White House to issue AI rules for federal employees

After earlier efforts to reign in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) were criticized as too vague and ineffective, the Biden Administration is now expected to announce new, more restrictive rules for use of the technology by federal employees.

The executive order, expected to be unveiled Monday, would also change immigration standards to allow a greater influx of technology workers to help accelerate US development efforts.

On Tuesday night, the White House sent invitations for a “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” event Monday hosted by President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to The Washington Post.

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Android’s new biometric spec for 'strong security' is anything but

Credit to Author: eschuman@thecontentfirm.com| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:00:00 -0700

Google has released new biometrics specs for Android devices, with the top-level “strong security” option requiring only “a spoof and imposter acceptance rate not higher than 7%.” But most biometrics specialists say that for something to be considered “high security,” that imposter and acceptance rate should be closer to 1%.

That prompted me to ask Google for comment. Google replied by emailing an anonymous statement to be attributed to nobody that doesn’t directly defend the levels it chose — but did say security decisions are ultimately up to each handset manufacturer.

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Hong Kong residents targeted in malvertising campaigns for WhatsApp, Telegram

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Tags: malvertising

Tags: ads

Tags: hong kong

Tags: malware

Tags: whatsapp

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Ads on Google for popular communication apps are used as a lure to compromise the devices of people from Hong Kong.

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MGM attack is too late a wake-up call for businesses, says James Fair: Lock and Code S04E22

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This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with James Fair about the reluctance of some businesses to take cybersecurity seriously, even in the face of major attacks.

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