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This month we delve into AI best practices, highlight the importance of post-quantum cryptography, share the latest updates with ISEC7 SPHERE, and information about our upcoming events, along with our latest blog posts.
The Rise of AI: Best Practices and What You Should Know
As AI continues to revolutionize industries, it is imperative to adopt best practices that ensure ethical, efficient, and effective use of this transformative technology. First and foremost, organizations must prioritize ethical AI development. This involves implementing robust AI governance frameworks that address bias, transparency, and accountability. By ensuring that AI systems are designed and deployed with fairness and inclusivity in mind, businesses can build trust with their stakeholders and mitigate potential risks associated with AI misuse.
Another critical best practice is to invest in continuous learning and upskilling. The rapid pace of AI advancements necessitates that both technical and non-technical staff stay abreast of the latest developments. Providing ongoing training and fostering a culture of innovation can empower employees to leverage AI tools effectively and responsibly. Additionally, cross-functional collaboration between data scientists, domain experts, and ethicists can enhance the development and deployment of AI solutions, ensuring they are aligned with organizational goals and ethical standards.
Lastly, data management and security are foundational to successful AI implementation. High-quality, diverse datasets are essential for training robust AI models. Organizations should establish stringent data governance policies to ensure data integrity, privacy, and security. This includes adhering to regulatory requirements and adopting best practices for data anonymization and encryption. By maintaining rigorous data standards, businesses can enhance the reliability and performance of their AI systems while safeguarding sensitive information. Notably, Google will be offering a version of its Gemini AI model capable of working within classified environments early next year, underscoring the importance of secure and compliant AI solutions in sensitive contexts.
Post-Quantum Cryptography Makes Gartner’s List of Strategic Technology Trends for 2025
At the Gartner IT Symposium in October, analysts presented their list of the top 10 strategic technology trends that organizations need to explore in 2025. While various AI technologies were featured prominently, post-quantum cryptography also landed a spot at the top of the list.
As quantum computing advances, the potential for cryptanalytically relevant quantum computers to break current cryptographic systems becomes a pressing concern. Post-quantum cryptography employs algorithms that are resistant to quantum attacks, ensuring that even with the advent of powerful quantum computing, the integrity and confidentiality of data in transit is maintained, securing communications against future vulnerabilities and safeguarding sensitive information.
Quantum Xchange™ Phio TX is the first quantum-safe key encryption key delivery product that can combine all post-quantum technologies, to enable encrypted, fault-tolerant, and load-balanced key transmissions over any distance, any medium, and to multiple transmission points, using Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) to secure communication channels and integrating with entropy sources for truly random key generation, ensuring not your organization’s communications are secure from ever-growing post-quantum attacks.
The urgency to prepare for post-quantum cybersecurity can be intimidating, especially with the challenge presented by transitioning to these new systems. If you have questions about post-quantum resiliency and how it works, the team at ISEC7 Government Services would be happy to help; we can also help support the deployment of Quantum Xchange’s Phio TX and help you better leverage your current solutions.
ISEC7 SPHERE 20.6 Released
ISEC7 is excited to announce the release of version 20.6.0 of our proprietary management and monitoring solution ISEC7 SPHERE. This update introduces over 30 new features and improvements, alongside routine minor updates and bug fixes. Notably, more than half of these enhancements were inspired by feedback from our valued customers.
We’ve expanded the monitoring, statistics, and reporting capabilities for existing functionalities like ISEC7 CLASSIFY, and introduced numerous smaller features to streamline customer processes. To further enhance ISEC7 SPHERE’s stability and enable quicker problem identification, we’ve improved the monitoring of our agents.
The CVE monitoring feature, initially launched in version 20.5.0 and utilizing NIST’s online data, has been enhanced to include additional CVE associations for systems maintained by ISEC7. This information is now integrated directly into ISEC7 SPHERE’s on-site monitoring, providing real-time alerts in addition to our customer newsletters.
Meet the ISEC7 Team This December
Last month the ISEC7 team gathered at TechNet Indo-Pacific 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii and enjoyed the opportunity to discuss our solutions, connect with partners and prospects and foster collaboration, and learn more about critical regional defense issues from industry leaders. However, if you were not able to attend, we are excited to announce that we will be at two more events coming up in December.
Next up, NATO Edge 24 will be held December 3rd – 5th in Tampa, FL, and is designed to showcase innovative technologies and discuss the digital transformation of the Alliance. Additionally, TechNet Transatlantic will be held December 4th – 5th in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and serves as a key forum for the warfighting community within the US Forces in Europe, along with their NATO and partner nation counterparts.
We’ll be in attendance at both events and look forward to sharing our solution and product updates with you and hearing your insights and inquiries! Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.
Check out our latest blog post
ISEC7 Government Services has just returned from AFCEA International’s TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. Held from Tuesday October 22nd through Thursday October 24th at the HawaiÊ»i Convention Center
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ISEC7 Cybersecurity Trivia
Did you know that the first computer virus, known as the “Creeper,” was created in 1971 as an experimental self-replicating program? It displayed the message “I’m the creeper, catch me if you can!” on infected machines. Interestingly, the first antivirus software, called “Reaper,” was developed shortly after to remove the Creeper virus. This early cat-and-mouse game between viruses and antivirus software laid the foundation for the cybersecurity industry we know today.
Upcoming Events
​​​​NATO Edge 24 (Pending)
Tues December 3rd – Thurs December 5th, 2024
Tampa Convention Center
333 S Franklin Street Tampa, FL 33602
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Wed December 4th – Thurs December 5th, 2024
Kap Europa Congress Center
Osloer Str. 5, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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