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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 1h

“work .. at a U.S. public university by a British professor, a French postdoctoral researcher & an American PhD student .. research .. supported .. by the Energy Department .. NSF, IBM and the French atomic energy agency .. the powerhouse combination ..” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Nobel Prize in physics showcases what works in American science

Letters from readers about recent health and science news.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 1h

“person experiences chronic stress .. from intimidation, abuse or violence .. brain gets flooded w/ cortisol .. over time cortisol raises inflammation in the brain, killing off neurons in the hippocampus & preventing it from providing .. negative feedback” www.bbc.com/future/artic...

How your hormones might be controlling your mind

Hormones play a vital part in keeping our bodies working properly. But they can also have a powerful – and sometimes negative – effect on our mood and mental health.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 1h

“person experiences chronic stress .. from intimidation, abuse or violence .. brain gets flooded w/ cortisol .. is bad .. over time cortisol raises inflammation in the brain, killing off neurons in the hippocampus, and preventing it from providing that negative feedback.” www.bbc.com/future/artic...

How your hormones might be controlling your mind

Hormones play a vital part in keeping our bodies working properly. But they can also have a powerful – and sometimes negative – effect on our mood and mental health.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 1h

“US officials have seized billions in bitcoin and, along with UK authorities, have sanctioned businesses linked to the sprawling operation.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... @abcnewsbot.bsky.social

US seizes billions in bitcoin linked to 'massive' alleged scam

A Chinese national accused of being the mastermind behind one of the largest ever investment frauds has been charged in the US.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 2h

“Taiwan’s top intelligence agency is warning that China is intensifying cyberattacks and online disinformation campaigns aimed at eroding public trust in government institutions and deepening divisions within the island’s democracy.” therecord.media/taiwan-nsb-r...

Taiwan reports surge in Chinese cyber activity and disinformation efforts

Taiwan’s National Security Bureau says network intrusions and influence operations by China have increased this year, with critical infrastructure drawing the most attention.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 2h

“Chinese state hackers remained undetected in a target environment for >a year by turning a component in the ArcGIS geo-mapping tool into a web shell. The ArcGIS geographic information system .. developed by Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute)” www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Chinese hackers abuse geo-mapping tool for year-long persistence

Chinese state hackers remained undetected in a target environment for more than a year by turning a component in the ArcGIS geo-mapping tool into a web shell.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 2h

“The nation's top cyber spy agency is warning against using common passwords as cyber attacks costs cause business costs to soar.” www.canberratimes.com.au/story/908773... @canberratimes.bsky.social

Spy agency points finger at common password habits

Australians are being warned to adopt better password habits for their personal and business use as the extent...

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 2h

“Google's new search technologies replace the standard links to websites with AI-generated answers. Businesses that rely on content marketing to attract customers are seeing sharp falls in Google referral traffic.” www.abc.net.au/news/science... @abcnewsbot.bsky.social

'It's pretty brutal': Inside the businesses being strangled by AI search

Darren Woolley spent years sharing his expert knowledge of marketing on the web for free. Almost overnight, the world mostly stopped listening to businesses like his.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 2h

“In a statement, the AFP said it was ‘an offence to use a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence’ in Australia, and it would ‘take swift action against individuals who breach the law’.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... @abcnewsbot.bsky.social

Anthony Albanese's mobile phone number released online

Sussan Ley and other prominent Australians are among those whose details have also been made available on a US-based website.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 3h

“Each major cyberattack is treated as a wake-up call .. Qantas data leak & September’s Collins Aerospace breach .. pattern of tightly interconnected systems w/ weak collective accountability. Airlines, airports .. web of contractors are so closely linked” www.aspistrategist.org.au/qantas-and-c...

Qantas and Collins Aerospace breaches show need for extended assurance | The Strategist

Each major cyberattack is treated as a wake-up call. But by now, we shouldn’t be surprised. Last week’s Qantas data leak and September’s Collins Aerospace breach have revealed a pattern of tightly interconnected systems with ...

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 3h

“New survey data from Gallup reveals that 57% of U.S. companies are operating without fully implemented AI policies, even as employees increasingly rely on AI tools for everyday work.” www.law.com/2025/10/13/c...

Companies Inviting Lawsuits by Deploying AI Without Setting Ground Rules | Law.com

“The evidence points to widening adoption and uneven guardrails, but the outcome isn’t preordained," according to a new Gallup study.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 3h

“It means paper controls and periodic audits cannot carry the load alone. The answer is to turn compliance into engineering so governance travels with the system at runtime.” iapp.org/news/a/engin... @iapp.bsky.social

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 3h

“Investigatory Powers Tribunal rules that Apple’s appeal against a Home Office order to access encrypted data of Apple users world wide will no longer proceed.” www.computerweekly.com/news/3666325...

Court dismisses Apple’s appeal against Home Office backdoor | Computer Weekly

Apple has agreed with the Home Office to drop its legal claim against a government order requiring it to provide intelligence and law enforcement with the capability to access encrypted data of Apple ...

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 3h

“The standard is now a standalone management system, meaning organizations will no longer need to have an ISO 27001 certified Information Security Management System. However, those with an ISMS will be able to integrate the two management systems.” iapp.org/news/a/iso-u... @iapp.bsky.social

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks to Finnegan for sponsoring this inspiring event.

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2025 Donald R. Dunner Endowed Lecture

Finnegan is a sponsor of the George Washington University Law School 2 nd annual Donald R. Dunner Lecture. Over a six-decade career, Don made singularly important contributions to the patent professio...

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 5h

The 2025 Donald R. Dunner Endowed Lecture w/ The Honorable Raymond Chen, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit @MoFoLLP Partner Deanne E. Maynard Finnegan Henderson Partner Daniel Tucker @gwlaw Professor Robert Brauneis #PatentRoyalty #Inspiration #Leadership #Service

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 17h

“a justice system built for eye witnesses & fingerprints trying to operate in an age of #AI .. have to start asking what probable cause really means when .. evidence itself can lie. How do we keep fairness & speed in balance when technology can fake both?” judgeschlegel.substack.com/p/arrested-b...

Arrested Because of a Deepfake?

We talk a lot about how AI is changing the civil justice system, but what about the criminal justice system?

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 17h

“With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.”
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Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 17h

“Financial firms, government agencies, and other sectors with sensitive data need to worry about the arrival of quantum computers today, even though a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) may be decades away, experts warn.” www.darkreading.com/cybersecurit...

Financial Firms Urged to Prepare for Quantum Computers

Despite daunting technical challenges, a quantum computer capable of breaking public-key encryption systems may only be a decade or two off.

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 17h

“ .. sprawling collaboration platforms — SharePoint, Google Drive, Exchange, Gmail, Teams, Slack, Box, and old-fashioned file shares — have quietly become the single largest unmonitored attack surface in the enterprise.” www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks...

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 17h

“Shadow AI is by no means a new trend, but it’s creating significant risks for enterprises” www.itpro.com/technology/a...

Microsoft says 71% of workers have used unapproved AI tools at work – and it’s a trend that enterprises need to crack down on

Shadow AI is by no means a new trend, but it’s creating significant risks for enterprises

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 17h

“Researchers also noted that this vulnerability gives a false sense of security. As organisations increasingly depend on LLMs for important tasks, relying on the model itself to check its own behaviour creates a security risk.” hackread.com/openai-guard...

OpenAI’s Guardrails Can Be Bypassed by Simple Prompt Injection Attack

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 17h

“Cyber risk is no longer
just an IT issue — it’s a
boardroom priority” www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/ncsc-a...

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 17h

“ ‘Highly significant’ cyber-attacks rose by 50% in the past year and the UK’s security services are now dealing with a new nationally significant attack more than every other day, figures from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have revealed.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Cyber-attacks rise by 50% in past year, UK security agency says

Officials say increased dependence on technology leaves society more vulnerable to threats such as ransomware

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 17h

We're going 6/10 for today (Tuesday): As long as the sun breaks through by afternoon, we can give this day a slightly above average rating.

We finally break free of the coastal storm later day. That means sunny days ahead but with a lingering breeze.

Full forecast at cwg.live

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