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Federal Credit Union 240K members exposed by breach.
Healthcare breach exposes nearly 6 million records.
Nobel laureates discuss AI potential and pitfalls.
OpenAI offers early access for safety testing of O3.
AWS adds AI Security category for competency partners.
[ SPECIAL] How David Sachs thinks about AI & Crypto.
Deep Dive
Federal Credit Union Data Breach: New York Post
240,000+ people affected in a data breach.
Hackers had access for TWO months.
Suspicious activity detected on the network.
Personal data now in cybercriminals' hands.
Notification sent to regulators in Maine & Texas.
Advice: Strengthen cybersecurity; rapid threat detection is key.
Massive Healthcare Data Breach: Tom's Guide
5.6 million patients and employees affected.
Ransomware attack occurred in February.
Attack not discovered until May.
Data included credit cards & SSNs.
Black Basta group is likely responsible.
Advice: Ensure robust, layered security and data protection.
Nobel Minds 2024 - AI and Ethics Discussion YouTube
Nobel Laureates discussed AI’s potential.
Also discussed AI’s potential pitfalls.
AI Ethics and responsibility were debated.
They covered the origins of life.
Discussions included economics.
Advice: Actively explore ethical implications of AI, early.
OpenAI Early Access for Safety Testing: OpenAI
Safety researchers get early access to O3.
Focus on advanced reasoning model's safety
Applications close on January 10, 2025.
Researchers can develop robust evaluations.
Model testing complements internal processes.
Advice: Embrace proactive safety testing & collaboration.
AWS Adds AI Security Category: AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog
New category for securing AI environments.
Includes use cases by AWS experts.
Partners are validated for deep AI security.
Partners focus on securing AI workloads.
Launch partners like Accenture, CrowdStrike, Wiz.
Advice: Prioritize AI security and compliance; engage partners.
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