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Junior Data Engineer at Control Risks - London, England, United Kingdom

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Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer. We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance. Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process. Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.


AI Emerges as a Powerful Tool for Cyber-Threat Actors

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In response to cyber-defenders' increasing use of AI technologies, malicious actors are discussing their potential application for criminal use. Research from Control Risks, the specialist global risk consultancy, shows that cyber-threat actors are actively exploring the development of innovative new techniques to use these technologies and tools to enhance their capabilities. For instance, in the post-infection phase, clusters of compromised devices, dubbed hivenets, could develop the ability to self-learn and could be used to automatically identify and target additional vulnerable systems. "More and more organizations are beginning to employ machine learning and artificial intelligence as part of their defenses against cyber-threats," said Nicolas Reys, associate director and head of the Control Risk cyber-threat intelligence team. "Cyber-threat actors are recognizing the need to advance their skills to keep up with this development. One application could be to use deep learning algorithms to improve the effectiveness of their attacks. This shows that AI and its subsets will play a larger role in facilitating cyber-attacks in the near future."


AI technologies could boost capabilities of hackers

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In response to the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to defend against cyber attacks, malicious actors are now discussing their potential application for criminal use. Research from Control Risks, the global risk consultancy, has shown that the development of techniques to use these technologies and tools to enhance their capabilities is now increasingly on the agenda of cyber threat actors. Nicolas Reys, associate director and head of Control Risks' cyber threat intelligence team, explained: "More and more organisations are beginning to employ machine learning and artificial intelligence as part of their defences against cyber threats. Cyber threat actors are recognising the need to advance their skills to keep up with this development. One application could be to use deep learning algorithms to improve the effectiveness of their attacks. This shows that AI and its subsets will play a larger role in facilitating cyber attacks in the near future."