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When Worlds Collide
Yesterday I was invited to speak on Know Your Rights, in the activist parlance known as KYR. I am a seasoned IT professional focusing on Governance Risk & Compliance with a strong Cybersecurity bent. I use the word “seasoned”, because things did get a bit spicy yesterday. My fellow speaker immigrant rights attorney Caroline Shoenberger…
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Deepfake? DeepFrench!
French is one of the world’s most influential languages because of its wide use in the worlds of journalism, legal profession, education, and diplomacy. In a study published in March 2014 by Forbes, the investment bank Natixis said that French could become the world’s most spoken language by 2050. It would only seem natural that…
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Second Chance for the Second City
Today is October 8, 2024. 153 years ago, the Great Chicago Fire began and burned until October 10th. The city was nearly obliterated. The fire claimed about 300 lives, destroyed some 17,450 buildings covering almost 3.5 square miles, and caused $200 million in damage. About one-third of the city lay in ruins, and an equal…
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Cybersecurity and the Pagers that Explode
Setting aside the moral and ethical concerns of indiscriminate remote killing of people, one is shocked at the news from Lebanon. Two consecutive days pagers and walky-talkies have exploded killing dozens, including 2 children. The victims of this attacks purposely used obsolete technology to safeguard communications and prevent geo tracking. Obviously, this was not enough…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) And Copyright: Where & When Do We Draw The Line
I will be discussing the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence with a superstar panel of authors at the City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College.
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Steal Your Face – Biometrics
Biometrics has become pervasive today to protect our data. There are fingerprint scanners like on my MacBook. There is face recognition on my iPhone. Biometric recognition systems also play a prominent role in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). MFA is a security control that requires two or more forms of authentication to confirm identity. MFA has long…
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The Buck Stops Here
Consideration of ethical and professional issues raised by Florida attorneys use of AI Professional standards Credit to EDRM
