According to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) report on China's approach to 5G networks, Major General Wang Kebin, who headed the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Informatization Department, informatization has three phases: 'digitalization', 'networkization', and 'intelligentization'. Early efforts in reforming the PLA focused on digital and network modernization. After witnessing United States military activities during the 1991 Gulf War, PLA strategists began to consider how the integration of information technology could lead to military superiority, referencing the use of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR).

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According to an Institute for the Study of War (ISW) update, Russian security services reportedly continue to confiscate the passports of senior officials and state company executives to limit flight from Russia. Financial Times reported on April 2 that the Russian security services seek to prevent senior officials, ex-officials, and state company executives from traveling abroad, indicating that the Kremlin continues to fear elites will flee Russia.

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EU Agency for Cybersecurity Executive Director, Juhan Lepassaar, stated that “Transport is a key sector of our economy that we depend on in both our personal and professional lives. Understanding the distribution of cyber threats, motivations, trends and patterns as well as their potential impact, is crucial if we want to improve the cybersecurity of the critical infrastructures involved."

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Clare Barclay, CEO, Microsoft UK, said, "AI is the technology that will define the coming decades with the potential to supercharge economies, create new industries and amplify human ingenuity. If the UK is to succeed and lead in the age of intelligence, then it is critical to create an environment that fosters innovation, whilst ensuring an ethical and responsible approach. We welcome the UK’s commitment to being at the forefront of progress."

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Digital forensic experts require specialized skills to investigate various platforms such as the Internet, computers, smartphones, cloud, IoT, accounting data, and more. To become a part of a digital forensic team, a digital forensic professional needs to coordinate with different teams in the investigation. Other teams in an investigation may be from law enforcement in criminal cases and eDiscovery teams in non-criminal (civil) litigation. As an eDiscovery expert, it is essential to understand the importance of digital forensic professionals and their role in producing ESI during litigation.

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"The launch of Rocket is a significant milestone for us, as we continue to empower the industry with innovative solutions that automates and streamlines their data collection needs without overpaying," said David York, Founder of Digital DNA Group. According to the news release, the new platform automates the data collection of iPhones and computers across the internet, and now securely streams the preserved evidence files directly into your AWS S3 bucket or data center. This allows law firms and service providers to replace manual data collections, blank media, forensic tools, and shipping costs, with an email link.

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According to Ville Sirviö, CEO of the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS), "Europe, in the future, will likely have parallel data exchange mechanisms that are federated and interoperable between each other to the highest possible level. EU legislation is facilitating interoperability and increasing trust between the member states, and the countries therein are more eager to exchange information with each other.

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According to an Institute for the Study of War (ISW) update, this would be an appropriate moment for Vladimir Putin to conclude that Russia cannot impose its will on Ukraine by force and that he must seek a compromise settlement. He has clearly come to no such conclusion, however. Putin is instead doubling down on his commitment to overpower Ukraine militarily and/or protract the war by mobilizing Russia’s defense industrial base and renewing various crypto-mobilization schemes to generate renewed combat power.

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From risky business and overdue diligence to cybersecurity strategy and EDRM updates, the March 2023 edition of the Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery newsletter provides a selection of recent research, reports, and articles to update and inform cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals on cyber, data, and legal discovery.

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"We're at a pivotal moment in AI innovation. With the massive buzz around generative AI applications like ChatGPT, people can't help but consider the transformational and multidimensional impact AI will have on their lives," said Phil Saunders, Chief Executive Officer at Relativity. "It's important to recognize that these incredible innovations are thanks to the many changemakers boldly blazing a trail for AI, and I'm thrilled for the opportunity to recognize a special group of AI visionaries for their contributions in advancing what's possible."

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