Microsoft, Facebook and dozens of other technology companies from around the world have come together to help protect people from malicious cyberattacks, according to Bloomberg.
The Cybersecurity Tech Accord commits 34 companies to “protect all users and customers everywhere“ from attacks, whether “criminal or geopolitical.“ The agreement also calls on the companies to oppose cyberattacks on innocent citizens and enterprises, and specifically to “not help“ governments launch them.
There has been growing momentum in political and industry circles to create a sort of Digital Geneva Convention that commits the entire tech industry and governments to supporting a free and secure internet. The effort comes after attacks such as WannaCry and NotPetya hobbled businesses around the world last year.
The pact, announced by Microsoft, includes companies like HP, Dell, ARM, Symantec and Cisco. Notably absent are Alphabet, Apple and Amazon. The Tech Accord also pledges to empower users, customers and developers to strengthen cybersecurity protection. That means helping customers understand threats and how to protect themselves against them.
Ivan Bešlić believes the Croatian IT industry is no longer talking primarily about crisis, but about transformation driven by artificial intelligence. Unit Croatia wants to transfer market experience to members and policymakers faster because official statistics lag behind real change. AI is already changing work methods, enabling internal tools and automating tasks that were previously too slow or too costly.
OpenAI has delineated a series of principles regarding how autonomous organizations should evaluate the safety of their most sophisticated artificial intelligence models.
The European Commission has introduced a regulatory framework for data centers that would mandate disclosures regarding their energy and hydraulic efficiency.
