Episode #230: Fake Telegram Apps; Fortifying AI; Transparency, Accountability, Responsibility for AI Models

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Marcel Brown:  This Day in Tech History

September 16th, 1997. Twelve years to the day after resigning from Apple, Steve Jobs is named interim CEO of Apple. Only seven months earlier, Jobs' company Next was purchased by Apple. Much of the technology acquired with the purchase was used to build the Mac OS X operating system.

Edwin Kwan: Fake Telegram Apps Infect Thousands with Spyware

Spyware masquerading as Telegram applications have been spotted in the Google Play Store and have been downloaded over 60,000 times. According to security researchers, the app appears visually identical to the official Telegram application.

Trac Bannon: Secure by Design: Fortifying AI

We can and should apply CISA's Secure-by-Design and -Default guidance to the sexy trifecta: AI, ML, and Generative AI. Applying the CISA Secure-by-Design guidance presents many considerations and challenges.

Olimpiu Pop: Transparency, Accountability, Responsibility for AI Models

Artificial intelligence, though not always understood, holds enchanting promise to reshape everything. Medicine with faster, more accurate diagnostics, and even our leisure time with Netflix's suggestions and Nest's intuitive thermostats.