Futurists flocked to Canada this week for the TED2024 Conference in Vancouver. Writers, podcasters, artists, choreographers, environmentalists, and technologists took to the stage to share stories born from the richness of their personal and professional experiences.
Among the Brave and the Brilliant who delivered a TED talk this week are AI industry influencers Dr. Rumman Chowdhury and Dr. Fei-Fei Li, whom RSA Conference 2024 is honored to welcome to the stage in San Francisco May 6-9. In keeping with the burgeoning trends that continue to make headlines every day, elements of AI for cybersecurity are sprinkled across the entire agenda.
Earlier this week, RSAC hosted a Livestream with Ram Shankar Siva Kumar who noted that this year’s RSA Conference is not only where the world comes together to talk security, “it is where the world will come together to talk AI security.” The space has exploded, evidenced in a news story from The Wall Street Journal Venture Capital that reported, “Fundings for startups in the cybersecurity sector jumped 69% in the first quarter from the prior quarter.”
Certainly, we will continue to see AI for cybersecurity evolve as cybersecurity professionals gain clarity of the larger impacts of its implementation. As a result, we can expect to see more guidance, like that published by the National Security Agency (NSA) earlier this week.
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Now let’s look at what else made industry headlines this week.
April. 19: An individual in Puerto Rico has been charged with attempting to obtain approximately $110 million worth of cryptocurrency.
April. 19: Akira, a newer cybercriminal group, has managed to rake in $42 million, impacting 250 organizations.
April. 18: Kemba Walden tells lawmakers the ban on ransom payments needs more work, stating a complete ban on ransom payments won’t stop hackers but will hurt critical infrastructure operators.
April. 18: A new info-stealing malware lures gamers with promises of a free copy of “Cheat Lab” if they convince friends to download it.
April. 17: The Hacker News reported, “Cisco is warning about a global surge in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services.”
April. 17: US ports prepare for cyberattacks understanding that US physical infrastructure is a main target for hackers.
April. 16: The FBI warns about a widespread smishing campaign that lures people with false messages stating they have unpaid tolls to resolve.
April. 16: A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicated a Moldovan national for computer fraud crimes, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
April. 15: “Authorities in Australia and the US have announced the arrest and indictment of two individuals for their roles in the development of sales of the Hive remote access trojan (RAT), Security Week reported.