Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
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Data Breach Notification
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Data Security
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In this week’s update, ISMG editors discussed two major stories shaking the tech and cybersecurity worlds – China’s AI leap with DeepSeek, a new open-source bot that wiped $600 billion off of Nvidia’s value, and an update on the massive UnitedHealth breach, which now affects 190 million people.
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The panelists – Anna Delaney, director, productions; Tony Morbin, executive news editor, EU; Michael Novinson, managing editor, ISMG Business; and Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity – discussed:
- How DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough disrupted multiple industries by delivering high performance with lower-cost training, wiping $600 billion off chipmaker Nvidia’s market value and fueling the growing popularity of open-source AI;
- The cybersecurity risks of DeepSeek’s rise, including data privacy, government access and jailbreaking vulnerabilities, within the broader AI race between China and the U.S.
- The latest surge in breach notices from the UnitedHealth Group ransomware attack, now affecting 190 million people, raising questions on how miscalculations, poor data retention and weak security controls contributed to the crisis – and what it reveals about the broader state of healthcare cybersecurity.
The ISMG Editors’ Panel runs weekly. Don’t miss our previous installments, including the Jan. 17 edition on the UK ransomware reporting mandate and Jan. 25 edition on the challenges ahead for the U.S. cybersecurity program.