Cyber Espionage and Insider Threat: House of Commons Panel DiscussionDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
Presentation from panel discussion at the House of Commons on "Rethinking Cybersecurity: Threats and Challenges in 2016".
Presentation was on "Cyber Espionage and Insider Threat: The impact of the Human Factor". (December 16, 2015)
Insider Threat Kill Chain: Detecting Human Indicators of CompromiseTripwire
Your organization’s greatest assets are also its greatest threat: People. Your greatest risk are those you trust. Last year, more than a third of data breaches were perpetrated by a malicious insider, such as an employee, contractor or trusted business partner.
On average, an attack by an insider is also more likely to cost the most, averaging $412K per incident.
The intentions of these insiders can be sabotage, fraud, intellectual property theft or espionage. However, in many cases, patterns of detectable behavior and network activity emerge that provide indicators of risk, assist in early detection and in speeding up response time of an actual incident.
In this webinar we discussed:
- how human resources, legal and IT can work together to help prevent insider threats before they become a problem.
- how to dentify risk indicators with employee attitudes and behavior and how it correlates to their patterns of activity on your network.
- how you can use log intelligence and security analytics to automate actions and alerts and rapid reporting and forensics.
The recorded webcast for this presentaion can be found here:
http://www.tripwire.com/register/insider-threat-kill-chain-detecting-human-indicators-of-compromise/
This document provides information on insider threat awareness and outlines procedures for reporting potential insider threats. It defines what an insider threat looks like and discusses common motivations like money, ego, or causes. Examples of past insider cases are described that resulted in major losses of classified information or harm. The document explains how insiders may be recruited over time and indicators of potential recruitment. It also discusses how insiders may collect, transmit, and exploit information as well as suspicious behaviors to watch for. Reporting procedures are specified for DoD employees, federal agency staff, and cleared industry personnel. The importance of reporting any potential insider threat is emphasized.
By Roberto Preatoni Fabio Ghioni Corp Vs CorpFabio Ghioni
Roberto Preatoni & Fabio Ghioni - Corp-vs-Corp. Fabio Ghioni - Esperto in Tecnologie non convenzionali e del rischio, e in strategia
per la difesa nel Cyber Warfare Profiling. Fabio Ghioni, editorialista, Fabio Ghioni saggista, Fabio Ghioni conferenziere, Fabio Ghioni consulente strategico, Fabio Ghioni top manager, è riconosciuto come uno dei maggiori esperti mondiali di sicurezza.
Hackproof helps companies find and fix security flaws in their websites and infrastructure through comprehensive security testing. They harness enterprise-grade techniques to help organizations resolve weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Their services also support commerce industry compliance with privacy requirements, protecting financial and personal data from hackers and breaches.
Chief information security officers are taking center stage more often than not these days given the security of personal identifiable information and trade secrets are under relentless assault. We've prepared 5 data breach awareness charts and why it is important, for you to consider as you prepare for your next security operations or board meeting.
Cyber Espionage and Insider Threat: House of Commons Panel DiscussionDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
Presentation from panel discussion at the House of Commons on "Rethinking Cybersecurity: Threats and Challenges in 2016".
Presentation was on "Cyber Espionage and Insider Threat: The impact of the Human Factor". (December 16, 2015)
Insider Threat Kill Chain: Detecting Human Indicators of CompromiseTripwire
Your organization’s greatest assets are also its greatest threat: People. Your greatest risk are those you trust. Last year, more than a third of data breaches were perpetrated by a malicious insider, such as an employee, contractor or trusted business partner.
On average, an attack by an insider is also more likely to cost the most, averaging $412K per incident.
The intentions of these insiders can be sabotage, fraud, intellectual property theft or espionage. However, in many cases, patterns of detectable behavior and network activity emerge that provide indicators of risk, assist in early detection and in speeding up response time of an actual incident.
In this webinar we discussed:
- how human resources, legal and IT can work together to help prevent insider threats before they become a problem.
- how to dentify risk indicators with employee attitudes and behavior and how it correlates to their patterns of activity on your network.
- how you can use log intelligence and security analytics to automate actions and alerts and rapid reporting and forensics.
The recorded webcast for this presentaion can be found here:
http://www.tripwire.com/register/insider-threat-kill-chain-detecting-human-indicators-of-compromise/
This document provides information on insider threat awareness and outlines procedures for reporting potential insider threats. It defines what an insider threat looks like and discusses common motivations like money, ego, or causes. Examples of past insider cases are described that resulted in major losses of classified information or harm. The document explains how insiders may be recruited over time and indicators of potential recruitment. It also discusses how insiders may collect, transmit, and exploit information as well as suspicious behaviors to watch for. Reporting procedures are specified for DoD employees, federal agency staff, and cleared industry personnel. The importance of reporting any potential insider threat is emphasized.
By Roberto Preatoni Fabio Ghioni Corp Vs CorpFabio Ghioni
Roberto Preatoni & Fabio Ghioni - Corp-vs-Corp. Fabio Ghioni - Esperto in Tecnologie non convenzionali e del rischio, e in strategia
per la difesa nel Cyber Warfare Profiling. Fabio Ghioni, editorialista, Fabio Ghioni saggista, Fabio Ghioni conferenziere, Fabio Ghioni consulente strategico, Fabio Ghioni top manager, è riconosciuto come uno dei maggiori esperti mondiali di sicurezza.
Hackproof helps companies find and fix security flaws in their websites and infrastructure through comprehensive security testing. They harness enterprise-grade techniques to help organizations resolve weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Their services also support commerce industry compliance with privacy requirements, protecting financial and personal data from hackers and breaches.
Chief information security officers are taking center stage more often than not these days given the security of personal identifiable information and trade secrets are under relentless assault. We've prepared 5 data breach awareness charts and why it is important, for you to consider as you prepare for your next security operations or board meeting.
The document discusses emerging cyber threats in the Gulf region. It notes that cyber attacks in the first half of 2013 had already surpassed all of 2012 according to reports from the DHS and IBM. Several Gulf banks and infrastructure and energy companies in the region experienced cyber attacks and data breaches. The top cyber threats prevalent in the Gulf in 2014 are expected to be state-sponsored attacks, advanced persistent threats, and internal data leaks. The document advocates for Gulf organizations to outsource security functions to managed security service providers to gain access to specialized expertise, ease compliance burdens, and allow internal teams to focus on other priorities.
The UAE Security Forum, under the title “Bridging the Cybersecurity Talent Gap,” sought to explore best practices and make recommendations about how to tackle these challenges by bringing together government officials, educators, and industry executives in a number of interactive sessions during the day-long event. This report, summarizing the discussion and recommendations, is aimed to help enhance cybersecurity by building capacity across the board, and in particular contributing to the development of an Emirati workforce that can meet urgent challenges. - See more at: http://www.agsiw.org/uae-security-forum-bridging-the-cybersecurity-talent-gap/#sthash.sIGWDTM0.dpuf
Insider Threat Summit - The Future of Insider Threat DetectionObserveIT
The use of insider threat management software has grown dramatically over the last two years, but we’ve only started to scratch the surface of innovation. This presentation will not only show you where insider threat technology is today, but also where's it's headed over the next 18 months. See what’s capable with leading insider threat software and how it can be applicable for your organization.
Break Even Analysis refers to analyzing the break-even point (BEP), which is the point at which total revenue equals total cost, resulting in no profit or loss. The BEP denotes the minimum production volume needed to avoid losses. Determinants of BEP include selling price, contribution margin, contribution margin ratio, fixed costs, and variable costs per unit. Examples then demonstrate calculating BEP in terms of units and sales value, margin of safety, and production needed to achieve a specified profit level.
The State Of Cyber Security & What We Might Do About ItJane Frankland
Almost two weeks ago, at RSA Con 2016, Alex Dewedney, Director of Cyber Security at CESG admitted that we were losing the war against cybercrime despite throwing money at the problem.
Being a problem that’s too big for any one company or country to solve, entrepreneur, Jane Frankland looks at three emerging trends, the role of women in cyber security, and lays out a plan, showing how the cyber security community can work together to resolve the issue. It’s a big vision for cooperation, with a payoff that goes far beyond averting disaster. She asks: How can we use this crisis to spur better security for all?
Presentation at the 8ENISE conference on the new threats to cyber-security posed by increased substitution of software for hardware, virtualization, new end points from the Internet of Things and extensive use of open source to assemble applications.
Incident Response in the age of Nation State Cyber AttacksResilient Systems
One of the most important and yet least discussed aspects of any corporate structure is the incident response framework. As recent events have highlighted, the risk of intellectual property and critical infrastructure being the target of a cyber-attack is quite real. More than ever before, corporate preparation and response plans are necessary for any entity operating in the digital age.
This webinar will examine how an organization's incident response framework can help limit the exposure of intellectual property and critical infrastructure to outside, malicious parties. Our presenters will review how to construct corporate response plans that yield best-of-breed preparedness.
Our featured speakers for this timely webinar are:
-Mike Gibbons, Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal, former FBI Special Agent as Unit Chief, overseeing all cyber crime investigations
-Art Ehuan, Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent assigned to the Computer Crimes Investigations Program
-Gant Redmon, Esq. CIPP/US General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development at Co3
Emerging Threats - The State of Cyber SecurityCisco Canada
The document discusses emerging cybersecurity threats and the Cisco Talos threat intelligence team. It provides examples of recent threats like Angler exploit kit campaigns, CryptoWall ransomware versions, and the SamSam ransomware targeting hospitals. Talos uses a multi-tiered approach with over 250 researchers and global data from over a billion daily events to provide threat intelligence that protects Cisco security products.
Proactive Measures to Defeat Insider ThreatAndrew Case
This presentation was delivered at RSA 2016 and discussed measures to defeat insider threat. It focused on real investigations that I have performed and how the victim companies could have prevented the associated harm.
The State Of Information and Cyber Security in 2016Shannon G., MBA
Shannon Glass, Practice Director from AfidenceIT talks about the State of Information and Cyber Security in 2016. She covers the importance of creating a culture of security awareness within an organization, threats to look out for on the landscape, and why you should care about protecting your data assets.
While the current threat landscape is full of sophisticated and well-resourced adversaries, one of the most dangerous is the insider because they already have access to the sensitive data on your network.
According to a report from Forrester Research, nearly half of technology decision makers who experienced a data breach in the year studied reported that an internal incident was the source of their compromise.
Since firewalls and perimeter defenses are largely incapable of addressing insider threats, organizations must turn to internal network monitoring and analytics to identify threats based on their behavior.
Join us for a free webinar on the Five Signs You Have an Insider Threat to learn what to look for to protect your organization from this challenging attack type. The webinar will cover topics including:
- Insider threat prevalence
- Major signs of insider threat activity
- How to detect these signs
- How to identify an insider threat before they impact your organization
2016 - Cyber Security for the Public SectorScott Geye
The document discusses cybersecurity topics including 2015-2016 breach reports, vulnerabilities, exploits, malware, cybercrime marketplaces, hacktivism, and cybersecurity resources. It provides an overview of recent cybersecurity trends, including a shift towards directly attacking applications and the monetization of malware. Breaches are shown to most commonly be caused by hacking and involve theft of personal data. The Texas Cybersecurity Framework and resources for local governments to improve cyber defenses are also summarized.
Versatility at the Tip of the Spear: Food Security and the Utility of SOFDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
The full use and utility of special operations forces has been underappreciated in the context of food security. This report showcases the utility of special operations "beyond direct action".
It is food (in)security that lies at the heart of every conflict today and yet invisible to most in its most fundamental context as a matter, and driver, of global security and defense. Special Operations Forces (SOF) offer unique capabilities that can respond best to USAID Administrator Samantha Powers’ concluding statement in the 2022-2026 U.S. Global Food Security Strategy that, “Conflict remains the single largest driver of food crises worldwide, so the Strategy also leverages investments in conflict mitigation, peacebuilding, and social cohesion.”
#specialoperations #foodsecurity #defense #military #conflict #climatechange #peace #internationalrelations #internationalconflict
Delivered at the Futiju Nova event on "AI and Human Rights" in London on October 19th, this presentation discussed the corporate social responsibility of artificial intelligence in relation to the environment, society and governance with a specific focus on the UN sustainable development goals.
The Longevity Dividend: What advancements in longevity science mean for indiv...Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
The information theory of biology has accelerated scientific knowledge of the inner workings of our bodies – understanding them from an almost machine and code perspective. Advancements in gene therapy, cellular rejuvenation and the longevity science field is growing exponentially and many experts in the field are claiming we now live between mortals and immortals. Renown technologist Ray Kurzweil predicts that we will reach longevity escape velocity by 2029. This would mark a moment when technological improvements add years to life faster than time passes. This presentation explores what these advancements mean for individuals, society, the economy and the military.
This is a science fiction story about a special unit sent behind enemy lines to stop an authoritarian country from connecting artificial intelligence to their entire military weapons arsenal.
This story was written by Lydia Kostopoulos and was one of the selected stories the Army published as part of their call for science fiction stories with the prompt: Letter from the Frontline in 2050
Concept: Metaverse Center for Women's Human Performance, Healthy Aging and Lo...Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
The document proposes the concept of a Metaverse Center for Women's Human Performance, Healthy Aging & Longevity. It identifies modern life challenges to healthy aging and human performance as a problem. The proposed solution is a revenue-generating metaverse center that offers wellness programs, partnerships, and a marketplace utilizing web3 technologies like NFTs, DAOs, and digital twins to track user health data. The goal is to create a global community dedicated to helping women optimize health and longevity through the lens of human performance.
In light of ChatGPT and the growing generative AI technologies, this presentation revisits my 2020 article on the need for Imagination Performance through the 2023 lens. Much has changed in three years in the technology front but nothing has changed in the human front. We still need meaning and to feel connected. This presentation surfaces the real human value proposition beyond generative AI tools.
Lydia Kostopoulos, PhD
LKCYBER.COM
Presentation for the AI Everything Conference at GITEX 2021 in Dubai. Based on the IEEE Report "Decoupling Human Characteristics from Algorithmic Capabilities"
https://standards.ieee.org/initiatives/artificial-intelligence-systems/decoupling-human-characteristics.html
The document discusses emerging cyber threats in the Gulf region. It notes that cyber attacks in the first half of 2013 had already surpassed all of 2012 according to reports from the DHS and IBM. Several Gulf banks and infrastructure and energy companies in the region experienced cyber attacks and data breaches. The top cyber threats prevalent in the Gulf in 2014 are expected to be state-sponsored attacks, advanced persistent threats, and internal data leaks. The document advocates for Gulf organizations to outsource security functions to managed security service providers to gain access to specialized expertise, ease compliance burdens, and allow internal teams to focus on other priorities.
The UAE Security Forum, under the title “Bridging the Cybersecurity Talent Gap,” sought to explore best practices and make recommendations about how to tackle these challenges by bringing together government officials, educators, and industry executives in a number of interactive sessions during the day-long event. This report, summarizing the discussion and recommendations, is aimed to help enhance cybersecurity by building capacity across the board, and in particular contributing to the development of an Emirati workforce that can meet urgent challenges. - See more at: http://www.agsiw.org/uae-security-forum-bridging-the-cybersecurity-talent-gap/#sthash.sIGWDTM0.dpuf
Insider Threat Summit - The Future of Insider Threat DetectionObserveIT
The use of insider threat management software has grown dramatically over the last two years, but we’ve only started to scratch the surface of innovation. This presentation will not only show you where insider threat technology is today, but also where's it's headed over the next 18 months. See what’s capable with leading insider threat software and how it can be applicable for your organization.
Break Even Analysis refers to analyzing the break-even point (BEP), which is the point at which total revenue equals total cost, resulting in no profit or loss. The BEP denotes the minimum production volume needed to avoid losses. Determinants of BEP include selling price, contribution margin, contribution margin ratio, fixed costs, and variable costs per unit. Examples then demonstrate calculating BEP in terms of units and sales value, margin of safety, and production needed to achieve a specified profit level.
The State Of Cyber Security & What We Might Do About ItJane Frankland
Almost two weeks ago, at RSA Con 2016, Alex Dewedney, Director of Cyber Security at CESG admitted that we were losing the war against cybercrime despite throwing money at the problem.
Being a problem that’s too big for any one company or country to solve, entrepreneur, Jane Frankland looks at three emerging trends, the role of women in cyber security, and lays out a plan, showing how the cyber security community can work together to resolve the issue. It’s a big vision for cooperation, with a payoff that goes far beyond averting disaster. She asks: How can we use this crisis to spur better security for all?
Presentation at the 8ENISE conference on the new threats to cyber-security posed by increased substitution of software for hardware, virtualization, new end points from the Internet of Things and extensive use of open source to assemble applications.
Incident Response in the age of Nation State Cyber AttacksResilient Systems
One of the most important and yet least discussed aspects of any corporate structure is the incident response framework. As recent events have highlighted, the risk of intellectual property and critical infrastructure being the target of a cyber-attack is quite real. More than ever before, corporate preparation and response plans are necessary for any entity operating in the digital age.
This webinar will examine how an organization's incident response framework can help limit the exposure of intellectual property and critical infrastructure to outside, malicious parties. Our presenters will review how to construct corporate response plans that yield best-of-breed preparedness.
Our featured speakers for this timely webinar are:
-Mike Gibbons, Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal, former FBI Special Agent as Unit Chief, overseeing all cyber crime investigations
-Art Ehuan, Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent assigned to the Computer Crimes Investigations Program
-Gant Redmon, Esq. CIPP/US General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development at Co3
Emerging Threats - The State of Cyber SecurityCisco Canada
The document discusses emerging cybersecurity threats and the Cisco Talos threat intelligence team. It provides examples of recent threats like Angler exploit kit campaigns, CryptoWall ransomware versions, and the SamSam ransomware targeting hospitals. Talos uses a multi-tiered approach with over 250 researchers and global data from over a billion daily events to provide threat intelligence that protects Cisco security products.
Proactive Measures to Defeat Insider ThreatAndrew Case
This presentation was delivered at RSA 2016 and discussed measures to defeat insider threat. It focused on real investigations that I have performed and how the victim companies could have prevented the associated harm.
The State Of Information and Cyber Security in 2016Shannon G., MBA
Shannon Glass, Practice Director from AfidenceIT talks about the State of Information and Cyber Security in 2016. She covers the importance of creating a culture of security awareness within an organization, threats to look out for on the landscape, and why you should care about protecting your data assets.
While the current threat landscape is full of sophisticated and well-resourced adversaries, one of the most dangerous is the insider because they already have access to the sensitive data on your network.
According to a report from Forrester Research, nearly half of technology decision makers who experienced a data breach in the year studied reported that an internal incident was the source of their compromise.
Since firewalls and perimeter defenses are largely incapable of addressing insider threats, organizations must turn to internal network monitoring and analytics to identify threats based on their behavior.
Join us for a free webinar on the Five Signs You Have an Insider Threat to learn what to look for to protect your organization from this challenging attack type. The webinar will cover topics including:
- Insider threat prevalence
- Major signs of insider threat activity
- How to detect these signs
- How to identify an insider threat before they impact your organization
2016 - Cyber Security for the Public SectorScott Geye
The document discusses cybersecurity topics including 2015-2016 breach reports, vulnerabilities, exploits, malware, cybercrime marketplaces, hacktivism, and cybersecurity resources. It provides an overview of recent cybersecurity trends, including a shift towards directly attacking applications and the monetization of malware. Breaches are shown to most commonly be caused by hacking and involve theft of personal data. The Texas Cybersecurity Framework and resources for local governments to improve cyber defenses are also summarized.
Versatility at the Tip of the Spear: Food Security and the Utility of SOFDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
The full use and utility of special operations forces has been underappreciated in the context of food security. This report showcases the utility of special operations "beyond direct action".
It is food (in)security that lies at the heart of every conflict today and yet invisible to most in its most fundamental context as a matter, and driver, of global security and defense. Special Operations Forces (SOF) offer unique capabilities that can respond best to USAID Administrator Samantha Powers’ concluding statement in the 2022-2026 U.S. Global Food Security Strategy that, “Conflict remains the single largest driver of food crises worldwide, so the Strategy also leverages investments in conflict mitigation, peacebuilding, and social cohesion.”
#specialoperations #foodsecurity #defense #military #conflict #climatechange #peace #internationalrelations #internationalconflict
Delivered at the Futiju Nova event on "AI and Human Rights" in London on October 19th, this presentation discussed the corporate social responsibility of artificial intelligence in relation to the environment, society and governance with a specific focus on the UN sustainable development goals.
The Longevity Dividend: What advancements in longevity science mean for indiv...Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
The information theory of biology has accelerated scientific knowledge of the inner workings of our bodies – understanding them from an almost machine and code perspective. Advancements in gene therapy, cellular rejuvenation and the longevity science field is growing exponentially and many experts in the field are claiming we now live between mortals and immortals. Renown technologist Ray Kurzweil predicts that we will reach longevity escape velocity by 2029. This would mark a moment when technological improvements add years to life faster than time passes. This presentation explores what these advancements mean for individuals, society, the economy and the military.
This is a science fiction story about a special unit sent behind enemy lines to stop an authoritarian country from connecting artificial intelligence to their entire military weapons arsenal.
This story was written by Lydia Kostopoulos and was one of the selected stories the Army published as part of their call for science fiction stories with the prompt: Letter from the Frontline in 2050
Concept: Metaverse Center for Women's Human Performance, Healthy Aging and Lo...Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
The document proposes the concept of a Metaverse Center for Women's Human Performance, Healthy Aging & Longevity. It identifies modern life challenges to healthy aging and human performance as a problem. The proposed solution is a revenue-generating metaverse center that offers wellness programs, partnerships, and a marketplace utilizing web3 technologies like NFTs, DAOs, and digital twins to track user health data. The goal is to create a global community dedicated to helping women optimize health and longevity through the lens of human performance.
In light of ChatGPT and the growing generative AI technologies, this presentation revisits my 2020 article on the need for Imagination Performance through the 2023 lens. Much has changed in three years in the technology front but nothing has changed in the human front. We still need meaning and to feel connected. This presentation surfaces the real human value proposition beyond generative AI tools.
Lydia Kostopoulos, PhD
LKCYBER.COM
Presentation for the AI Everything Conference at GITEX 2021 in Dubai. Based on the IEEE Report "Decoupling Human Characteristics from Algorithmic Capabilities"
https://standards.ieee.org/initiatives/artificial-intelligence-systems/decoupling-human-characteristics.html
The intermediate cycle tracker allows for a more directed micro-journaling of your menstrual experience. Dividing up the journaling sections into: sleep, mood, body and food. Here are some examples of things you can journal across your cycle:
Sleep: Take note of how your sleep was. For example did you feel cold? Warm? Restless? Have a hard time going to sleep? Did you sleep quickly? If you have a sleep tracker you could take note of your body's temperature, or average heart rate and observe it throughout the phases of the menstrual cycle.
Mood: How was your mood? Did you feel energetic? Motivated? Happy? Sexy? Or perhaps frustrated? Impatient? Sad? Did you have positive thoughts? Negative thoughts? Did you feel social? Or that you wanted to spend time alone?
Body: How does your body feel? Do you feel like you want to exercise? Go for a walk? Have extra energy? Do you feel tired? Do experience any tenderness in your body (muscles, breasts etc)? Do you experience any noise sensitivity? Do you feel horny? How is the texture of your hair and face? Oily? Dry?
Food: Do you feel more hungry than usual? Less hungry than usual? Do you have any cravings? If so, what do you crave? What foods are you gravitating towards? What foods make you feel good? It would be good to observe the alcohol and sugar consumption across your cycle to see how it feels during different times of the cycle.
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The supplement at the end of this document are for those who want to document sleep and weather related data such as barometric pressure and allergies.
The prevalence of attributing human traits to Artificial Intelligence-Systems in efforts to describe its capabilities and use-cases does not adequately represent the technology in a sufficient way to allow for decision makers to fully engage with the ethical questions they are accountable for. Nor does this anthropomorphization effectively communicate the risk and liability involved with AI-Systems.
This report argues that the way we use language to express AI-Systems use-cases and capabilities plays an important role for decision makers to be able to have the leadership agency they need to make important decisions on a technology that will have wide-spread implications, opportunities and consequences for their organization and for others outside it.
The following pages dissect the most commonly ascribed human traits to AI-Systems and with an intent to de-couple them from technological capabilities in efforts to reduce ambiguity.
The hope is that this document will assist decision-makers, legal counsel and those who support them to be more empowered in their conversations about AI-Systems with technologists.
This presentation was a scene setting presentation at the start of a Strategic Foresight Bootcamp.
It provides a high level systems thinking approach to sense-making in this era of rapid change. It starts with complex systems thinking, followed by the six Ds of exponential technology growth and some examples of how technologies converge and have impacts across industries, the presentation concludes with some examples of macro trends that have second and third order effects across industries and supply chains. This presentation encourages strategic thinkers to look outside their bubble to understand and anticipate how other factors will impact their strategic goals and visions.
This document discusses technological surrogacy and predictive powers. It notes that algorithmic analytics can act as an expanded form of cognitive surrogacy, augmentation, assistance and support through data processing and algorithmic knowledge representation. However, this can also reinforce bias. The document also discusses grappling with complex challenges when employing algorithms, including issues like machine vision obstruction, weather degradation and payload sensitivity. It argues that predictive power comes with ethical duties to control for algorithmic bias through quality control and human oversight. The document stresses the importance of transparency around the data and algorithms used to help ensure explainable algorithms.
The future holds exponential change, increased asymmetric capabilities and complex convergences of technology, ethics and political conflict. Acting decisively through this noise will mean revisiting how the SOF Enterprise attracts, retains and utilizes human capital. This presentation hopes to stretch the audience’s thinking about how USSOCOM can creatively leverage talent in the context of increased connectivity, demographic changes, new understandings of sovereignty and dynamic threats.
Delivered by Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos at SOFWERX as part of the USSOCOM J5 Disruptive Talk Series
The Mindset to Thrive in Uncertain, Turbulent & Exponential TimesDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
Our mindset is a critical factor in how we approach the world, create opportunities, solve problems and pave uncharted paths. At present children today will be employed in jobs that don’t exist today and by the time freshman today graduate from college much of what they learned this year will be outdated. This is a direct reflection of how fast things are changing.
This presentation delivered Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos to Morgan Stanley in Glasgow, Scotland offers perspectives on how to reframe our mindset for the next decade and examples of those who created new platforms, others who built creative value propositions, and others who were able to anticipate what others couldn’t imagine.
This document outlines an exercise for developing strategic plans for public-private partnerships. The exercise was created by Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos and aims to help participants identify collaborative partnerships that could benefit their industry and country. Participants are prompted to list goals and key stakeholders, map stakeholder relationships, and draft timelines for engaging stakeholders including potential meeting dates, venues, and agendas. They are also asked to identify initial tasks to begin establishing the partnerships when returning to their home countries.
Due Diligence Considerations for Scientists, Commanders, and Politicians As T...Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most important advancements of our time which will transform all sectors, namely the defense sector. This technology has Secretary Mattis questioning his original premise that the fundamental nature of war will not change. Leaders across the world have labelled it as a game changer in warfare and President Putin famously said "the nation that leads in AI 'will be the ruler of the world." As commanders, policy makers and scientists alike are exploring AI opportunities they should also consider what due diligence questions and concerns they should be aware of. This presentation aims to cover a broad sweep of ethical items for leadership consideration.
Part IV: Workwear Fashion, Human Anatomy, Transparency & TechnologyDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
This presentation discusses Lydia Kostopoulos's journey from her career in national security to founding a women's workwear company called Empowering Workwear by Lydia. The presentation is divided into four parts: 1) analyzing workwear fashion through the lens of human anatomy, 2) the importance of supply chain transparency for consumers and brands, 3) new technologies in the fashion industry, and 4) introducing Empowering Workwear by Lydia, which aims to provide functional, transparently sourced clothing that empowers women and encourages change in the industry. Kostopoulos draws from her experience in national security, technology, and education to create a purpose-driven business focused on empowering women through thoughtful
Part III: Workwear Fashion, Human Anatomy, Transparency & TechnologyDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
Workwear Fashion, Human Anatomy, Transparency & Technology: A National Security Professional's Journey to Functional Women's Workwear
Part 1: Dissects popular women’s workwear designs through the lens of anatomy, exploring what tight waistlines mean for digestion and offers reflection on how workwear can be better designed for menstrual cycles and hot flashes of menopause.
Part 2: Reflects on the polluting nature of fast fashion and the sustainable fashion initiatives that are coming about to combat this.
Part 3: Explores the exciting new technologies that are emerging in the field of fashion such as 3D printing, nanotechnology, and digital fashion.
Part 4: Expands on what the purpose driven brand "Empowering Workwear by Lydia" is trying to do with its four-tiered agenda for women’s workwear fashion.
More information on Empowering Workwear: www.empoweringworkwear.com
www.lkcyber.com
Part II: Workwear Fashion, Human Anatomy, Transparency & TechnologyDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
Workwear Fashion, Human Anatomy, Transparency & Technology: A National Security Professional's Journey to Functional Women's Workwear
Part 1: Dissects popular women’s workwear designs through the lens of anatomy, exploring what tight waistlines mean for digestion and offers reflection on how workwear can be better designed for menstrual cycles and hot flashes of menopause.
Part 2: Reflects on the polluting nature of fast fashion and the sustainable fashion initiatives that are coming about to combat this.
Part 3: Explores the exciting new technologies that are emerging in the field of fashion such as 3D printing, nanotechnology, and digital fashion.
Part 4: Expands on what the purpose driven brand "Empowering Workwear by Lydia" is trying to do with its four-tiered agenda for women’s workwear fashion.
More information on Empowering Workwear: www.empoweringworkwear.com
www.lkcyber.com
Part I: Workwear Fashion, Human Anatomy, Transparency & TechnologyDr. Lydia Kostopoulos
Workwear Fashion, Human Anatomy, Transparency & Technology: A National Security Professional's Journey to Functional Women's Workwear
Part 1: Dissects popular women’s workwear designs through the lens of anatomy, exploring what tight waistlines mean for digestion and offers reflection on how workwear can be better designed for menstrual cycles and hot flashes of menopause.
Part 2: Reflects on the polluting nature of fast fashion and the sustainable fashion initiatives that are coming about to combat this.
Part 3: Explores the exciting new technologies that are emerging in the field of fashion such as 3D printing, nanotechnology, and digital fashion.
Part 4: Expands on what the purpose driven brand "Empowering Workwear by Lydia" is trying to do with its four-tiered agenda for women’s workwear fashion.
More information on Empowering Workwear: www.empoweringworkwear.com
#ArtAboutAI is an avant-garde attempt to make artificial intelligence more accessible for an informed civic debate.
Dr. Kostopoulos’s background in national security and education lends a fresh perspective to her art work with references to controversial ethical debates about artificial intelligence.
One of her key motivators is to raise awareness about artificial intelligence and provoke an intentional and thoughtful discussion about what it is, and what it means for society and humanity as a whole.
Her art is informed by the latest technological developments in artificial intelligence as well as her involvement in national security and policy related work.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
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AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
About Potato, The scientific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum (L).Christina Parmionova
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile
Synopsis (short abstract) In December 2023, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 30 May as the International Day of Potato.
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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