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233 - AI both is and isn't an existential threat
I don't think that AI is coming for your job, and I am on the doubting side that AI is going to rise up and pose a fundemental existential threat to humanity.
232 - Are you radiating your intent?
The story of the Mirai creators is one of the most interesting I've read all year, and while it would be a stretch to say that they had good intentions with every step, I think it is clear that they didn't really intend to end up where they did, but every individual step felt like a logical step forward.
231 - Living below the cyber poverty line
Microsoft's annual report has an interesting concept in it, that of organisations that live below the cyber poverty line.
230 - What do we mean by a risk-based approach?
We hear the phrase "Take a risk-based approach" or "make a risk-based decision" a lot in security, and I do believe that we should be risk-based in our security approach, but it's so much easier to say than to actually do.
229 - Doing the hard work to make it simple
When I first joined GDS, there was a poster on the wall that said "Do the hard work to make it simple", and I loved the concept that this selection of smart people who I was part of was there to make life as simple and easy as possible for the average citizen.
228 - Users are not the first line of defence, or the last
Phishing exercises do more damage than they prevent.
227 - The more we change, the more things stay the same
Attackers will break into your systems because you haven't applied security patches and you aren't detecting off the shelf commodity malware being run on your desktops and servers.
226 - Understanding how software is built and deployed
Something that seems quite common is a bit of a rose tinted view of how software is built and deployed in many organisations.
225 - Managing your use of AI
What does it actually mean to use AI in your organisation or life?
224 - Building trust between teams
Welcome back everyone!
223 - Separating the reality from the hype in AI
AI is having a huge impact right now. I think that whenever I log into twitter, most of what I see is covering AI in some form.
222 - The AI Issue
A couple of months ago, I had seen some initial noises about ChatGPT, had a play, and asked it to generate a CyberWeekly for me. I shared this with some friends, but in the run up to Christmas, what with everything else going on, I didn't actually author a CyberWeekly at the time, and never got around to writing about it.