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Smartphones and Civilians in Wartime

Posted on By infossl
laws, Security technology, sensors, smartphones, Uncategorized, war

Interesting article about civilians using smartphones to assist their militaries in wartime, and how that blurs the important legal distinction between combatants and non-combatants: The principle of distinction between the two roles is a critical cornerstone of international humanitarian law­—the law of armed conflict, codified by decades of customs and laws such as the Geneva … Read More “Smartphones and Civilians in Wartime” »

Cybersecurity Insurance Not Paying for NotPetya Losses

Posted on By infossl
cybersecurity, hacking, insurance, malware, ransomware, russia, Security technology, war

This will complicate things: To complicate matters, having cyber insurance might not cover everyone’s losses. Zurich American Insurance Company refused to pay out a $100 million claim from Mondelez, saying that since the U.S. and other governments labeled the NotPetya attack as an action by the Russian military their claim was excluded under the “hostile … Read More “Cybersecurity Insurance Not Paying for NotPetya Losses” »

Security Orchestration and Incident Response

Posted on By infossl
artificialintelligence, incidentresponse, rsa, sciencefiction, Security technology, war

Last month at the RSA Conference, I saw a lot of companies selling security incident response automation. Their promise was to replace people with computers ­– sometimes with the addition of machine learning or other artificial intelligence techniques ­– and to respond to attacks at computer speeds. While this is a laudable goal, there’s a … Read More “Security Orchestration and Incident Response” »