Our picksInvestigating Hawaii scare; AI & counterterrorism; PC security flaws hidden in your devices, and more
· Russia 2018 World Cup is “likely target for ISIS”
· Investigations into Hawaii missile scare intensify
· Who should be responsible for cybersecurity?
· Meltdown and Spectre, the big PC security flaws hidden in your devices, explained
· Fusion GPS: Kremlin “purged” suspected spies after Trump dossier release
· Kaspersky seeks immediate halt to federal government ban
· Global warming predictions may now be a lot less uncertain
· Florida county officials take heat over Irma response
· IARPA wants to use machine learning to help prevent terrorist attacks
Russia 2018 World Cup is “likely target for ISIS” (Jack Moore, Newsweek)
The World Cup soccer tournament hosted by Russia this summer will be a high-level target for the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), because of both the nations competing and Moscow’s military operation against the group in Syria, a U.S. security analysis firm said on Thursday.
Investigations into Hawaii missile scare intensify (Allison Schaefers, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Residents and tourists spent a terrifying Saturday morning thinking that an attack was imminent all because a state employee in a Diamond Head bunker clicked his mouse twice.
Who should be responsible for cybersecurity? (Andrew Douthwaite, CSO)
Clearly, cybersecurity is everybody’s problem. It’s high time this truth was recognized, starting with the executive suite on down.
Meltdown and Spectre, the big PC security flaws hidden in your devices, explained (Tim Ryan Williams, Vox)
Keep your gadgets updated, but know that the problem might not go away with a few clicks.
Fusion GPS: Kremlin “purged” suspected spies after Trump dossier release (Betsy Woodruff, Julia Arciga, Daily Beast)
In an interview with House intel committee, Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson claimed the Kremlin tried to eliminate U.S. intel sources after the Trump dossier went public.
Kaspersky seeks immediate halt to federal government ban (Joseph Marks, Nextgov)
The procedural move is unlikely to prevail, a former cybercrime prosecutor says.
Global warming predictions may now be a lot less uncertain (Matt Simon, New Yorker)
Researchers claim they’ve reduced the uncertainty in a key metric of climate change by 60 percent, narrowing a range of potential warming from 3°C to 1.2°C. And that could have implications for how the international community arrives at climate goals like it did in Paris. Bonus: The new numbers paint a not altogether terrifying picture of humanity’s response to a climate crisis. Hell, you might even call it vaguely optimistic.
Florida county officials take heat over Irma response (Gwen Filosa, Florida Keys Keynoter)
Issues such as housing, post-storm communication with the public and debris removal dominated a meeting that at moments turned emotional.
IARPA wants to use machine learning to help prevent terrorist attacks (Jack Corrigan, Nextgov)
The intelligence community thinks machine learning could help law enforcement rapidly spot suspicious activities caught on video and thwart potential terrorists before they launch an attack.
