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FBI warns of a surge in tech support scams targeting the elderly across the United States and urging victims to dispatch cash concealed within magazines or similar items through shipping firms. While tech support scams have been around for years, the FBI says this is a departure from scammers' conventional tactics of soliciting their targets to send money using bank transfers, cryptocurrencies, or gift cards.
In this Help Net Security interview, Arthur Hu, SVP, Global CIO and Services & Solutions Group CTO at Lenovo, discusses how AI/ML is optimizing tech stacks, the hurdles anticipated in its integration, the role of AI in enterprise resilience and agility, and strategic approaches to innovation despite budget constraints. We'll touch on the evolving role of CIOs and the potential for 'as-a-service' offerings to ease tech stack management.
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Despite economic obstacles and constraints on IT budgets, global CIOs maintain a positive outlook on the potential of technology to provide significant benefits for their organizations, according...
Once the malicious software is installed, it redirects incoming calls to a call center under the control of the criminals. To facilitate the routing of voice traffic, "Letscall" utilizes cutting-edge technologies such as voice over IP and WebRTC. It also makes use of Session Traversal Utilities for NAT and Traversal Using Relays around NAT protocols, including Google STUN servers, to ensure high-quality phone or video calls and bypass NAT and firewall restrictions.
Through them, any tech company doing business with Australians will be required to actively scan their emails, online photo libraries, cloud storage accounts and dating sites for illegal content. Part of the Commissioner's role has been to create and enforce a framework whereby illegal or damaging material can be removed at the eSafety Commissioner's request.
48% of CIOs are more likely to prioritize innovation in new technologies over optimizing their current tech stack. "The job of the CIO has never been more demanding, and the findings indicate they are taking increasing risks in response. The more complex the technology landscape, the more challenging it is for the CIO to enact organization-wide digital transformation and prioritize initiatives and investments that will deliver business outcomes," said Ken Wong, President of Lenovo Solutions and Services Group.
The United States and the Republic of Korea have issued a joint cyber security advisory [PDF] about North Koreas "Kimsuky" cyber crime group. In their joint advisory, US and South Korean authorities said Kimsuky targets "Think tanks, academic institutions, and news outlets for the purpose of intelligence gathering." The South says the gang is also involved in stealing info used by the DPRK's satellite program.
Economic perils notwithstanding, 94% of tech leaders are committed to investing in new tools and technologies, including AI, according to a survey by EY. The new poll suggests tech leaders view this investment strategy, particularly for cybersecurity, as a way to weather geopolitical uncertainty and the economic downturn. Ken Englund, the technology, media and telecommunications leader for EY Americas, said in the press release about this EY survey that the results suggest resiliency in the face of buffeting uncertainties.
Even in the face of ongoing global economic uncertainty, the Linux Foundation's 2023 State of Tech Talent Report found that many organizations plan to increase their staff in 2023 and do not anticipate employment reductions or freezes to balance those increases. Economic concerns did cause 59% of organizations to revise their 2023 hiring plans for tech roles, primarily by freezing new positions.