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SINGAPORE, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As the digital landscape evolves, the centralization of critical cybersecurity assets within leading technology companies like Microsoft poses significant risks. Microsoft’s recent acquisition of CrowdStrike highlights the increasing monopoly in the cybersecurity space, which can exacerbate vulnerabilities and create single points of failure. For ministers and CEOs, this consolidation necessitates a strategic shift towards decentralized, secure cloud solutions to enhance enterprise-wide risk management (EWRM).The Need for Decentralization: Leveraging ICP Utopia to Mitigate Cybersecurity RisksThe centralization challengeWhile the centralization of cybersecurity brings some operational efficiencies, it also brings significant risks. When a single organization controls…

Cryptocurrency market enthusiasts are on edge after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suffered another legal defeat.In this case, the judge rejected the company’s efforts to regulate their cybersecurity, a decision that was applauded by critics. One vocal critic was James Murphy, known as X’s MetaLawMan, who directly criticized SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Importantly, this comes amid an ongoing legal battle over XRP, which has led to increased scrutiny of the SEC’s actions.SEC faces another defeat in court as XRP lawsuit continues The crypto community is reacting to another loss for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in…

Donald Trump picked J.D. Vance as his running mate despite fierce resistance from establishment Republican donors and advisers, including Rupert Murdoch and Kellyanne Conway, whose primary concern, at first glance, was the same one that caused a transatlantic media panic after Vance’s appointment: his foreign policy. Foreign affairs is a convenient flashpoint for MAGA Republicans to accuse of violating sensible bipartisan consensus, but the rift between Vance and the GOP mainstream runs much deeper than a debate about who controls what slice of black soil east of the Dnieper. The rift between Vance and the Republican establishment is generational: on…

Of the total 426 successful offers, this represents an average valuation of $13.6 million. Virtual aims to dispel negative perceptions about the fundraising channel, such as the myths that “it’s a signal you can’t raise anywhere else” or “CSF is only for private investors”.This market capitalization represents a significant 39% increase over 12 months, an increase that can only be explained by the increase in sample size. Business News Australia asked Birchall to clarify which companies were driving the surge in valuations. The top third of CSF offerings in FY24 are understood to have been raised at an average pre-money…

Experience unprecedented data insightsDataExpress is an innovative data analysis tool powered by cutting-edge AI technology that is changing the game of data analysis. Unlike traditional methods, DataExpress provides the ability to instantly retrieve and manipulate the data you need in a user-friendly chat format, enhancing your business activities through data-driven decision making.Empower your workforce with dataDataExpress aims to bridge the gap between data analytics and operations staff by providing the education, training and analytical tools they need to put data to work in the field. By empowering every employee to understand, analyze and act on data insights, businesses can drive…

More than 20 years ago, when the Internet was just beginning to impact people’s daily lives, EDRi was founded on a European vision to protect an open Internet and defend people’s rights in the digital world. Today, as technology becomes more deeply ingrained in our lives and societies, EDRi’s mission is more important than ever. We have grown into a dynamic and tenacious collective of over 50 civil society organisations, activists and academics working to protect and promote rights and freedoms in the golden age of surveillance. We work across the EU, Europe and beyond. We represent people’s interests…

Amit Maheshwari, CEO, Softlink Global The Philippine logistics sector is on the brink of a technological revolution, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) poised to transform supply chain operations across the island. As a nation of more than 7,600 islands, the Philippines faces unique logistical challenges that these emerging technologies are particularly well suited to solve. The Philippine logistics industry has been growing steadily with infrastructure improvements across the country thanks to the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program. However, the country still faces challenges in inter-island connectivity and last-mile delivery. According to the World Bank’s Logistics Performance…

The wave of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is boosting prospects for companies across a range of technology categories, including semiconductor manufacturers, cloud computing providers, and cybersecurity companies. Cloud computing companies, in particular, are seeing robust demand for the services required to help businesses and developers build generative AI models.With this favorable backdrop in mind, we used TipRanks’ stock comparison tool to compare Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), and Alphabet (GOOGL) to determine which cloud computing companies are the best AI stocks and could offer the best returns from current levels, according to Wall Street analysts.Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)In the cloud infrastructure market, Amazon…

Last week’s meltdown is a belated reminder of our broader vulnerability to cyber attacks. Vulnerabilities are dangers. That was the lesson of last week’s computer meltdown, caused by an inadvertent update to CrowdStrike’s widely used Falcon Sentinel cybersecurity software. The update crashed millions of Windows computers, wreaking havoc on air transportation, financial services and healthcare, with enormous economic and human costs. But it could have been much worse. Few users realize that allowing automatic updates effectively exposes their computers and other devices to remote control. In another, more nefarious context, the mass takeover of computers would be called a botnet.…

Two years ago, when AI-generated images and animations began to infiltrate social media, illustrator Mokume Momoji despaired that Japan was becoming a “paradise for piracy and machine learning.” “I thought that the job of illustrators would disappear and even creative culture would be lost,” said Mokume, 21, a Tokyo-based university student who works under the pen name illustrator, anime artist and musician. “It felt like we had no future.” During that time, global tech executives including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI’s Sam Altman flocked to Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, attracted by the huge potential of AI…