By Carlos G. Sháněl, Center for Cybersecurity Studies, Casla Institute A few days ago, a colleague I respect — a seasoned IT professional, sharp, experienced, the kind of person who seems to have an answer for every obscure systems problem — said something that caught me off guard. We were talking about how IT professionals […]
The next major breach may not begin with something that looks extraordinary. By Carlos G. Sháněl, Center for Cybersecurity Studies, Casla Institute At cybersecurity conferences, the big themes tend to arrive on schedule. Artificial intelligence is changing everything. Threat actors are becoming more sophisticated. The attack surface keeps expanding. All of that was present at […]
Robots may help protect troops. They may also make war easier to wage — and harder to answer for. By Carlos G. Sháněl, Center for Cybersecurity Studies, Casla Institute The argument for AI-powered soldiers is, on its face, deeply humane. Why send a young infantryman into a breach, a bunker or a contaminated zone if […]
The Biden administration announced on June 20th an immediate and comprehensive ban on Kaspersky antivirus software in the United States. Driven by ongoing concerns over Russian government influence and espionage, the prohibition requires all U.S. consumers and businesses to play a crucial role by ceasing to use Kaspersky products by September 29th, 2024. This significant […]
In the first week of January 2024, hackers allegedly linked to the Ukrainian secret services (SBU) attacked the systems of M9 Telecom, a Moscow-based internet and TV provider. According to available sources, the hackers deleted a staggering 20 terabytes of data from the Russian company, causing internet outages for some Moscow neighborhoods. A few days […]
Česká televize Bývalý premiér Vladimír Špidla (Socdem) o reformě penzí míní, že výrazně zhorší situaci současných i budoucích důchodců. Za deset let bude až čtvrtina penzistů pod hranicí příjmové chudoby, prohlásil v Událostech, komentářích. Podle členky Národní ekonomické rady vlády Heleny Horské by se Česko v případě nečinnosti začalo velmi rychle a krutě zadlužovat. Ekonom Ivan […]
BY JULIETA PELCASTRE/DIÁLOGO The CASLA Institute, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in the Czech Republic that monitors democracy in Latin America, presented on March 11, 2022 to the Organization of American States (OAS) the report Crimes against Humanity in Venezuela 2021, which shows the chain of command within the Nicolás Maduro regime and the intensification of […]
By LUIS ALONSO LUGO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement forces in Venezuela have detained and tortured military personnel accused of plotting against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, according to two prominent human rights organizations. Human Rights Watch and the Venezuelan non-governmental group Foro Penal said in a joint report released Wednesday that […]
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