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Woman in a man’s world: how Finnish nursing student became a cybersecurity star
Who would have thought that Laura Kankaala, now leading a threat intelligence team in Finland, ever doubted herself to the point where she nearly sabotaged her own career?
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Cyber women: if they got into cybersecurity, so can you
Women account for a mere quarter of the cybersecurity workforce. Some tell stories of discrimination, career delays, and lesser pay. Why, then, do they encourage more women to join?
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ChatGPT and the slow decay of critical thinking
Some people still believe everything they see on television or read in the newspapers and assume if it's on page one of their Google search results, then it must be true. With critical thinking skills on the decline, could the inaccuracy of tools like ChatGPT make us even more vulnerable to manipulation and deception?
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Cybernews weekly briefing: game over for remote work?
Here's this week's recap – a brief summary of hacks and threats Cybernews observed between February 27 and March 3.
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One year of Russia’s cyberwar in Ukraine: what we have learned
Moscow was thought to be a superpower in cyber warfare, but Russia hasn’t been able to hit Ukraine’s networks as hard as it has been doing by kinetic means this past year. Cybernews went looking for an explanation.
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AI has changed photography forever: but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing
Artificial intelligence (AI) has come under a lot of fire recently. It has been accused of replacing human writers and coders, and even educators are concerned services such as ChatGPT will encourage students to cheat. Photographers are the latest group clutching virtual pitchforks and torches, as they try to stop AI from encroaching on their industry. But will AI replace human creativity, or simply enhance it?
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The metaverse workplace: an exciting future prospect or just a digital dream?
Is the metaverse office still possible, or will it explode in a ball of hype as 3D televisions did?
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The impact of social media on the Russia-Ukraine war
With millions of people worldwide using tech platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to monitor the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, social media has become one of the most effective tools - used by both sides - on the cyber battlefield.
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Cybersecurity professionals are tilting at windmills - interview
Companies lure cybersecurity professionals with perks like health insurance, snacks, and game rooms. But all they want are less mundane...
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Bots ruin everything: how Taylor Swift concert made us compete against non-humans
Ever since the US giant Ticketmaster canceled ticket sales for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour due to intense bot attacks, companies have been working hard to address the issue of human customers competing with internet programs for digital goods.
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Here is what will happen to your data after your passing
Why digital death is about compassionate design but is vital to cybersecurity
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Is it real or just a fantasy? Cybernews take on ChatGPT hype
Winning arguments was way more fun and much easier before Google. However, the popular search engine is not always correct either, and the risk of misinformation has only increased with generative AI tools like ChatGPT going mainstream.
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Beyond ChatGPT: Discover best AI chatbots for conversational AI
Discover a range of alternatives to ChatGPT and explore the full potential of this exciting technology.
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How ChatGPT could help Bing become relevant again
The much-maligned search engine Bing could soon have supremacy – thanks to AI.
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Why Google needs Bard to head off a resurgent Microsoft
Following Microsoft’s announcement, Google has hit back with its own alternative – Bard. It has been positioned as an AI-powered rival to Bing that could assure Google of its continued place atop the search engine tree.
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Instagram Co-Founders show off Artifact, fresh AI-powered news app
Artifact, a brand-new app for news reading, is soon to debut in online stores worldwide. It’s called a TikTok for text. People expect a lot as the app was created by two guys who co-founded Instagram – but can it really hit the mainstream?
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Domestic competition could cost West quantum race against China, fears expert
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently called for quantum computing to be more inclusive so poorer regions don’t get left out – but in a world that remains stubbornly polarized between East and West amid growing rivalry between the US and China, how likely is this to happen?
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Week in cyber: recap of most important stories
Have data leaks and breaches become so routine that we don't even notice news about them anymore? As always, we summed up stories we think you shouldn't be indifferent to since they paint quite a scary picture of the dark side of our digital lives.
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Cybercrime is world’s third-largest economy thanks to booming black market
Ransomware-as-a-service and malware sold on the dark web are still what’s driving the growth of cybercrime, says Security Research Evangelist Roya Gordon at Nozomi Networks Labs.
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We asked ex-FBI pros how their peers gutted Hive
The FBI spent months entrenched in the systems of a top-five ransomware syndicate. We asked people familiar with such operations how the Bureau managed to pull it off.
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