Ethical and Privacy issues abound. If a malicious actor combines an impersonated voice and deepfake video of a target, they can make others believe anything or harass them in unthinkable ways. We already have a deepfake problem, this compounds the issues greatly. Even in Amazon’s use-case of keeping memories alive…

US Treasury sanctions a cryptocurrency mixing site for supporting North Korean hackers who have been stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. Blender.io is a virtual currency mixing site that obfuscates the origins of cryptocurrency coin transactions. Mixing services are privacy tools that malicious entities can also use for laundering illicit…

Ransomware attacks and payments are increasing, with most revenue going to Russian attackers. It is time to revisit outlawing Ransomware payments. Some stats to hammer the situation home: Sophos ransomware report indicates: - Ransom attacks are more frequent (66% of surveyed orgs indicated they were hit with ransomware in 2021…

The war in Ukraine is grinding down to a slugfest where innocent civilians will suffer ever greater impacts. The defenders need a combat advantage over their larger opposition. Supplying anti-tank and shoulder-fired air defense missiles are helpful, but not decisive. Plans to provide more powerful weapons, like fighter/attack aircraft, take…

Russian tanks may invade Ukraine before the ink is dry on this article, as part of maneuvers to undermine the independence of Ukraine. International negotiations are underway but nobody believes they will be effective. Everyone is fearful that a shooting war in Ukraine may escalate to war between nuclear superpowers…