UK’s NCSC Warns Against Cybersecurity Attacks on AI
The National Cyber Security Centre provides details on prompt injection and data poisoning attacks so organizations using machine-learning models can mitigate the risks.
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Iceland’s government gives green light to resume commercial whaling
Commercial whaling resumed in Icelandic waters on Friday following a two- month ban imposed over concerns for animal welfare.
Azerbaijan slams French ‘interference’ on Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan summoned France’s ambassador Thursday and condemned its “direct interference” in Nagorno-Karabakh after several French councils sent a humanitarian aid convoy to blockaded Armenians in the enclave.
Tunisia arrests ‘pirates’ who robbed boat of migrants en route to Italy
Tunisian police have arrested four men, including a fisherman, on suspicion of maritime piracy after they allegedly robbed a boat taking migrants from Tunisia to Italy.
Tourists on jet skis killed by coastguard after straying into Algerian waters
Two French-Moroccan holidaymakers were shot dead by the Algerian coastguard after they strayed across the maritime border between Morocco and Algeria while jet skiing.
Biden Administration Approves First Foreign Military Financing Funds For Taiwan
The Biden administration has approved the first Foreign Military Financing (FMF) assistance for Taiwan, with plans to provide $80 million for purchasing U.S.-made defense equipment. A State Department official told […]
FBI-Led Global Effort Takes Down Massive Qakbot Botnet
After more than 15 years in the wild, the Qakbot botnet, a zombie network of over 700,000 computers worldwide, is hanging on the FBI’s trophy wall for now.
U.S. To Announce Details This Fall On AUKUS’ Tech Development Piece, DoD’s Shyu Says
The Biden administration is expected to make an announcement this fall detailing the advanced technology cooperation component of the new trilateral security pact with Australia and the United Kingdom, the […]
Teledyne To Supply Mobile Surveillance Systems To Kongsberg For Ukraine C-UAS Needs
Teledyne FLIR Defense this week said it will supply its Cerberus XL mobile counter-drone surveillance system as part of a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) package being put together by Norway’s […]
Studies criticise big tech firms over Russian disinformation
Tech titans, including TikTok and Twitter, failed to effectively tackle Russian disinformation online during the first year of the war in Ukraine, according to a study published Wednesday by the EU. A separate study points at the ways TikTok has been …