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Europol Cybercrime Training Competency Framework 2024

What the world really needs is another deep dive into the «Europol Cybercrime Training Competency Framework 2024». Here, the brilliant minds at Europol decided to state the obvious: cybercrime is bad, and we need to stop it. They’ve created this framework to outline the skills necessary to combat cybercrime, because apparently, it’s not enough to just be good with a computer anymore. Who knew?

Aircraft

Another thrilling read from the Department of the Army, hot off the presses in August 2023. “Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS)” — what we all need is a deeper dive into the riveting world of thwarting drones. This document, a sequel to its 2017 predecessor, promises to be the blockbuster of military literature, guiding soldiers in the art of playing with enemy drones.

Patent. US9071600B2

The patent US9071600B2 is a delightful example of innovation, where it introduces a method to prevent phishing and online fraud by establishing a VPN tunnel between a user computer and a server. This patent, with its revolutionary idea, ensures that the user’s data is as secure as a squirrel’s nut in winter. It’s a marvel how it uses such a complex technology like a VPN, which might just be as old as the internet itself, to create a secure communication channel. This method is not just about securing data but also about authenticating entities and separating internal networks from external threats, which is surely something the world has never seen before.

Patent US11611582B2

The ‎patent‏ ‎US11611582B2 ‎has ‎bestowed ‎upon ‎us‏ ‎a ‎computer-implemented‏ ‎method‏ ‎that ‎uses ‎a ‎pre-defined‏ ‎statistical ‎model‏ ‎to ‎detect ‎phishing ‎threats.‏ ‎Because,‏ ‎you ‎know, ‎phishing‏ ‎is ‎such‏ ‎a ‎novel ‎concept ‎that‏ ‎we’ve‏ ‎never‏ ‎thought ‎to ‎guard‏ ‎against ‎it‏ ‎before.

Databricks AI Security Framework (DASF)

The ‎Databricks‏ ‎AI ‎Security ‎Framework ‎(DASF), ‎oh‏ ‎what ‎a‏ ‎treasure‏ ‎trove ‎of ‎wisdom ‎it‏ ‎is, ‎bestows‏ ‎upon ‎us ‎the ‎grand‏ ‎illusion‏ ‎of ‎control ‎in‏ ‎the ‎wild‏ ‎west ‎of ‎AI ‎systems.‏ ‎It’s‏ ‎a‏ ‎veritable ‎checklist ‎of‏ ‎53 ‎security‏ ‎risks ‎that‏ ‎could‏ ‎totally ‎happen, ‎but‏ ‎you ‎know, ‎only ‎if‏ ‎you’re ‎unlucky‏ ‎or‏ ‎something.

Patent US11496512B2

Let’s ‎dive‏ ‎into ‎the ‎thrilling ‎world ‎of‏ ‎patent ‎of‏ ‎Lookout,‏ ‎Inc., ‎a ‎masterpiece ‎ingeniously‏ ‎titled ‎«Detecting‏ ‎Real ‎time ‎Phishing ‎from‏ ‎a‏ ‎Phished ‎Client ‎or‏ ‎at ‎a‏ ‎Security ‎Server.» ‎Because, ‎you‏ ‎know,‏ ‎the‏ ‎world ‎was ‎desperately‏ ‎waiting ‎for‏ ‎another ‎patent‏ ‎to‏ ‎save ‎us ‎from‏ ‎the ‎clutches ‎of ‎phishing‏ ‎attacks.

Patent US11483343B2

Ah, ‎behold‏ ‎the ‎marvel ‎that ‎is ‎US11483343B2,‏ ‎a ‎patent‏ ‎that‏ ‎boldly ‎claims ‎to ‎revolutionize‏ ‎the ‎fight‏ ‎against ‎the ‎digital ‎age’s‏ ‎oldest‏ ‎trick: ‎phishing. ‎Because,‏ ‎of ‎course,‏ ‎what ‎we’ve ‎all ‎been‏ ‎missing‏ ‎is‏ ‎yet ‎another ‎«advanced»‏ ‎system ‎promising‏ ‎to ‎save‏ ‎us‏ ‎from ‎the ‎nefarious‏ ‎links ‎lurking ‎in ‎our‏ ‎inboxes. ‎This‏ ‎patent,‏ ‎with‏ ‎its ‎grandiose ‎title ‎«Phishing ‎Detection‏ ‎System ‎and ‎Method‏ ‎of‏ ‎Use,‏ ‎» ‎introduces ‎a‏ ‎supposedly ‎novel ‎architecture‏ ‎designed ‎to‏ ‎sniff‏ ‎out ‎phishing‏ ‎attempts ‎by ‎scanning ‎messages‏ ‎for ‎suspicious‏ ‎URLs.‏ ‎Groundbreaking,‏ ‎isn’t ‎it?

Patent CN111913833A  

Another ‎blockchain‏ ‎solution ‎to ‎solve ‎all ‎our‏ ‎healthcare ‎woes.‏ ‎Because,‏ ‎you ‎know, ‎what ‎the‏ ‎healthcare ‎industry‏ ‎has ‎been ‎desperately ‎missing‏ ‎is‏ ‎more ‎buzzwords ‎like‏ ‎«dual-blockchain ‎architecture»‏ ‎and ‎«attribute-based ‎encryption.» ‎Who‏ ‎wouldn’t‏ ‎sleep‏ ‎better ‎knowing ‎their‏ ‎sensitive ‎medical‏ ‎data ‎is‏ ‎bouncing‏ ‎around ‎on ‎not‏ ‎one, ‎but ‎two ‎blockchains?‏ ‎It’s ‎like‏ ‎double‏ ‎the‏ ‎security ‎blanket, ‎or ‎double ‎the‏ ‎headache, ‎depending ‎on‏ ‎how‏ ‎you‏ ‎look ‎at ‎it.‏ ‎Let’s ‎not ‎forget‏ ‎the ‎pièce‏ ‎de‏ ‎résistance: ‎AI‏ ‎integration. ‎Because ‎nothing ‎says‏ ‎«trustworthy ‎and‏ ‎secure»‏ ‎like‏ ‎throwing ‎artificial‏ ‎intelligence ‎into‏ ‎the ‎mix.

Cyber Insurance Market

Cyber ‎Insurance‏ ‎Market ‎is ‎delightful ‎paradox ‎where‏ ‎businesses ‎shell‏ ‎out‏ ‎big ‎bucks ‎to ‎protect‏ ‎themselves ‎from‏ ‎the ‎very ‎technology ‎they‏ ‎can’t‏ ‎live ‎without. ‎It’s‏ ‎like ‎buying‏ ‎a ‎guard ‎dog ‎that‏ ‎might‏ ‎bite‏ ‎you ‎if ‎you‏ ‎forget ‎the‏ ‎safe ‎word.

Cybersecurity landscape within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region

It ‎was‏ ‎a ‎year ‎when ‎APAC ‎became‏ ‎the ‎belle‏ ‎of‏ ‎the ‎cyberattack ‎ball, ‎accounting‏ ‎for ‎a‏ ‎whopping ‎31% ‎of ‎global‏ ‎cyberattacks.‏ ‎Imagine, ‎over ‎half‏ ‎of ‎the‏ ‎organizations ‎in ‎the ‎region‏ ‎admit‏ ‎they’d‏ ‎been ‎cyber-attacked.