September 20, 2022
Understanding and Preventing the Log4j Exploit and Botnets
Of all the security issues that have appeared over the last few years, none has had the impact of the Log4j exploit. Also called the Log4Shell, it was reported to the developers, the Apache Software Foundation, on 24 November, 2021, by the Chinese tech giant Alibaba and it took two weeks to develop and release a fix. The existence of the Log4j exploit was first publicly published in a tweet by Chen Zhaojun, a cyber security researcher with the Alibaba Cloud Security team on December 9, 2021
September 15, 2022
Dataiku hires Daniel Brennan as Chief Legal Officer
Dataiku, an Everyday AI platform, has announced the appointment of Daniel Brennan as its new Chief Legal Officer. Brennan, who previously worked at Twitter for more than a decade, joins the company at a time of increased enterprise demand, traction, and exceptional customer retention rates.
September 9, 2022
MoHRE launches WhatsApp Account for 24/7 services
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has launched a WhatsApp business account through which customers can contact the ministry and submit inquiries. Customers can reach the ministry at 600590000, and services will be available in English and Arabic. The new channel, verified by Meta, the owner of WhatsApp, allows employers, employees, domestic helpers, and other categories to contact MoHRE in real-time. With the launch of the new service, MoHRE has become the UAE's first federal entity to have a verified WhatsApp business account.
August 24, 2022
Proofpoint introduces a smarter way to stay compliant
Proofpoint, Inc., a cybersecurity and compliance company, has launched its Intelligent Compliance Platform, which provides enterprises with modern regulatory compliance safeguards while simplifying corporate legal protection practices. While meeting complex compliance and information governance obligations.
August 23, 2022
AI and ML reliability and security: BlenderBot and other cases
Blenderbot, an AI-driven research project by Meta, has been making headlines since its debut in early August 2022. Blenderbot is a conversational bot, and its statements about people, businesses, and politics appear unexpected and sometimes radical.