Tag: security

• Furthering Intel’s Security First Pledge with Cybersecurity Public Policy By Audrey Plonk, Senior Director, Public Policy, Intel Product Assurance and Security Group Working with the Center for Cybersecurity Law and Policy to Advance Coordinated Disclosure Policy and Practice Having been intimately involved from day one in Intel’s response to the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, I am also deeply familiar with - and committed to - Intel’s Security First Pledge....
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• Intel Guides Conversation on Global Approaches and Standardization to Improve Cyber Risk Management at CyberNextDC By Jackie Medecki and Riccardo Masucci The inaugural “CyberNextDC Privacy. Partnership. Protection.” conference took place in Washington DC on Oct 25 and was sponsored by the Coalition for Cybersecurity Policy and Law led by Ari Schwartz, the Cyber Threat Alliance led by Michael Daniel, and the National Security Institute at George Mason University. The event gathered cybersecurity experts, government officials,...
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• Intel Recommends Public Policy Principles for Artificial Intelligence By Naveen Rao, Vice President and General Manager, Artificial Intelligence Products Group The computational advances of the past few years have enabled a new era of innovation – one in which machines can analyze vast amounts of data and find useful insights in that data. This is Artificial Intelligence (AI). With the proliferation of large data sets, computers can now...
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• It Takes Data To Protect Data By: David A. Hoffman, Associate General Counsel and Global Privacy Officer   I recently had the pleasure of participating in a discussion of using data to promote cybersecurity. Hosted by Lawfare, Intel Security, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), and the Hoover Institution, the event began with keynote remarks by Intel Security’s Vice President and General Manager Chris Young...
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• The Need To Be Connected and Protected By: David Hoffman, Intel's Director of Security Policy and Global Privacy Officer Today was an important moment for privacy.  President Obama visited the US Federal Trade Commission to speak about the need for privacy and security legislation to allow individuals to trust their use of technology.   Intel’s mission is to utilize the power of Moore’s Law to bring smart, connected...
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• Tenth Anniversary of ENISA – European Network and Information Security Agency by: Dr. Claire Vishik In today’s fast-paced world, ten years is a long time, and nothing changes as fast as the technology landscape. When ENISA was formed in 2004, the importance of cybersecurity was already well understood, but the diversity and dynamism of the ICT space that we know today was yet to emerge. 2004 was before tablets and smart...
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• Rethink Privacy 2.0 and Fair Information Practice Principles: A Common Language for Privacy By: Paula Bruening Last week, Mauritius hosted the 36th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. By convening in this island African country, the data protection authorities acknowledged that data protection and privacy are concerns not only of the developed world, but also of emerging economies looking to the promise of data, technology and innovation to address social problems, improve...
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• Sending FERPA Back to School Over the next couple of weeks, young people across the country will head back to school. Those students will have access to digital tools to supplement the effectiveness of their teachers. As students use a greater diversity of these technologies, it is important that parents, educators and technology companies understand the privacy implications of this new connected learning environment. Privacy...
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• Intel Calls For U.S. Privacy Legislation NTIA’s recent request for comments on big data provided companies, privacy advocates and activists with an opportunity to highlight the promise of big data and analytic processing and to consider how to address some of the unique privacy challenges they raise. But big data is only one example of the new technologies, data collection and data uses that can address...
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• A Step Forward For Cybersecurity The US Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice today released their “Antitrust Policy Statement on Sharing of Cybersecurity Information”. This statement is a positive event that helps the private sector improve the protection of the global digital infrastructure. Intel views security as one of the three pillars of computing along with power-efficient performance and connectivity. Individuals must be able...
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