The African Union has become the second regional group to be admitted to full membership of the Group of 20 leading industrialized and developing countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday at the start of the two-day G20 leaders’ summit in Delhi. The widely expected move underscores India’s broad agenda to shift the…
When executives from tech giants Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft met with President Joe Biden last month, they pledged to comply with artificial intelligence security measures before releasing their AI tools to the public. Their efforts include exhaustive testing of AI systems to protect against cybersecurity, one of the most important risk areas. The role…
The top U.S. cybersecurity official said that China’s cyber espionage and sabotage capacities are a defining threat. She warned, “In the event of open warfare, aggressive cyber operations from China would threaten critical USA transportation infrastructure to induce societal panic.” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said, “I think this is the real…
The White House announced its much-awaited National Cyber Strategy. It provides a road map for how the White House administration aims to defend the USA from an increasing number of online threats. A key element of the new strategy consists of shifting the cybersecurity burden from individuals, local governments, and small businesses to software developers,…
