Welcome to our biweekly selection of Free and Open machine learning news. Created using our own opinionated selection and summary algorithm. FOSS machine learning is crucial for everyone. Machine Learning is a complex technology. So keep it simple.
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We are all humans. For severe cyber security problems we fall in love with so called ‘Holy Grail’ products. The product capabilities of these product are outlined with vague and difficult marketing buzz. So perfect for managers who lack a solid technical background. But deploying these products can be compared with deliberately installing a large backdoor in your trusted environment. Security by obscurity is a bad security principle. Demand openness and full transparency.
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Today all software is under continuous attack. So focus on practical simple steps to improve cybersecurity. Increase the effectiveness of your current cybersecurity measurements and tools. Do not fall in the trap of buying another security defense application that promise to reduce cyber risks with lower costs and lower effort. A magic solution to reduce your cyber security threads does not exist.
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Our lives heavily depend on software. So software should be open, secure and safe. But the reality is, unfortunately, that most software is malware and steals your private data. That is why I advocate FOSS and love to share cyber security knowledge and lessons learned so we can our world a bit nicer.
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Zero-trust security principles could protect against insider threat by treating every component, service, and user of a system as continuously exposed to and potentially compromised by a malicious actor. But is zero-trust really a good name for this concept? Naming things is hard and a bad name is fuel for confusion.
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Reducing complexity for information security means following key proven principles. Some key principles for simplifying security are e.g. prevention of security risks is easier for maintenance and good simple up-to-date documentation always helps. Bring it down to the crucial things.
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Cyber offences, such as hacking, malware creation and distribution, and online fraud, present a substantial threat to organizations attempting to safeguard their data and information. Open and simple cyber security solutions always help.
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Cyber security is a process, not a destination to arrive at. Designing a cyber security architecture for your use case is the process of choosing between “less safe” and “more safe” and continuing this process until you reach “safe enough” for the information you want to protect.
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FOSS inside does not mean the software is any better than proprietary software. We believe in open and simple cyber security solutions. Openness and transparency builds trust. There are no silver bullets when it comes to cyber security.
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Simple cyber security solutions. Openness and transparency builds trust. There are no silver bullets when it comes to cyber security. Risks will never be zero. Using complex and expensive cyber security solutions are not by definition better.
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