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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media, before departing, at Ben Gurion International airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 22, 2024.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media, before departing, at Ben Gurion International airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 22, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Cyber Week in Review: March 22, 2024

UN passes AI resolution; DOJ sues Apple; Google demonstrates new AI system; Supreme Court hears Murthy v. Missouri arguments; Secretary of State Blinken announces new information resilience initiative. Read More

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: December 8, 2023
Brazilian official uses ChatGPT to write law; U.S. healthcare regulators propose AI rule; IBM and Meta launch AI Alliance; EU member-states negotiate on AI Act; UK attributes Calisto threat actor to FSB.
Technology and Innovation
The AI Assault on Women: What Iran’s Tech Enabled Morality Laws Indicate for Women’s Rights Movements
Iran and other countries in the Middle East are increasingly using artificial intelligence as a tool to crackdown on women's rights. International AI standards need to address the impacts of technology on gendered repression.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cyber Week in Review: December 1, 2023
UK, South Korea warn of North Korean hacking; UK, U.S. release AI guidelines; Google DeepMind publishes materials design paper; Okta says October breach larger than previously known; CISA warns of attacks on water utilities.
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: November 17, 2023
    Nvidia tests new chips for Chinese market; DoD and OECD release AI toolkits; ByteDance and Meta appeal DSA designations; Kemba Walden as acting NCD; Ransomware attack hits Chinese bank.
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: November 9, 2023
    U.S., Japan, and South Korea launch effort to combat North Korean cyberattacks; Baidu ordering chips from Huawei; Senators push new AI bill; Meta to require disclosure of use of generative AI in ads; Mozi botnet shut down.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Cyber Week in Review: November 3, 2023
    Biden signs executive order on AI; SEC sues SolarWinds over 2020 hack; UK hosts AI Safety Summit; Forty nine countries pledge to not pay ransomware gangs; Indian opposition members targeted with spyware.
  • Technology and Innovation
    Cyber Week in Review: October 27, 2023
    U.S. withdraws digital trade proposals; EU lawmakers make progress on AI Act; Weibo says users with large following must use real name; Okta compromised by threat actors; U.S. states sue Meta.
  • Technology and Innovation
    Governing Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Rumman Chowdhury
    Artificial intelligence, and its risks and benefits, has rapidly entered the popular consciousness in the past year. Kat Duffy and Dr. Rumman Chowdhury discuss how society can mitigate problems and ensure AI is an asset.
  • Cybersecurity
    The Importance of the Internet Governance Forum
    The UN has put its weight behind the multilateral Global Digital Compact as a new process to govern the internet. However, the world would be far better off supporting the long-running, multistakeholder Internet Governance Forum.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    Cyber Week in Review: October 20, 2023
    China unveils Global AI Governance Initiative; U.S. expands microchip controls; X tests charging Twitter users; Five Eyes warns of Chinese espionage; FBI seizes North Korean IT domains.