Courtesy of NordPass: Here are the worst 200 passwords of 2020. The list details how many times a password has been exposed, used, and how much time it would take to crack it. We also compare the worst passwords of 2019 and 2020, highlighting how their positions have changed. The green arrows indicate a rise…
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New Report Finds That Criminals Leverage AI for Malicious Use – And It’s Not Just Deep Fakes
The following is press release from Europol: Europol, UNICRI and Trend Micro uncover current and future threats of AI and how to combat them A jointly developed new report by Europol, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and Trend Micro looking into current and predicted criminal uses of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Evolution of Personal Data in U.S. Law
Theodore F. Claypoole of Womble Bond Dickinson writes: Definitions are important. How we define words sets the context for how we regulate them. In the U.S., the definitions of legally defended private information are changing, affecting the entire scope of information protection. The change in definitions reflects a desire to protect more of the data…
Coronavirus lockdown in Greece requires people to text authorities before leaving home
Travis Fedschun reports: Under a second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Greece, people will need to text authorities if they want to leave their homes. The lockdown will start at daybreak Saturday and last until the end of the month. With infections surging across the country, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he acted before patients overwhelm hospitals. “We must stop this wave,” Mitsotakis said Thursday….