In part two, Hannah and Four tackle the human element at the heart of cybersecurity: Who are the bad actors, and what motivates them? They dissect the evolving strategies designed to stop social engineering attacks - like passkeys and risk-based authentication - and confront the complex security and privacy challenges that may be introduced by autonomous age ... Show More
Oct 1
From deepfakes to DNA: the science of watermarking AI
Learn how invisible, mathematical watermarks help trace AI provenance, protect against misuse, and safeguard protein sequence design without impacting biological function. Timecodes:00:00 Introduction 00:34 What is a watermark?04:35 SynthID15:16 Images and video 19:28 SynthID Bio ... Show More
38m 6s
Sep 9
Can AI help us better predict the weather?
Can artificial intelligence solve one of science’s most chaotic physics puzzles? In this episode, Professor Hannah Fry sits down with Peter Battaglia, Senior Director of Research at Google DeepMind, to explore how machine learning is transforming global weather forecasting. From ... Show More
44m 24s
Aug 26
The mathematics of AI uncertainty
Now, if you ask an AI a question, it will usually give you an absolute answer with unwavering authority, even if that answer turns out to be wrong. In fact, today's AI seems to be missing a fundamental human trait: self-doubt. Long before the current wave of large language models ... Show More
44m 40s
Nov 2019
The State of Cybersecurity: How Did We Get Here, What Does It Mean?
Ann talks with Marc Goodman, global security strategist, futurist, and author of the book, Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It. In this episode, Ann and Marc discuss the scale of cyberthreats - past, present, and future - and ... Show More
31m 54s
Dec 2024
How Cybercriminals Leverage Disruption for Maximum Impact [Encore]
In this episode of Threat Vector, David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, sits down with Wendi Whitmore, Senior Vice President of Unit 42, to discuss the increasing speed and sophistication of cyber attacks. Wendi shares her extensive expertise, highlighting the ... Show More
25 m
Jan 2024
Encore: Examining the current state of security orchestration. [CyberWire-X]
In this encore episode of CyberWire-X, N2K’s CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow, Rick Howard, is joined by guest Rohit Dhamankar, Fortra's Vice President of Product Strategy, and Hash Table member Steve Winterfeld, Akamai's Advisory CISO to discuss CISO initiatives such as ven ... Show More
31m 13s
Jun 2022
The Path to Cyber Resilience
Cyber attacks are on the rise – and companies face a constant battle to stay ahead. In 2021, breaches of data, networks, services and other assets climbed by 31%. In this episode, we’ll talk to a former hacker who, years ago, was responsible for one of the fastest-spreading compu ... Show More
27m 12s