“It’s 5:05!'' is a daily audio news cast highlighting security and open source stories from around the world. We filter for the real cybersecurity and open source stories in the news, so you won't have to. Each day, a global team of journalists contribute stories they found interesting in their daily research from the previous 24 hours. We present them to you in an easy to listen to format, making the resources available at the end of each episode so you can do a deep dive on stories you find of interest.
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It's April 5th, 2024, and time for your weekly cybersecurity and open-source news updates. We have news updates from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Julie Chatman in Washington, DC, Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, and Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania. We'll start with Julie ChatmanResources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
It's March 29th, 2024 and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around low-code/no-code solutions and their implications. Today we have perspectives from Julie Chatman in Washington, DC, Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, and Olimpiu Pop reporting from KubeCon Paris.We'll start with Katy Craig.Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
It's March 15th, 2024, and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around the recent Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hack, and it's suspected perpetrators and implications. We have perspectives from Julie Chatman in Washington, D.C., Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania. We also have a couple of interviews from last month's, AFCEA cybersecurity conference held in San Diego, California.We'll start with Katy Craig.Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
It's March 8th, 2024, International Women's Day, and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around the risk of backdoored AI. We have perspectives from Julie Chatman in Washington, D.C., Katy Craig in San Diego, California, Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania. We also have a couple of news stories at the end, and some interviews from the annual AFCEA conference held in San Diego, California last month.We'll start with Julie Chatman.Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
It's March 1st, 2024 and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around the anticipation of advancements in quantum computing and the massive overhauls of technology taking place. We have perspectives from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania, and Katy Craig in San Diego, California. We'll start with Trac Bannon.Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
It's February 23rd, 2024 and time for point of view Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is around the increasing threat of deepfakes to democracies worldwide. We have perspectives from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania, Hillary Coover in Washington, DC, and Katy Craig in San Diego, California. We'll start with Katie Craig.Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
It's February 16th, 2024 and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is the Securities and Exchange Commission's change in cybersecurity disclosure rules. We have perspectives today from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olimpiu Pop from Transylvania, Romania, and Katy Craig in San Diego, California. We'll start with Trac Bannon Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
It's February 9, 2024 and time for Point of View Friday where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is the recent large-scale Microsoft breach. We have perspectives from Trac Bannon in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olimpiu Pop in Transylvania, Romania and Shannon Lietz in San Diego, California. We'll start with Katy Craig also in San Diego, connecting the dots between the HPE breach and Microsoft. Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
It's January 12th, 2024, and time for Point of View Friday, where we cover a single topic from multiple perspectives. Today's point of discussion is what does the future look like for AI and cyber legislation? We have perspectives from Edwin Kwan in Sydney, Australia, Trac Bannon and Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Olympia Pop from Transylvania, Romania. We'll begin with Shannon Lietz in San Diego, California on the Win, Lose or Draw when considering cyber legislation. Resources and 300+ episodes, all free, all ungated:https://505updates.com/
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From Sourced Network Productions, It's 5:05!, the Podcast , with a special report on the EU AI Act. It's Point of View Friday, featuring Trac Bannon, Katy Craig, Shannon Leitz, and Olimpiu Pop, with their perspectives on the release of the EU AI Act. We'll start with Katy Craig.Katy Craig: Today, we're diving into a significant milestone in AI regulation: the European Union's recent passing of the AI Act. This legislation is set to shape how AI is used across industries, but it also raises questions about potential, unintended consequences.Trac Bannon: The EU is taking the global lead when it comes to AI governance. In the US, there are many discussions and hearings happening about AI policy at different levels of the government, but nothing cohesive and nothing comprehensive.Shannon Lietz: It's an interesting time to be looking at AI, using AI, and trying to make sense of what it could mean for you. The question is, which use cases is it most well suited for? And are the producers of AI capabilities such as OpenAI and its competitors actually looking at which use cases should be allowed? Which ones are allowed to be adopted?Olimpiu Pop: The EU AI Act, with all its ups and downs, is the first one in the world, and it will be the baseline. Can the slow legislative apparatus keep pace with the lightning speed of AI tech space?
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From @Sourced Network Productions, @It's 5:05!, the Podcast , with a special report on the release of the OWASP BOM Maturity Model. It's Point of View Friday, featuring Trac Bannon, Katy Craig, Shannon Leitz, and Olimpiu Pop, with their perspectives on the release of the BOM Maturity Model by the OWASP Foundation. We'll start with Trac Bannon.
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Hello, this is Trac Bannon reporting from Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.The news of San Altman sacking by the OpenAI Board of Directors shook the world on Friday, November 17th. As events unfolded in the following hours and days, the world suffered collective whiplash. While many are asking why the board made that decision, more profound questions are being raised about the balance between innovative leadership and effective governance.The sacking of Altman, coupled with the ChatGPT outage on November 21st, underscores the delicate equilibrium required in leading cutting edge technology organizations. The impact of such high level upheaval on an organization's workforce can't be overstated.Morale, trust, and psychological safety matter. In the case of Sam Altman, the mix of political events and operational stability are sending additional shockwaves.Right or wrong, Sam Altman is viewed as a bold visionary pushing the boundaries of AI technology while maintaining a strong ethical compass. His departure from OpenAI could change the company's direction and shows the difficulty of balancing visionary leadership and governance.It is no secret that Microsoft is the largest corporate investor in OpenAI, sinking over $10 billion and the use of their Azure cloud computing environment. As the OpenAI drama plays out, Satya Nadella has been the steady hand on the rudder. His simple words speak volumes. Surprises are bad.Consider that industry leaders have consistently warned us of the potential risk of AI on humanity. Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Ginni Rometty, Mark Zuckerberg, and the late Stephen Hawking.Nadella immediately stepped in to voice his support for the work of OpenAI, regardless of the configuration… a reference to Microsoft's offer to hire Altman, Greg Brockman, and 743 of OpenAI's 770 workers to keep the technology and innovation moving forward, yet contained.Should OpenAI's Camelot be restored? No, the evidence is clear. The world's most powerful technology needs a combination of innovation and governance.Sam Altman is currently in discussions to return to OpenAI. Satya has voiced continuing support for OpenAI. The world should collectively hope for a future where AI is both innovative and responsibly governed, benefiting humanity wisely and ethically.Something to noodle on.Full episode available: https://505updates.com/2023-11-24-cybersecurity-and-open-source-headlines/
The recent turmoil at OpenAI, stemming from the ousting of CEO Sam Altman, has thrown the AI community into a state of intense discussion and speculation. We have a whole saga that looks more like a new season of HBO's Game of Thrones than a sane tech company that is crafting the future of humanity. The coup backfired and Altman seems to be returning in a more powerful position, just in time for the Thanksgiving turkey. The saga has significant implications for the broader AI industry. ChatGPT's release and OpenAI's innovative strides have triggered a surge in AI investment, with heavyweights like Microsoft investing substantially.What do these events actually underline? Altman's departure underscores the schism in AI development philosophy. On one side are proponents of rapid development and public deployment of AI, represented by Altman, argue that such an approach is essential for stress testing and perfecting the technology. On the other side are advocates of a more cautious approach favoring extensive development and testing in control environments, to ensure AI safety for public use. Concerns over the uncontrollability of hyper intelligent AI software, have been a significant factor in this divide. This issue is particularly acute among tech workers following the effective altruism movement who prioritize benefits to humanity. The question of how to balance commercial success with ethical and safe AI development has become increasingly pertinent. Originally founded as a non profit to ensure ethical AI development, OpenAI's transformation into a for profit entity under Altman's tenure has been a contentious issue. This shift has raised concerns about profit motives potentially overshadowing the company's ethical charter, which aims to prevent harm to humanity or undue concentration of power.More opinions and resources can be found on 505updates.com. Olimpiu Pop, reported from Transylvania, Romania.Full episode available: https://505updates.com/2023-11-24-cybersecurity-and-open-source-headlines/
Hi, this is Shannon Leitz from San Diego, California. With all the brouhaha going on with Sam Altman and OpenAI, there's a lot to unpack and digest. A few things for all of us. When OpenAI, not yet a year ago, released its ChatGPT to the world, a fabulous capability if you ask me, it was pretty obvious at the time that they were chasing adoption and velocity as a brand new organization entering into the market.I say that because most folks know that there's sort of a chase for go to market. When doing so, I don't know that anybody, maybe Sam Altman could have known, but I don't know that anybody would have predicted 100 million folks adopting ChatGPT as quickly as they did. At the time, there was a clear understanding that resilience was sort of left behind, and the company knew about some of the errors associated with its technology and believed that it could fix it in time.Along the way, we've also seen Microsoft throw in billions of dollars in investment and the world is actually at an awe. From my perspective, analyzing the win, lose, or draw of this situation, it's pretty clear to me that we're at a current place in time where everyone's at a draw. What will happen to our beloved ChatGPT? How will that actually turn out in the end? And add a draw, who stands to win? Who stands to lose in this situation? It's pretty clear that when Microsoft brought on billions of dollars of investment, and OpenAI moved to Azure to be able to support its technology, that the clear winner that's going to come out of this is going to be Microsoft in the end.That means that who loses in this is going to be ultimately OpenAI, its workers, and it's customers. You know, yesterday, only yesterday, even just logging into ChatGPT, there was a huge outage, a spike, if you look at down detector. This tells me that resilience truly is the fuel of a durable company that underpins the technology that we all love and care about deeply.So if you're out there and you're trying to figure out how you're going to deal with this, if your company is born on ChatGPT or OpenAI technology, it's really important to start thinking about how you're going to find a resilient, adoptable, high velocity technology with lower errors. And that ultimately, the ones that are out there right now, that are being born to compete with OpenAI, they probably have a little bit more time, as they well know.This is Shannon Leitz, reporting on the Win, Lose, or Draw.
This is Katy Craig in San Diego, California. In an extraordinary twist fit for a Silicon Valley drama. OpenAI's boardroom coup against CEO Sam Altman not only failed, but spectacularly backfired, leading to a reshuffling of the board itself. The recent turmoil at OpenAI, a beacon in the AI industry, laid bare the complexities and power dynamics at play in the high stakes world of technological innovation.The attempt to oust Altman, ostensibly for a lack of transparency, was more than just a disagreement over leadership style. It symbolized a deeper conflict about the direction and speed of AI development. Altman, known for his ambitious, even aggressive, push for rapid AI advancement, found himself at odds with a cautious board.However, this move to sideline him inadvertently galvanized a workforce adamant about their leader's vision, leading to a near rebellion. This employee revolt, a clear indicator of Altman's influence and the high regard in which he is held, forced the board's hand. The result, a stunning reversal of fortune where the board not Altman faced the chopping block. OpenAI's announcement of Altman's return, flanked by a restructured board, is not just a reinstatement of a CEO, it's a resounding endorsement of his approach to AI development. What's particularly intriguing is the role of Microsoft in this saga. The tech giant, a significant financial backer of OpenAI, briefly flirted with the idea of integrating Altman and co-founder, Greg Brockman into its fold.However, as the crisis unfolded, it became clear that Microsoft's interests were best served with Altman at the helm of OpenAI, leading to its tacit support for the board's overhaul. The swift resolution culminating in Altman's return underscores a pivotal shift in corporate governance within tech companies. It's a clear message that visionary leadership, often personified by figures like Altman, cannot be easily sidelined, especially when it resonates so strongly with employees and aligns with key stakeholders interests. As OpenAI charts its course under Altman's renewed leadership, with a board more aligned with his vision, one thing is clear. In the high octane world of AI development, it's not just about the technology, but also about the people who drive it. Altman's return is a testament to his leadership and a cautionary tale for boards that underestimate the power of visionary CEOs and the teams they inspire. This is Katy Craig, stay safe out there. Full episode available: https://505updates.com/2023-11-24-cybersecurity-and-open-source-headlines/
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