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When I think of the unique challenge faced by AI researchers in Security, it reminds me of an excerpt from the Harry Potter series. At the beginning of Book 6, the Minister of Magic pays a visit to the Human (muggle) Prime Minister to warn him about evil deeds being carried out by dark wizards. The Human Prime Minister is understandably scared and confused. In frustration, he implores: “But for heaven’s sake - you’re wizards ! You can do magic ! Surely you can sort out – well - anything !” The Minister of Magic replies pragmatically, “The trouble is, the other side can do magic too”.

UPDATE: All Avast and AVG consumer and business products have been updated to accept the Microsoft patches (see ‘Fixing the Problems’ below). Details have emerged this week regarding two different—and both substantial—security flaws in almost every computer processor in use today. This affects Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. It’s important to note that as of yet, no malware or cyberattack has been associated with these flaws, but now that the information is in the public domain, that could change. Either of the flaws could lead to your computer’s memory being compromised, which means sensitive data—passwords, photos, credit card details—can be accessed and stolen. Here’s a breakdown of the two vulnerabilities:

AV-Test, the Independent IT-Security Institute, regularly conducts impartial studies on all leading cybersecurity products on the market. The purpose is to keep consumers aware of what’s performing as promised, and what’s not.

I was thinking about Jeff Weiner's question to identify a single product or feature that you cannot do without. For me, it is easy to pay that accolade to Tesla's self-driving autopilot. Every time I am stuck in Bay Area traffic, I allow the car to drive itself while I engage in creative thinking or relax with an audiobook. This is the perfect example of what technology should do—take on the monotonous work and do it better than a human being can.

The season finale of Mr. Robot season three aired last week and it was full with revelations, along with some gory and some heartfelt scenes. Unfortunately, the episode lacked hacks, but there are some hack-related things we can recap.