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Machine learning typically requires tons of examples. To get an AI model to recognize a horse, you need to show it thousands of images of horses. This is what makes the technology computationally expensive—and very different from human learning. A child often needs to see just a few examples of an object, or even only one, before being able to recognize it for life.Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceTechniqueThe University Of WaterlooBig DataMathematical ModelsImage DataNeural NetworksMontreal AI Ethics InstituteIlia SucholutskyTongzhou WangRyan KhuranaAI ModelsData DistillationPrecise PatternsRead Full Story

It's always winter on the internet, so you'd better put on some extra layers. At the bare minimum, that means virus protection for your laptop, tablet, or phone. But that only protects from one type of threat, and these days, hackers and bots have numerous ways of infiltrating your device—especially via public Wi-Fi. Of course, that shouldn't stop you from using your gadgets the way they were meant to be used. Not only are virtual private networks (VPNs) the most effective way to protect your data, but they've also evolved to become a lot more user-friendly over the years.Read Full Story Internet DataAntivirus SoftwarePassword ManagerData PrivacyData NetworksMalwareNordPass PremiumVPNsPublic Wi-FiServer SelectionVirtual Private NetworksRoute DataData Protection ToolsHackersLaptop

The company responsible for the National Broadband Network (NBN) and the CSIRO announced on Tuesday that the data arm of the latter, Data61, will examine the former's traffic data. The initial project, which is to be a baseline for future measurements of digital maturity and resilience, will examine aggregated and...CSIROCoronavirus Disease 2019COVID-19 PandemicDigital HealthDigital ElectronicsData61Digital TechnologiesAustraliaData NetworksTechnology CompanyData TrafficNBN CoBudgetNational Broadband NetworkLarry MarshallJosh FrydenbergRead Full Story

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A major hospital chain has been hit by what appears to be one of the largest medical cyberattacks in United States history. Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in

A list of French products to boycott on Twitter.PARIS — There have been mounting calls in the Islamic world to boycott French products after France’s President Emmanuel Macron earlier this week said the country “will not give up caricatures, drawings,” referring to cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that have been circulating.Macron has been vocal about promising to defend secular values and fight radical Islam after a teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded by a Muslim attacker on Oct. 16 for showing cartoons of Muhammad during a class in Paris suburb of Éragny.The recently reissued cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad by the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo are at the heart of the outcry. They were the same drawings that sparked anger in numerous countries and al-Qaeda, which claimed the January 2015 terrorist attack at the newspaper in which 12 people were killed.The Islamic tradition forbids depictions of Muhammad and Allah.The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, an intergovernmental group, on Friday issued a statement saying that it “has been following the ongoing practice of running satirical caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad, being struck with astonishment at so unexpected a discourse from certain French politicians, which it deems to be harmful to the Muslim-French relations, hate-mongering and only serving partisan interests.”Countries decrying the publications of the cartoons in France reportedly include Turkey, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait and Morocco. Since Friday, calls to boycott French products, with the hashtag #bocyottfrenchproducts and #boycottfrance, are burgeoning online.On Twitter, for instance, one list of French brands to boycott that’s been circulating includes Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Givenchy.Some Arab trade groups have reportedly begun removing French products from their shelves.Demonstrations, such as one in front of the French ambassador to Israel’s residence in Paris, have taken place during the past few days.There was an attack late last month in central Paris, not far from Charlie Hebdo’s former offices, when a man stabbed two people and said his actions were linked to the cartoons’ recent republication.Meanwhile, France has said it would recall its envoy to Turkey after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insulted Macron, suggesting he needed a mental health check.On Sunday night, the French government issued a statement saying: “In several countries in the Middle East, calls for a boycott of French products, especially in agri-food, have developed in recent days, as well as calls more generally to demonstrate against France, sometimes in hateful terms, relayed on social networks.”The statement said the calls to boycott distort France’s position in favor of freedom of conscience, expression and religion, and the refusal of any call to hatred. It said, as well, that the calls to boycott distort and use for political ends remarks made by Macron.“The boycott calls are pointless and must end immediately, as well as all the attacks directed against our country, instrumentalized by a radical minority,” the French government wrote.Islamic ExtremismMuslim WorldCaricatureOICCartoonBoycottRecep Tayyip ErdoğanMiddle EastAl-QaedaIranIsraelChanelCharlie HebdoGivenchySamuel PatyMuhammadLouis VuittonProphet MuhammadEmmanuel MacronYves Saint LaurentThe Prophet Muhammad

U.S. officials have been scrambling over the last several days to assess the damage from a potentially devastating breach across multiple U.S. government computer networks, include those at the State, Commerce and Treasury departments. The FBI says the agency is 'investigating and gathering intelligence" on the breach, according to a statement released Wednesday night, but officials have said little else, and President Donald Trump has yet to comment on the attack, which officials have told ABC News is believed linked to Russia . President-elect Joe Biden issued a statement Thursday calling it a "matter of great concern." “I have instructed my team to learn as much as we can about this breach, and Vice President-elect Harris and I are grateful to the career public servants who have briefed our team on their findings, and who are working around-the-clock to respond to this attack,” Biden said. “We will elevate cybersecurity as an imperative across the government, further strengthen partnerships with the private sector, and expand our investment in the infrastructure and people we need to defend against malicious cyberattacks. But a good defense isn’t enough; we need to disrupt and deter our adversaries from undertaking significant cyber attacks in the first place,” Biden said, noting his team would implement stronger punitive measures for those who carry out any such attacks on the U.S. “Our adversaries should know that, as President, I will not stand idly by in the face of cyber assaults on our nation,” Biden said. The intrusion involves software from SolarWinds, which makes IT management tools, that had been adulterated or “Trojanized” with a vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers to steal information, manipulate systems or plant trap doors and other exploits for future use. MORE: Russian state actors hacked systems containing election information in 2 states: Gov't officials Carolyn Kaster/AP, FILE - PHOTO: The J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, Nov. 30, 2017. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence called the intrusion a "significant and ongoing cybersecurity campaign." "The FBI is investigating and gathering intelligence in order to attribute, pursue, and disrupt the responsible threat actors," the agency's statement said. “The FBI is engaging with known and suspected victims, and information gained through FBI’s efforts will provide indicators to network defenders and intelligence to our government partners to enable further action.” The three agencies established a Cyber Unified Coordination Group on Tuesday and will work "to coordinate a whole-of-government response to this significant cyber incident." The statement reiterated that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the lead agency in helping secure companies and agencies affected. CISA is the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber arm. Two government officials told ABC News that Russia is believed to be behind the attack that has so far compromised the Department of Homeland Security, State Department, National Institute of Health, Commerce and Treasury Departments. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien cut an international trip short in order to return to the United States to address the cyberbreach of U.S. government computer networks, according to the White House’s National Security Council. A person familiar with the matter confirmed that there has been at least one NSC meeting to discuss the situation. The Russians have denied they are behind the attack, and while Trump hasn't commented, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany asked on Tuesday about the breaches said the U.S. government was “taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy any possible issues related to the situation.” One lawmaker briefed on the intrusion said what they saw was troubling. "Stunning," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, tweeted on Tuesday. "Today’s classified briefing on Russia’s cyberattack left me deeply alarmed, in fact downright scared. Americans deserve to know what's going on. Declassify what’s known & unknown." Others, like former Trump administration Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert said "the magnitude of the attack cannot be overstated." "The logical conclusion is that we must act as if the Russian government has control of all the networks it has penetrated. But it is unclear what the Russians intend to do next," Bossert wrote in New York Times op-ed. "The access the Russians now enjoy could be used for far more than simply spying." Bossert also asserts that trying to pick up the pieces after this intrusion could be very difficult. "The remediation effort alone will be staggering. It will require the segregated replacement of entire enclaves of computers, network hardware and servers across vast federal and corporate networks," Bossert said. "Somehow, the nation’s sensitive networks have to remain operational despite unknown levels of Russian access and control. A “do over” is mandatory and entire new networks need to be built — and isolated from compromised networks. Cyber threat hunters that are stealthier than the Russians must be unleashed on these networks to look for the hidden, persistent access controls. These information security professionals actively search for, isolate and remove advanced, malicious code that evades automated safeguards. This will be difficult work as the Russians will be watching every move on the inside," he warned. MORE: Russian state actors hacked systems containing election information in 2 states: Gov't officials Cyberexperts concur with Bossert’s assertion that this hack could potentially be incredibly damaging. “The potential for damage here is full compromise of the environment, including theft of sensitive materials,” Tony Turner, Vice President for Security Solutions for Fortress Security Solutions, told ABC News. On Monday, SolarWinds said as many as 18,000 organizations including unclassified federal government networks and 425 Fortune 500 companies could have downloaded the malicious software, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. "We believe that this vulnerability is the result of a highly-sophisticated, targeted and manual supply chain attack by a nation state. We are acting in close coordination with FireEye, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the intelligence community, and other law enforcement to investigate these matters," SolarWinds President and CEO Kevin Thompson said on Sunday. Over the weekend, CISA, assessed there is “high potential for compromises of agency information systems,” and the potential “grave impact of a successful compromise,” in affected systems and for only the fifth time in the agency’s history issued an emergency directive “to review their networks for indicators of compromise and disconnect or power down SolarWinds Orion products immediately.” CISA is operating with an acting director after President Trump fired director Chris Krebs in November. "The compromise of SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management Products poses unacceptable risks to the security of federal networks," said CISA acting Director Brandon Wales. Javed Ali, a former senior counterterrorism director on the National Security Council and former FBI official said that Russia has not been deterred by the United States previous response to Russians meddling in US systems. "It raises serious questions about the level of US defensive measures against cyber-attacks, as the vulnerabilities exploited in this latest attack crossed over into both private industry cyber tools and federal ones--neither of which were able to identify the Russian breaches until months after they began," he explained. ABC News' Molly Nagle contributed to this report. PoliticsCyber AttacksCyber SecurityFBITreasuryABC NewsAPCISAState DepartmentThe White House 'sNational Security CouncilNSCRussiansWhite HouseDemocratDonald TrumpJoe BidenKayleigh McenanyRichard BlumenthalTom BossertJ. Edgar HooverJaved Ali

Phone companies will no longer be able to sell devices that are “locked” to specific networks, the regulator has ruled. Until now, networks have been able to ensure phones can only work with their own service, meaning that users cannot switch even when their contract is over. But now networks...Read Full Story Telephone CompanyVodafoneOfcomSalesPhone CompaniesSpecific NetworksMobile PhonesMobile CustomersTesco MobileSelina ChadhaMobile CompaniesLocked PhonesSellingEEConnectivity

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer made history, and then took a moment to tell her Stanford players what they mean to her.“The most important thing I can do as a coach is love you,” VanDerveer said. “I love the game of basketball and I want to help you be the best you can be. You’re the people that I care about. Thank you.”Typical Tara, wanting to share the joy on a night when the spotlight shined brightly on her — and her alone.VanDerveer became the winningest women’s college basketball coach Tuesday night, passing the late Pat Summitt with her 1,099th victory as No. 1 Stanford romped to a 104-61 victory over Pacific.Dressed casually in all black, VanDerveer received the game ball after the final buzzer. Her dancing players chanted “Tara! Tara!” and gave her a new oversized pullover reading “T-DAWG” to celebrate the latest milestone for the Hall of Fame coach in her 35th season on The Farm and 42nd overall as a college head coach. The wearable blanket was forward Francesca Belibi’s idea.“It’s really sweet,” VanDerveer said.The 67-year-old VanDerveer improved her career record to 1,099-253. The road to this historic night began with her first head coaching job at the University of Idaho from 1978-80, and then moved to Ohio State (1980-85) and Stanford, where she is 947-202. Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma is right behind at 1,093 wins.“This is special because of the magnitude of that many wins,” VanDerveer said. “You never go into coaching, I never thought, ‘Well, I’m going to try to win 1,000 games’ or anything like that. This is special, currently having the No. 1 team, being undefeated, playing in a pandemic, I will never forget this, for sure.”After the history-making win in a draped-off area upstairs that served as Stanford’s locker room, VanDerveer received a plaque containing a piece of the floor from Stanford’s home court at Maples Pavilion. A framed proclamation from Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine was another memento. White long-sleeved shirts commemorating the night were made for the players as well as hand-held confetti poppers and individual mini cakes with an attached sticker that read, “Tara at the top.” Silver balloons with the numbers 1,099 adorned the room.Just as the humble VanDerveer prefers, she broke Summitt’s mark going largely under the radar and with little fanfare given the game took place in California’s Central Valley — about 80 miles from the Bay Area. No fans were allowed into Spanos Center, either. “I really hope Pat Summitt is looking down and saying, ‘Good job Tara, keep it going,’” VanDerveer said. “I loved coaching against Pat, and we miss her.”Tennessee women’s basketball posted a photo of VanDerveer and Summitt on Twitter and a message that read: “1099. Pat would be proud. Congratulations, Coach VanDerveer!” “We were friends and obviously competitors,” VanDerveer said. “She had great passion for the game and I think she sees that with me. She loves unselfish basketball which I think she would see with our team. More than anything she helped me get better as a coach because you had to work really hard to prepare. We lost more games than we won against Tennessee. She was a great mentor and a great friend. I think she would be proud of us.”Stanford (5-0) couldn’t play a home game with the Tigers on Nov. 29 because of a positive coronavirus test in the Pacific program and then again Tuesday because of COVID-19 restrictions in Santa Clara County that sent the Cardinal on the road for three weeks. It spent much of that stretch in Las Vegas before traveling to Berkeley to play California in a Sunday night game, when VanDerveer tied Summitt’s record.“I look at it as a blessing in disguise. We’re living in a hotel,” senior Kiana Williams said. “It’s not ideal but we have more time to spend together.”Traveling from Berkeley on Tuesday, Stanford wound up getting caught in traffic due to an accident that delayed the Cardinal’s arrival at the arena by 30 minutes.It hardly mattered.Anna Wilson got Stanford off to a fast start with an opening four-point play. “That’s why I came to Stanford, I wanted to be coached by a winner,” Wilson said. “Even in this challenge of being in the middle of quarantine and having to deal with all these adjustments, she’s done a really great job of being here for us and providing the very best that we can experience during this time.”VanDerveer thanked her parents and family. “Hi Mom! Don’t cry, Mom,” VanDerveer instructed mother Rita, who was watching on TV. “It’s happy.”GIVING HEARTVanDerveer planned to donate $10 for each of her wins — $10,990 — to local food banks. “We’re playing games and we know people are really suffering, they don’t have jobs, their unemployment is running out, they’re hungry, so I’m so thankful for my job and my opportunity that I just want to make sure I’m giving back,” she said.FROM ONE COACH TO ANOTHERDavid Shaw, Stanford’s 10th-year football coach, considers VanDerveer among the best ever in any sport, at any level — man or woman.“I’ve said it over and over again, I think Tara VanDerveer is one of the best coaches of any sport on this planet because of her ability to change and to cater to the abilities of her athletes at the same time giving them a standard that is necessary for them to grow and to reach their peak,” Shaw said earlier Tuesday.Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry offered a video shoutout on Twitter.BIG PICTUREStanford: Being 5-0 is impressive enough. Doing it while basically being nomads and having to stay away from home so long is even more so. The Cardinal didn’t let the emotions of the night get in the way and shot the ball efficiently most of the game. Pacific: The Tigers made their season debut after having their first four games canceled due to Covid-19. They hung tough with the top-ranked Cardinal before eventually wearing down.UP NEXTStanford: The Cardinal resume Pac-12 play at Southern California on Saturday.Pacific: The Tigers play LSU on Saturday as part of the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops tournament.___AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley contributed to this report.___More AP women’s basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25College BasketballBasketball CoachLove And BasketballHead Football CoachFootball HistoryAPStanfordThe Hall Of FameThe FarmThe University Of IdahoOhio StateTwitterTigersGolden State WarriorsLSUTara VanderveerPat SummittGeno AuriemmaStephen Curry

Staff have reportedly had to fall back on using pen and paper. One of the US’s largest healthcare providers has been hit by what looks like a highly coordinated ransomware attack (via NBC News). Over the weekend, hospi