Government and business look to AI to combat cyberattacks

Government and business look to AI to combat cyberattacks | Will the US see stricter consumer privacy laws? | IBM prepares AI platform Watson to tackle cybersecurity Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version] May 12, 2016 [Â] [Data Security & Privacy SmartBrief] [SIGN UP] ⋅ [FORWARD] ⋅ [ARCHIVE] Top Story [Government and business look to AI to combat cyberattacks] Government and business leaders are increasingly investing in artificial intelligence to boost cybersecurity. "Just imagine a world in which bots are out there looking for vulnerabilities and other bots or artificial intelligence is simultaneously poking holes, plugging holes, poking back," says Ryan Calo, director of the Tech Policy Lab at the University of Washington. [The Christian Science Monitor] (5/4) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Data Security & Privacy [Will the US see stricter consumer privacy laws?] More stringent consumer privacy laws could be in the offing even as banks and others are striving to gather more data about their customers. Europe is on the forefront of ensuring greater personal privacy. "There's a growing demand from customers, who are largely global citizens now no matter where they live, that they should have knowledge and possibly some participation in the use of their personal data," says Stuart Lacey, CEO of software company Trunomi. [AmericanBanker.com (free content)] (5/10) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] - [IBM prepares AI platform Watson to tackle cybersecurity] Fortune (5/10) Cyber Risk [Kaspersky: Ransomware is No. 1 cybersecurity concern] Ransomware has morphed into the No. 1 cybersecurity threat, topping advanced-persistent-threat network attacks, according to a Kaspersky Lab report. Data show malware is evolving, with at least one strain employing full-disk encryption, which Kaspersky dubs the "most significant technical innovation in ransomware." [ZDNet] (5/6) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] By the Numbers [Businesses see more data breaches so far this year] Companies had reported 348 data breaches this year as of May 3 compared with 282 breaches through May 6 of last year, says the Identity Theft Resource Center. Others tracking breaches note a similar trend. The rise is partly due to an increase in ransomware attacks, security experts say. [The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)] (5/5) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Practice & Policy [US House members warned of increased ransomware attacks] The House's technology service desk has warned lawmakers of increased ransomware attacks on House computers, which have occurred via third-party apps such as YahooMail and Gmail. A representative of the House chief administrative officer would not confirm whether an attack had made it through the system. The service desk has shut down YahooMail for now. [TechCrunch] (5/10) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Cyberattack stress test helps firms prepare for worst case] Cybersecurity stress testing can help companies understand and address vulnerabilities. "While we always aim to prevent a cyberissue, a cyberrisks stress test assumes the worst and considers how a business would respond if an incident has already occurred," said Zurich Insurance's Linda Conrad. 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