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February 23, 2024

Security: Apple’s iMessage is getting post-quantum encryption

Wired

Apple is launching its first post-quantum protections, one of the biggest deployments of the future-resistant encryption technology to date.

Billions of medical records, financial transactions, and messages we send to each other are protected by encryption. It’s fundamental to keeping modern life and the global economy running relatively smoothly. However, the decades-long race to create vastly powerful quantum computers, which could easily crack current encryption, creates new risks. Read More

Healthcare IT: Healthcare startups are rushing to sell AI to hospital systems

Business Insider

As healthcare startups dive headfirst into building artificial intelligence products to sell to hospitals, a new report suggests many health systems don't yet have policies to support the tech.

In a survey of 34 US health systems leaders, only 16% reported having systemwide policies for AI usage and data access. And while some leaders noted having broader guidelines in place that could also apply to AI, the majority — 65% — said they had no policies for AI at all. Read More

Homeland Security: 11-nation operation takes down world’s ‘most harmful’ cybercriminal group

Washington Post

An international coalition of law enforcement agencies in 11 countries announced Tuesday that it had taken control of computers and software at the heart of the world’s most prolific ransomware group, giving victims hope that they won’t be forced to make ransom payments to recover data stolen from their computer systems.

The infrastructure seized from the LockBit ransomware gang included hundreds of electronic keys needed to recover the stolen data as well as the site on the dark web where LockBit leaked data from victims who refused to pay ransoms in cryptocurrency, officials said.

The law enforcement effort, dubbed Operation Cronos, was led by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency and included the FBI and other enforcement agencies. The coalition then used the group’s site to mimic its previous operation and begin leaking information about LockBit, posting a countdown timer for files still to come, including one teasing forthcoming information about the anonymous frontman for the gang. Read More

Transportation: Self-driving firm Recogni nabs $102 million to make AI chip

Transport Topics

Recogni Inc., an artificial intelligence startup that builds technology to support autonomous vehicles, has raised $102 million in funding after expanding into designing chips for generative AI.

Founded in 2017, Recogni designs chips that help autonomous vehicles detect objects with greater accuracy. But in recent years, investors have retreated somewhat from ventures related to self-driving cars amid high-profile setbacks from leading businesses in the sector.

Recogni appears to have sidestepped that funding downturn in part by designing an accelerator chip that can be used not just in autonomous systems but also to support the development of generative AI models — an area attracting feverish interest among investors. Read More

Human Resources: Generative AI skills bring nearly 50% salary bump: Indeed

HR Dive

Job seekers hitting the market with generative AI skills command an average salary boost of 47% compared to competitors without them, according to an Indeed report published Wednesday. The company reviewed job posting salary data on its platform.

Technology workers who are competent in generative AI can expect average salaries of up to $174,727, according to the company’s analysis.

Generative AI sits alongside other key skills earning job seekers a salary premium including deep learning, computer vision and knowledge of specific software languages and frameworks such as Rust or PyTorch. Read More

Business & Technology: 4 hidden risks of your enterprise cloud strategy

CIO

As enterprise CIOs seek to find the ideal balance between the cloud and on-prem for their IT workloads, they may find themselves dealing with surprises they did not anticipate — ones where the promise of the cloud, and cloud vendors, fall short versus the realities of enterprise IT.

While cloud risk analysis should be no different than any other third-party risk analysis, many enterprises treat the cloud more gently, taking a less thorough approach. Much of that is because enterprises tend to use the largest cloud platforms available — with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform topping that list. And those massive platforms sharply limit how far they will allow one enterprise’s IT due diligence to go. Read More

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