The sweeping directive, signed Thursday, covers a range of topics including securing federal communications networks against foreign snoops, issuing tougher sanctions for ransomware gangs, requiring software providers to develop more secure products, and using AI to boost America’s cyber defense capabilities, among others.

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    18 days ago

    Oh hey, it’s literally requiring the government agencies to do the exact same thing we have been doing in the corporate space these past several years.

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      18 days ago

      Sounds like less than that. I read it as self-attestation for the most basic processes.

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      18 days ago

      I was thinking to myself “so they just have to keep doing what they’re doing” but my second thought was more in line with your comment.

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        17 days ago

        “No. That is a copypasta, not a meat replacement. I can give you recommendations of recipes for copypasta and spam dinners if you would like 😊”

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      17 days ago

      Yes, I’m sure random commentors on the internet know better than the NSA what an appropriate use of AI is when it comes to cyber security…

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        16 days ago

        Exactly. Especially considering half these commenters are using chatbots and AI interchangeably as if there aren’t dozens of other tools that use AI/ML to parse data and do anomaly detection.