Friday Brief for 29 October 2021

Release the hounds on ransomware; CI top tech targets; and DoD's hidden AI talent

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DevSecOps (dev·sec·ops)—short for development, security, and operations—automates the integration of security at every phase of the software development lifecycle, from initial design through integration, testing, deployment, and software delivery.

Releasing the Hounds on Ransomware

What’s New: Governments around the world are fixing their sights on the ransomware scourge — and things are getting real.

Why This Matters: The number of annual ransomware attacks doubled in just the first half of 2021 and attackers are growing more aggressive, more reckless, and more sophisticated.

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    Bradley Alpert

    I have been impressed with how NIST has managed its emerging AI efforts. Simply by creating internal communication mechanisms, raising the visibility of AI within the organization, and inviting and hosting internal and external speakers, NIST has gone from zero to sixty in AI in a few years. DoD could perhaps go from forty to eighty in a similar time frame.

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