3 Cyber Risks in the Era of Musk and Twitter
Since executive Elon Musk became CEO of Twitter, the big issue affecting the future of that social media platform is also one of the most significant assets in the digital business world: trust. Between Oct. 27 and Nov. 1, 2022, nearly 900,000 Twitter users deactivated their accounts. That’s more than double the usual average of…
Twitter Security Chief Resigns as Musk Sparks ‘Deep Concern’
“I’ve made the hard decision to leave Twitter,” tweeted chief security officer Lea Kissner, who reportedly stepped down with other key privacy or security executives. The walk-outs came a day after the chaotic launch of new features introduced by Musk following his $44 million buyout of the influential one-to-many messaging app. It unveiled its long-awaited…
Musk Now Gets Chance to Defeat Twitter’s Many Fake Accounts
He later cited bots as a reason to back out of buying the social platform. Now that the billionaire has completed the deal, he’s faced with the task of delivering on his promise to clean up the fake profiles that have preoccupied him and bedeviled Twitter since long before he expressed interest in acquiring it….
Elon Musk’s top cybersecurity concern: Preventing a fleet-wide hack of Teslas
“AI is a fundamental, existential risk for human civilization,” Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk said at the National Governors Association summer meeting. He doesn’t think people “fully appreciate that.” AI and a possible robot apocalypse is just one topic covered by Musk, and we’ll get back to that; but since a Tesla is…