose': Trump has a wild new prediction
We'll never lose': Trump has a wild new prediction
Alternet.org

Trump and his Republican partners in the destruction of American democracy really don't want us to vote this fall or in 2028. And there's a good reason for it, at least in their minds. Joyce Vance just pointed out that Howard Lutnick, Trump's…

tomshardware.com - Jowi Morales - US authorities say Siemens controllers used for water and other infrastructure are being targeted by hackers - agencies claim threat actors use AI tools to generate exploitation scripts
US authorities say Siemens controllers used for water and other infrastructure are being targeted by hackers - agencies claim threat actors use AI tools to generate exploitation scripts
Tom's Hardware

Various U.S. agencies just released a warning claiming that Iranian hackers are targeting Siemens S7-series programmable logic controllers (PLCs). According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advisory, hackers are using…

forbes.com - Edward Segal - What The Hugging Face Cyberattack Teaches Executives About Using AI
What The Hugging Face Cyberattack Teaches Executives About Using AI
Forbes

LThomas Wolf, Co-founder & Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2024 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo By Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images) The cyber crisis that hit…

techcrunch.com - Rebecca Bellan - Frontier AI labs still won't say how they'd contain a rogue model
Frontier AI labs still won't say how they'd contain a rogue model
TechCrunch

Few of the top AI labs have published or demonstrated containment response plans, according to a recent study. A containment plan spells out what happens once an AI is caught trying to subvert human control — what access gets cut, and when…

the-decoder.com - Tomislav Bezmalinović - How China's gray market sells Claude tokens at a fraction of the price
How China's gray market sells Claude tokens at a fraction of the price
The Decoder

Nano Banana Pro prompted by THE DECODER Chinese developers are bypassing Anthropic's strict access restrictions, buying tokens for the AI model Claude through so-called transfer stations at roughly ten percent of the official price. These API…

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