Information Assured March 18 2023

Professional, human-curated information security news summary for early March. There is a blog with the text summary, an MP3 file of the voice-over, and links to all the source articles in the blog. Continuing to test this as a proof of concept. Appreciate comments. Highlights from this episode:

"This episode covers military, AI, disinformation, information security, and ransomware. The military section talks about China's military drills in Tibet Autonomous Region and the US's request for a budget to counter China's military presence in the Pacific. The AI section warns about phishing scams and the misuse of chatbots for accessing sensitive business data. The disinformation section discusses the risks of disinformation campaigns, deep fakes, and AI-driven cyberattacks. The information security section talks about security breaches at Acer and Pierce Transit, the use of Stingray surveillance technology by US federal law enforcement agencies, and the need for organizations to be proactive regarding cybersecurity. The ransomware section mentions ransomware operators leaking data they claim to have stolen from the City of Oakland's computer systems, highlighting the need for organizations to plan to respond to potential attacks."

Curator: Matt Hall, CISSP, CHFI
Blog Entry: https://assuredinformation.blogspot.com/2023/03/information-assured-news-briefs-march.html (MP3 File is also there of the audio)

00:08 China Desk: News summaries related to the People’s Republic of China
01:44 Artificial Intelligence Desk: Items related to generative AI and large language models.
05:21 Information Security Desk: Here are news items related to information security and information assurance.