Top news of the week: 17.12.2021.
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The Next Wave of Log4J Attacks Will Be Brutal
So far, Log4Shell has resulted mostly in cryptomining and a little espionage. The really bad stuff is just around the corner.
Transparency lawsuit against secret EU surveillance research: MEP Patrick Breyer achieves partial success in court
The Court of Justice of the European Union today published a landmark ruling of major significance for EU-funded "security research" (Case T-158/19).[1] Under the "iBorderCtrl" project, the ...
AI: Decoded: Algorithmic management — Deepmind’s language model — Don’t hate the player
How global thinking on AI is shaping the world, from Berlin, Brussels, London and beyond. POLITICO’s AI correspondent cuts through the noise, introduces you to the key decision-makers ...
Meta Removes 7 Surveillance-for-Hire Operations From Its Platforms
While NSO Group gets most of the attention, the takedowns underscore how insidious the industry has become.
11 trailblazing enterprise technology start-ups to watch
Here are 11 technology start-ups that took home prizes at the 2021 Tech Trailblazers Awards in the UK.
How NFTs Disrupted the Art Market in Less Than a Year
Built on the same technology as Bitcoin, NFTs have been the hottest topic of 2021. They enable a real market for digital works of art while…
In focus: The digital transformation of our energy system
Digital technologies have transformed our society and our economy, affecting all of us in our daily lives at home or at work.
NSO iPhone malware builds a computer inside your phone to steal data
An incredibly sophisticated piece of malware developed by the Israeli tech firm NSO Group works by creating an entirely separate computer inside the memory of an iPhone, allowing attackers ...