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Information Technology
5 ways we’re working to rebuild trust in the media
The new digital media ecosystem has forever altered the imperfect yet time-tested signals of trust in news and information.
Blockchain
How secure is blockchain?
Blockchain is transforming the way we do business, and has the potential to reduce poverty throughout the developing world. But can it simultaneously offer trust and privacy to ensure pri...
Cybersecurity
Partners in crime: Why mafia groups and cybercriminals are joining forces
And the world needs a proper strategy to deal with it.
International Security
Can state cyber attacks be justified under international law?
A nation launching an offensive cyber attack would need to strike a delicate balance between lawful deterrence and the risk of dangerous escalation
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This robot tricks hackers into giving away their information
The decoy robot, called HoneyBot, is being used to protect factories from cybercrime.
International Security
Why we need to measure military cyber power
Understanding how and why cyber capabilities are deployed is now crucial to determine the power dynamics between nations
Fourth Industrial Revolution
AI weeds: what they are, how they could choke off the internet
"Suddenly, our computers will be full of algorithms that, like weeds, will adapt quickly and seek new ways to capture living space."
Cybersecurity
This is the biggest threat to Latin America’s digital transformation
Latin America is particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks and many countries lack the capacity to respond to major incidents, unless they take action now.
Cybersecurity
Billions of devices will soon be vulnerable to cyberattack. But we're not ready
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for action to protect civilians against electronic warfare.
Canada
Canada is putting $1 billion towards fighting cybercrime
The Canadian government is investing in the future of cybersecurity by hoping to attract the world's best cyber-security warriors.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
We know you aren't reading your privacy policy. But this AI will do it for you
A new AI could read policies for you and make them fun.
Digital Communications
How we banished bad bots from digital Davos
The science behind the software that kept the trolls and propaganda at bay.
International Security
Threats to the cybersecurity of nuclear weapons
Digital technology has overturned many of the assumptions on which nuclear strategies are based, and important new security challenges urgently need to be addressed
Values
Our shared values are under attack. They are also our best defence
As our world becomes increasingly fractured we must rediscover our shared values, says the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi.
Big Data
We need a new era of data responsibility
We mustn't confuse data with wisdom, writes Ginni Rometty, the CEO of IBM.