David Geer
Cybersecurity Writer and Journalist at Freelance
David D. Geer. Advanced B2B content writer, journalist, cybersecurity niche. You want a voice with decision-makers, and I speak cyber.(c)™ Operating since 2000.
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1 week ago |
cacm.acm.org | David Geer |Alex Williams |Sam Greengard
Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence (AI) to create spear phishing attacks personalized against a specific individual. According to CNN, fraudsters recently used deepfake technology to fabricate a videoconference with a company’s CFO, convincing a Hong Kong finance worker to send them $25 million. Cybersecurity companies are countering with AI-enabled analysis of video data to detect deepfakes.
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2 weeks ago |
cacm.acm.org | Marc Rotenberg |David Geer |R. Colin Johnson
Several years ago, I compiled the first reference book on AI policies.1 I aimed to provide a ready reference for the emerging field of artificial intelligence similar to the books I had published on privacy law.2 At that time, we noted the rapid explosion of AI ethics frameworks, but it was still early days for AI governance. The OECD had just finalized the first AI principles endorsed by national governments.
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2 weeks ago |
cacm.acm.org | Peter J Denning |David Geer |R. Colin Johnson |Carlos Baquero
“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.” These words were spoken by the political scientist and philosopher Hannah Arendt in 1974. She was discussing how totalitarian governments, through their propaganda, might induce such wide cynicism that people lose faith in the truth.
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2 weeks ago |
cacm.acm.org | David Geer |R. Colin Johnson |Carlos Baquero
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insures U.S. personal bank deposits up to $250,000. When the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed in 2023, the FDIC protected consumers and their money. Cryptocurrency has no similar protection. If criminals steal your crypto, you may not get it back. On February 21, 2025, thieves stole $1.46 billion of Ethereum (ETH) using a Dubai-based Bybit cryptocurrency exchange wallet. Major news reports called it the largest cryptocurrency theft ever.
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1 month ago |
cacm.acm.org | Vinton Cerf |Sam Greengard |Karen Emslie |David Geer
As all readers of this essay know, I am not in any way expert in machine learning (ML) and large language models (LLMs), so my descriptions and observations are, at best, lightweight cartoons of what is actually going on. Please keep this in mind as you read this.
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RT @CACMmag: "Behind the Bybit Crypto Theft," by David @Geercom, describes the tricks used in the $1.46-billion @Bybit_Official #crypto the…
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"Willow and the Countdown to Quantum Breaches," by David @Geercom, describes @GoogleQuantumAI's Willow chip and the race to develop the first Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computer (#CRQC). https://t.co/LTt9Xo5icm https://t.co/8HcWi3xLYk
