February 2023 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Garante privacy stop al chatbot "Replika"

by D. Davide Lamanna

Buongiorno, una notizia molto importante, probabilmente un primissimo caso: <https://www.garanteprivacy.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9852506>. Daniela Tafani aveva già parlato di Replika qui in nexa [1]. Il provvedimento motivato: [2] D. [1] 1/21/23, 23:16 [2] <https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb…>. (null)

Feb. 7, 2023

"Ukraine is using Palantir's software for 'targeting, ' CEO says"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Ukraine is using Palantir's software for 'targeting,' CEO says** * By Jeffrey Dastin February 2, 2023 1:53 AM GMT+1 PALO ALTO, Calif. Feb 1 (Reuters) - Data analytics company Palantir (PLTR.N) is "responsible for most of the targeting in Ukraine," Chief Executive Alex Karp said Wednesday, elaborating on the U.S. company's work with Kyiv since Russia's invasion last year. Its software helps Ukraine target, for instance, tanks and artillery, a Palantir spokesperson said. The remarks are some of Karp's most direct yet on how Palantir, which got its start two decades ago supporting U.S. intelligence services, is aiding Ukraine's war effort. [...] continua qui: https://www.reuters.com/technology/ukraine-is-using-palantirs-software-targ…

Feb. 7, 2023

Featured Sessions and CfP REMINDER - GIG-ARTS 2023: "The Governance of Cybersecurity: Resilience, Human Rights and Democracy" 15-16 May, Padova

by Mauro SANTANIELLO

Dear colleagues, We hope this message finds you well. With the reminder that only 3 weeks are remaining for submission of your abstracts (*deadline: 26 February 2023*), GIG-ARTS 2023 Organizing Committee is glad to pre-announce 4 exciting featured sessions for this Padova edition. We are delighted to welcome *Laura DeNardis as our 2023 Keynote speaker.* Speakers at the Special session and the Stakeholders roundtables will be announced later. GIG-ARTS 2023 Featured Sessions: *Keynote Session: “New Frontiers of Cybersecurity Governance”* Keynote Speaker: Laura DeNardis, Professor and Endowed Chair in Technology, Ethics, and Society at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA Chair: Meryem Marzouki, Global Internet Governance & Digital Rights Expert - Paris, France *Special Session: Presentation of the Italian PRIN Project: “Cybersecurity (as a) Public Policy”* Chair: Maria Stella Righettini, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Performance Evaluation at the University of Padova, Italy *Stakeholders Roundtable: “Framing and Implementing Cyber Resilience”* Chair: Mauro Santaniello, Assistant Professor of Internet Governance and Digital Policy at the University of Salerno, Italy *Stakeholders Roundtable: “Geopolitics of Cybersecurity”* Chair: Joanna Kulesza, Professor of International Law, and Director of Lodz Cyber Hub at the University of Lodz, Poland Below is the full GIG-ARTS 2023 Call for abstracts. Feel free to disseminate this call. We are looking forward to receiving your abstracts describing your latest research work and we very much hope to see you in Padova! Best regards, GIG-ARTS 2023 Organizing Committee: Joanna Kulesza, Meryem Marzouki, Claudia Padovani, Maria Stella Righettini, and Mauro Santaniello ===== GIG-ARTS 2023 - The Seventh European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies 15-16 May 2023, Padova The Governance of Cybersecurity: Resilience, Human Rights and Democracy events.gig-arts.eu/gig-arts2023 Call for Abstracts - Deadline: 26 February 2023 While during the early stage of Internet development security concerns were generally dealt with as a regulation matter with law enforcement authorities fighting cybercrime, cybersecurity has recently become one of the most debated and controversial issue in the field of internet governance. Cyberattacks have changed in nature and intensity: their growing number; the variety of their targets (public institutions, critical infrastructures and utilities, large and strategic companies); in some cases the terrorist and/or quasi-military objectives of their proven or alleged authors, sponsors or beneficiaries; the expansion of their surface, making profit of digitalization progresses in all sectors; together with the escalation of geopolitical tensions and conflicts; are all features pushing cybersecurity issues to the top of the agendas of both public and private actors. The increasing relevance of cybersecurity is reshaping state powers, public administration, private businesses, civil society and academic research as well. New agencies, procedures, and structures have been institutionalised both by national governments and international organisations to deal with cybersecurity policy problems. New power relations are being established, both inside and beyond the state. Governments, both at the national and local levels, are still struggling to find their own governance structures and set of instruments in the range of different cybersecurity models (e.g. cyber defence, cyber offence, cyber resilience, etc.) and their possible implementations. The provision of public goods and services is undergoing a profound re-design and re-engineering process led by cybersecurity concerns, that implies new models of citizenship and new modes of public administration. Private companies are facing new challenges, often dealing with a shortage of skills and competences of the workforce, while new companies and new business models are emerging around the transnational market of cybersecurity. At the global level, states, through their representatives at the United Nations and its different bodies, confirmed that international law applies online as it does offline. They also identified the need to better understand how international law could be applied in cyberspace, with issues of attribution, liability, sovereignty, rule of law and due diligence being raised. Given the multistakeholder feature of global internet governance, private companies have also jumped in with their own proposals, promoting their roles as possible norms entrepreneurs. Technical management and standardisation organisations have a prominent role to play as well when dealing with global cybersecurity. As a consequence, new research agendas and scientific perspectives on cybersecurity are consolidating, shaping a novel multidisciplinary field of inquiry that is not only exceeding the original field of internet governance, but seems also phagocytizing it: internet governance as an issue of cybersecurity governance. After having addressed “Global Internet Governance as a Diplomacy Issue” at its first edition in 2017, “Overcoming Inequalities in Internet Governance” in 2018, “Europe as a Global Player in Internet Governance” in 2019, “Online Information Governance” in 2020, and “Global Internet Governance and International Human Rights” in 2022, the European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies turns its attention this year to the governance of cybersecurity, in view of further investigating and inquiring the political, economic and epistemic transformations connected to the rise of cybersecurity and how they impact on democracy and human rights. In addition to general internet governance issues and topics, submissions are particularly welcome on the following themes: - Cybersecurity and democracy: civil liberties and human rights; - Cybersecurity, citizenship and digital sovereignty; - Institutionalisation of cybersecurity as a field of public policy; - From cybersecurity to cyber resilience: risk analysis, organisational challenges and capacity building; - Models and typologies of cybersecurity; - Relationships between cybersecurity and internet governance; - New theoretical frameworks and methods for the study of cybersecurity; - Cybersecurity and public administration digitalization; - The cybersecurity market and business models; - New technological developments and cybersecurity; - Cybersecurity narratives: policy discourses, cultures and ideologies; - Cybersecurity strategies, policies, instruments, and their implementation; - Multilateral and multistakeholder discussions and instruments for the global governance of cybersecurity; - Cybersecurity in international relations: cyber warfare, cyber peace, diplomacy and international law; - Cybersecurity in Europe Union strategy and policies. Submission information Authors are invited to submit their extended abstracts (no longer than 500 words), describing their research question(s), theoretical framework, approach and methodology, expected findings or empirical outcome. Submitted abstracts will be evaluated through a peer-review process. Abstracts and authors’ information should be submitted through the Easychair conference management system at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2023 Key dates - Deadline for abstract submissions: 26 February 2023 - Notification to authors: 5 April 2023 - Authors registration (at least one author must register for a selected presentation to appear on the programme): From 5 to 15 April 2023 - Programme publication: 25 April 2023 - General registration: From 25 April to 5 May 2023 - Conference dates: 15 & 16 May 2023 GIG-ARTS 2023 Co-Sponsors (tbc) - Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies (SPGI) / University of Padova, Italy - Grant programme PRIN: Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale – Bando 2020 Prot. 2020X5LAK7 / Ministry of University and Research, Italy - Internet & Communication Policy Centre / University of Salerno, Italy - LIP6 Laboratory, Sorbonne Université & CNRS, France - Lodz Cyber Hub / University of Lodz, Poland GIG-ARTS 2023 Committees Co-Chairs - Joanna Kulesza, Łódz Cyber Hub, University of Łódz, Poland - Meryem Marzouki, Global Internet Governance & Digital Rights Expert, France - Maria Stella Righettini, Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies (SPGI), University of Padova, Italy Organizing Committee - Joanna Kulesza, Łódz Cyber Hub, University of Łódz, Poland - Meryem Marzouki, Global Internet Governance & Digital Rights Expert, France - Claudia Padovani, Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies (SPGI), University of Padova, Italy - Maria Stella Righettini, Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies (SPGI), University of Padova, Italy - Mauro Santaniello, Internet & Communication Policy Centre, University of Salerno, Italy Scientific Programme Committee - Francesco Amoretti, University of Salerno, Italy - Eric Brousseau, Université Paris Dauphine, France - Simone Busetti, University of Teramo, Italy - Andrea Calderaro, Cardiff University, United Kingdom - Mauro Conti, University of Padova, Italy - Laura DeNardis, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA - Frédérick Douzet, Université Paris 8 Vincennes - Saint-Denis, France - Giuseppe Fenza, University of Salerno, Italy - Louise Marie Hurel, London School of Economics, United Kingdom - Jonathan Kamkhaji, Politecnico di Milano, Italy - Joanna Kulesza (co-chair), University of Łódz, Poland - Nanette S. Levinson, American University Washington DC, USA - Robin Mansell, London School of Economics, United Kingdom - Meryem Marzouki (co-chair), Global Internet Governance & Digital Rights Expert, France - Fortunato Musella, University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Claudia Padovani, University of Padova, Italy - Maria Stella Righettini (co-chair), University of Padova, Italy - Michele Rioux, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada - Kavé Salamatian, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, France, and Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia - Mauro Santaniello, University of Salerno, Italy - Yves Schemeil, Sciences Po Grenoble, France - Jan Aart Scholte, Leiden University, The Netherlands, and University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany - Jamal Shahin, Vrije Universiteit Brussel & United Nations University - CRIS, Belgium, and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Evelyne Tauchnitz, University of Lucerne, Switzerland - Giancarlo Vecchi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Venue GIG-ARTS 2023 will be held in Padova city centre, at The University of Padova (Archivio Antico room), Via VIII Febbraio, 2, 35122 Padova, Italy. Conference Registration and Fees Registration fees are 100€ for regular participants and 50€ for students showing proof of status. Conference fees include a participant kit as well as coffee breaks and meals. GIG-ARTS 2023 Communication Details - Website: events.gig-arts.eu - Email for information: events(a)gig-arts.eu - Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2023 - Twitter: @GigArtsEU - Hashtag: #GIGARTS23 - Mailing list for updates: https://listes.lip6.fr/sympa/subscribe/info-gig-arts -- GIG-ARTS Conference (The European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies) Email: events(a)gig-arts.eu - Web: http://events.gig-arts.eu - Twitter: @GigArtsEU

Feb. 7, 2023

Re: [nexa] Hanno lasciato in giro la chiave del server VMware ESXi. E i cybercriminali ne hanno approfittato

by Michele Pinassi

/"Ci si domanda peraltro anche se i responsabili di centri informatici che non hanno aggiornato le difese contro vulnerabilità note dei loro sistemi per due anni possano essere al sicuro da azioni legali contro di loro."/ Temo che l'unica notizia possibile che si possa dare su una vicenda del genere sia appunto la frase conclusiva dell'articolo citato. Credo peraltro che sia emblematico di come di questa vicenda ne abbiano (stra)parlato i media nazionali ma, qui su Nexa, vi sia stato solo un post. Giustamente, peraltro, visto che si tratta di una (a mio modesto parere) *NON NOTIZIA*. MP Il 06/02/23 09:43, Antonio ha scritto: > ... un sistema digitale sempre più prezioso per la vita sociale ha > bisogno di una difesa più efficace e proattiva di quella che per ora > viene garantita da tante organizzazioni informatiche troppo > disattente, troppo lente ad aggiornare i software, troppo fissate sul > risparmio dei costi piuttosto che sulla sicurezza dei loro utenti. > > https://lucadebiase.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2023/02/05/hanno-lasciato-in-gi… > > > A. > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- Michele Pinassi - Responsabile Cybersecurity Ufficio esercizio e tecnologie - CSIRT Università degli Studi di Siena irt(a)unisi.it

Feb. 7, 2023

MEMENTO | 159° Mercoledì di Nexa | Mercoledì 8 febbraio, ore 17.00

by Nexa Media

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi ricordiamo che *DOMANI, alle ore 17.00*, si terrà il *159° Mercoledì di Nexa*, con un incontro dal titolo: /*"Algorithmic Management: Features, Impacts, Legal Issues. What's the Current State of Play?"*/. Ospite dell'incontro: *Aida Ponce Del Castillo*, Senior Researcher at ETUI - European Trade Union Institute. _L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE._ _SEDE FISICA_ dell'incontro: Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). Per accedere alla sala che ospiterà l'incontro si raccomanda di suonare al citofono "Portineria" e di seguire le indicazioni segnalate da appositi cartelli appesi all'ingresso e lungo il percorso. QUI <https://nexa.polito.it/contatti> maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci. _STANZA VIRTUALE_ dell'incontro: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Di seguito maggiori dettagli sull'evento: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-159 Grazie per l'attenzione, Cordiali saluti, -- Anita Botta Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino – DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: https://nexa.polito.it/ mail: anita.botta(a)polito.it tel: 011 090 7219

Feb. 7, 2023

ChatGPT: five priorities for research

by Antonio

Researchers who use ChatGPT risk being misled by false or biased information, and incorporating it into their thinking and papers. Inattentive reviewers might be hoodwinked into accepting an AI-written paper by its beautiful, authoritative prose owing to the halo effect, a tendency to over-generalize from a few salient positive impressions ... https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00288-7 e, sempre, su ChatGPT "Amazingly, ChatGPT gets hired at L3 when interviewed for a coding position,” says the document. And while level three is considered an entry-level position on the engineering team at Google, average total compensation for the job is about $183,000 https://www.pcmag.com/news/chatgpt-passes-google-coding-interview-for-level… A.

Feb. 6, 2023

[CFP] 35th International Teletraffic Congress

by Martino Trevisan

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this mail] *35th International Teletraffic Congress* *3-5 October, 2023, Turin* *Website: https://itc35.itc-conference.org/* /_*CALL FOR PAPERS*_/ /The International Teletraffic Congress (ITC) 35, to be held October 3-5, 2023 at Politecnico di Torino, Italy, is the 35th edition of this international flagship congress in the field of networking science and practice. ITC was founded back in 1955 by enthusiastic scientists and engineers who were willing to deploy networks in a holistic way. Since then, it has established a multi-decade tradition as the primary forum for presenting and discussing the latest technical advances in the broad areas of teletraffic models, network systems, and measurements. // //ITC 35 solicits cutting-edge papers spanning both theory and experimentation in all areas of networking, ranging from traffic engineering and control with application also to emerging softwarized/virtualized network paradigms, up to innovative wireless scenarios brought about by the emergence of B5G and IoT systems. ITC 35 especially encourages original contributions which bridge the gap between performance modeling and real-life operational aspects, including works which leverage measurement data to provide a better understanding of the wired and wireless networks’ operation under realistic conditions. A selection of the best papers presented at the conference will be fast tracked to Performance Evaluation and Computer Networks journals after the conference.// //ITC 35 will offer a number of student travel grants to support full-time students for attending.//_* *_/ /_*TOPICS*_/ *ITC 35* covers topics in the following areas: * Performance Evaluation, Control and Optimization * Network Measurements and Big Data * Networking Architectures and Paradigms * Wireless and Cellular Networks /_*IMPORTANT DATES*_/ * *May 23, 2023:* Paper registration deadline * *May 30, 2023:* Paper submission deadline * *Jul. 17, 2023:* Notification date * *Aug. 16, 2023:* Camera-ready paper and author registration deadline * *Oct. 3-5, 2023:* Conference Date Both full papers and short papers are welcome. Submission instructions can be found at the conference website: https://itc35.itc-conference.org/authors.html /_*ORGANIZING COMMITTEE*_/* * *General chairs:* * *Markus Fiedler*, BTH, Sweden * *Michela Meo*, Politecnico di Torino, Italy *TPC chairs:* * *Zhiyuan Jiang*, China * *Sara Alouf*, INRIA, France * *Oliver Hohlfeld*, University of Kassel, Germany *Local arrangement:* * *Daniela Renga*, Politecnico di Torino, Italy * *Greta Vallero*, Politecnico di Torino, Italy *Publicity chairs:* * *Martino Trevisan*, Università di Trieste, Italy * *Yuxuan Sun*, Beijing Jiaotong University, China *Web chair:* * *Gianluca Perna*, Politecnico di Torino, Italy For additional information visit *https://itc35.itc-conference.org/* <https://itc35.itc-conference.org/> For any questions do not hesitate to contact the conference organization under***itc35_oc(a)tlc.polito.it* /Best Regards,/ /*ITC 35 *//Organizing Team/

Feb. 6, 2023

Hanno lasciato in giro la chiave del server VMware ESXi. E i cybercriminali ne hanno approfittato

by Antonio

... un sistema digitale sempre più prezioso per la vita sociale ha bisogno di una difesa più efficace e proattiva di quella che per ora viene garantita da tante organizzazioni informatiche troppo disattente, troppo lente ad aggiornare i software, troppo fissate sul risparmio dei costi piuttosto che sulla sicurezza dei loro utenti. https://lucadebiase.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2023/02/05/hanno-lasciato-in-gi… A.

Feb. 6, 2023

This article was generated using automation technology

by Antonio

Written by Bankrate Content published under this author byline is generated using automation technology. A dedicated team of Bankrate editors oversees the automated content production process — from ideation to publication. These editors thoroughly edit and fact-check the content, ensuring that the information is accurate, authoritative and helpful to our audience. Editorial integrity is central to every article we publish. Accuracy, independence and authority remain as key principles of our editorial guidelines. https://www.bankrate.com/authors/bankrate/ A.

Feb. 5, 2023

"Task force proposes new federal AI research outfit with $2.6B in funding"

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*Task force proposes new federal AI research outfit with $2.6B in funding* /Devin Coldewey @techcrunch / 8:40 PM GMT+1•January 24, 2023/ The final report from the government’s National AI Research Resource recommends a new, multibillion-dollar research organization to improve the capabilities and accessibility of the field to U.S. scientists. The document presents “a roadmap and implementation plan for a national cyberinfrastructure aimed at overcoming the access divide, reaping the benefits of greater brainpower and more diverse perspectives and experiences.” The NAIRR report (PDF) <https://www.ai.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NAIRR-TF-Final-Report-2023.pdf> has been a long time coming: since the establishment of the task force back in 2020 headed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. They haven’t been idle, in that time producing numerous smaller reports and an extensive “blueprint for an AI bill of rights” that you can read here <https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Blueprint-for-an-AI-B…>. The full thing is many pages long, but the executive summary gets to the point: To realize the positive and transformative potential of AI, it is imperative to harness all of America’s ingenuity to advance the field in a manner that addresses societal challenges, works for all Americans, and upholds our democratic values. [...] continua qui: https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/24/task-force-proposes-new-federal-ai-resear…

Feb. 4, 2023