Risk Roundup

Dean Anuj Sharma, Chairman, and President at “Canada Research Center for 4th Industrial Revolution” based in Canada participate in Risk Roundup to discuss -Fourth Industrial Revolution and Security

Innovation is undoubtedly an important driver of economic growth.

Since the beginning of the scientific revolution, science and technology innovations have always been the backbone of economic expansion across nations. From flying shuttles to the spinning jenny, the electric motor to the diesel engine, and in recent times the internet, computing and communications technology along with blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, cloud computing, internet of things, drones,3D printing, robotics, big data, quantum computing; CRISPR technology, nanotechnology, nanosatellites, and more; each innovation is fundamentally transforming nations while ramping up the economic engine.

As witnessed across nations, this technological tsunami is on its way to fundamentally altering human life: the way we live, work, connect and communicate as individuals or entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA). The magnitude of this technology-triggered transformation will be unlike anything humankind has ever experienced before.

While we do not yet know just how this ongoing technology transformation and revolution will unfold and what it will mean to be a human, one thing is clear: the security risks emerging from cyberspace, geospace, and space (CGS) due to the rapid pace of the technology triggered transformation, revolution and evolution are becoming very complex.

The decisions we make today will determine how this ongoing technology transformation, revolution, and evolution will not only shape humanity but define and determine the very meaning of being a human.

We at Risk Group call attention to risks impacting humanity at all levels. By identifying the problem and raising awareness for it, we take the first step in beginning to address it. Time is now to talk about risks emerging from the ongoing industrial revolution!

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Dean Anuj Sharma is the Chairman and President of “the Canada Research Center for the 4th Industrial Revolution”. He is based in Canada.

Risk Group is a leading strategic security risk research and advisory organization.

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Lars Wood, CEO of QAI Swarm and Head of LARSX RESEARCH, a company based in the United States deploying patent-pending Quantum Artificial Intelligence (QAI) cognitive reactor collective intelligence for crypto-currency blockchain solo and pool mining, participates in Risk Roundup to discuss -Machine Learning Bias – An Existential Risk.

The birth of the world wide web and the invention of the internet was only a few decades ago. The magnitude of that invention and the advancements that have since occurred in computing and communications are not only connecting humans across nations but fundamentally changing their lives as we speak.

Since each new idea, innovation and technology bring us transformative potential, there is a growing belief that the ongoing technology transformation in cyberspace would play a central role in increasing equality and fairness and bring us the power to transform the world in not only cyberspace but also geospace and space (CGS).

While cyberspace can bring us a force for equality, the dawn of artificial intelligence (AI) is also giving us a promise of a leveled playing field across CGS, where everyone, irrespective of race, religion, class, or connections would have an equal opportunity in not only education; but employment, entrepreneurship, survival, success, satisfaction and a shot at prosperity.

However, as machine intelligence is becoming more ubiquitous, and systems are being controlled in not only cyberspace but also geospace and space; the emergence of evidence and data of biased algorithms is leading to growing concerns of algorithms making judgment calls.

So, how are machine learning algorithms becoming biased?

Identifying, isolating, and eliminating the biases that cause Artificial Intelligence to make decisions that either endanger human life or discriminate, is one of the biggest challenges facing machine-learning developers today.

We at Risk Group call attention to risks impacting humanity at all levels—biases that bring inequality, emphasize them, raising awareness of their existence, educating individuals and entities across NGIOA, and making every effort to correct them as best as we can. By identifying the problem and raising awareness for it, we take the first step in beginning to address it. Now is the time to talk about the risks of Biased Algorithms!

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Lars Wood is the CEO of QAI Swarm and heads LARSX RESEARCH, a United States company deploying patent-pending Quantum Artificial Intelligence (QAI) cognitive reactor collective intelligence for cryptocurrency blockchain solo and pool mining.

His innovative career spans patented ANN algorithms, advanced microelectronics, thermonuclear and quantum physics, supercomputing machines, condensed matter physics, superconducting electronics, subatomic matter visualizations, “Smart Molecule” drug discovery where molecules use supramolecular forces to make decisions about their biological activity.

His patented ANN science was the first to solve a non-DARPA large-scale DoD military challenge thought to be impossible generating hundreds of millions of dollars for GTE (GD/Verizon). CIA GoTo for unyielding agency technical challenges. He is also the
Founder and director of the GTE-GS award-winning Advanced Machine Intelligence Laboratory.

Granted 8 ANN foundational patents, received the highest research award in competition with the founders of ML and AI. He is also a Visiting Scientist at MIT, JPL, CIA, SCF, XILINX, SFI, DOS, FBI, LANL, NSA, NRO, DISA, DIA, Whitehouse.

Risk Group is a leading strategic security risk research and reporting organization.

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Michael J. Daugherty, Founder, and CEO of LabMD based in the United States participate in Risk Roundup to discuss – Cyber Crimes and Laws Challenges.

Today, across nations, the most successful criminals are those that can hide behind the anonymity that cyberspace offers, and individuals and entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA) are far more likely to be victimized in cyberspace than in geospace. As a result, the threat posed by cyber-crimes is getting bigger than ever. With uncountable annual cyber-attacks, cyber-crime is a real threat to anyone using computers, smartphones, tablets, the internet of things, and other gadgets that are connected to the internet.

The reality today is that every single day, either somebody’s identity is stolen, or someone’s confidential data is stolen, and the victim counts to financial and non-financial loss because of cyber-crime keeps growing and growing. Understandably, keeping up with the growing complexity of the nature of cyber-crimes is a challenge facing not only individuals and entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA) but also the legal community.

As cybercriminals are technologically more experienced and educated than cyber victims, it is important to understand cyberspace, cyber technologies, and cybersecurity. Time is now to talk about- Cyber Crimes and Laws challenges.

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Michael Daugherty is the founder of LabMD, a cancer detection center in Atlanta.  He is the author of the book: The Devil Inside the Beltway

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Gary Berman, Founder of Cyberman Security based in the United States participates in Risk Roundup to discuss -Catastrophic Impact of Cyber Crimes.

The threat posed by cyber-crimes is getting bigger than ever. In fact, it is growing exponentially. When the most successful criminals are those that can hide behind the facelessness that cyberspace offers, and people are far more likely to be wronged in cyberspace than in geospace, it is a cause of great concern to each one of us across nations.

Today, cyber-crime has exceeded illegal drug trafficking as a criminal money-maker. With uncountable annual cyber-attacks, cyber-crime has become a real threat to anyone using computers, smartphones, tablets, the internet of things, and other gadgets that are connected to the internet. Every single day, either somebody’s identity is stolen, or someone’s confidential data is stolen, and the victim count to financial loss because of cyber-crime keeps growing and growing.

• How does this impact us individually and collectively?

The challenges and complexities of evolving cyber-criminal threats and their impact have crossed the barriers of space, ideology, and politics—demanding a constructive collaborative effort of all stakeholders across NGIOA. Time is now to discuss the impact of cyber-crimes”!

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Gary Berman is the founder of Cyberman Security and is based in the United States.

Risk Group is a leading strategic security risk research and advisory organization.

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“Ni, Min” [ Frank], Inventor of “Graphic Access Tabular Entry (GATE)” innovation, and winner of “Cyber-Security Innovation Award” in 2017 at International Cyber Security and Intelligence Conference in Toronto, Canada; participates in Risk Roundup to discuss Password Protection.

While passwords have become a part of everyday life, the debate remains whether passwords are a secure means of authentication and whether we should even continue using passwords. Irrespective of whether we use passwords or not, the reality remains that the digital global age has brought us a need for secured login and authentication protocol for logging into websites, email accounts, social media accounts, financial accounts, trade accounts, smartphone passcodes, ATM pin numbers, home security systems, alarm codes and so much more.

This is mainly because, individuals and entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA) are increasingly accessing digital services over the years; and exponentially growing the need for strong user IDs and passwords. While a more secure means of authentication is both necessary in the near term as well as long term, the reality remains that as long as passwords remain a common method of authentication, privacy and security have become a fundamental necessity.

It is important to evaluate this further-

• Securing passwords
• New ideas, new innovations, and advances in technology that can bring us a promise of password security

Amidst the rising numbers of connected devices, the explosive growth of passwords is leading to complex threats to digital security. Since “Password Security” brings complex security challenges, we need to evaluate a different approach to login credentials and communication. Time is now to discuss the need for effective Password Protection!

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“Ni, Min” [ Frank], Inventor of “Graphic Access Tabular Entry (GATE)” innovation that has won “Cybersecurity Innovation Award” in 2017 at the International Cyber Security and Intelligence Conference in Toronto, Canada

Risk Group is a leading strategic security risk research and reporting organization.

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Dr. Dave Moskowitz, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of GenoMed, Inc based in the United States participates in Risk Roundup to discuss the Risks and Rewards of Genomic Medicine.

The promise of Genomic Medicine is here!

It seems across nations, thousands of individuals are already being diagnosed, treated, or having their treatment changed, based on the information gathered from their individual genome. This is possible due to the advances in technology and speed of DNA sequencing and analysis, which now permits near real-time disease diagnosis, helping it to move it into the clinical workflow and decision-making process.

The increasing availability of thousands of genomic tests for disease diagnosis, several targeted drug therapies, and the use of pharmacogenomic data for drug and dosage selection implies that genomics is on its way to getting integrated into the healthcare delivery model across many nations. This brings us the real potential to change healthcare from being reactive care to truly preventive care that is personalized.

It is important to evaluate this further:

• The current state of diagnostic genomics
• State of diagnosis of complex diseases
• Advantages of genome-scale technologies
• Genomic medicine
• The current state of the healthcare system in enabling genomic medicine

Privacy and Security are critical if Genomic Medicine is to successfully integrate into healthcare. Time is now to discuss Genomic Medicine Risks and Rewards!

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Dr. Dave Moskowitz MD is a Nephrologist and Founder, CEO, and Chief Medical Officer of GenoMed Inc (http://genomed.com ).

Genomed, a Next Generation DM(tm) company (DM = Disease Management), is a patient-friendly company that does business over the Internet. They use cutting-edge, genomics-based medicine to lower healthcare costs and consider themselves pioneers in preventive molecular medicine.

Risk Group is a leading strategic security risk research and reporting organization.

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Technology Trends and Future of Humanity
Technology Trends and Humanification
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Electronic Warfare Preparedness
Future of Technology
Digital Future – Complex Challenges of Change
Electronic Warfare-An Existential Risk
Electromagnetic Warfare
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Competitive Intelligence and Risk Management
Strategic Intelligence
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NanoSatellites & Democratization of Space
Healthcare in Turmoil
Space Mining
Space Security
Impact Investing
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The Digital Global Age – Contested Commons
Strategizing Digital Transformation
Strategizing Cyber-Security
Energy Warfare

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Dr. Benjamin Gilad, Co-Founder, and President of the Academy for Competitive Intelligence, and the author of Business War Games participate in Risk Roundup to discuss Competitive Intelligence and Risk Management.

The digital global age is re-writing the rules of competition.

As the technology transformation gains momentum, entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA) are undergoing rapid changes in cyberspace, geospace, and space (CGS). When these rapid changes in CGS are intensifying “competition” for entities across NGIOA, it forces us to understand and evaluate what is fundamental to compete today and in the coming tomorrow. Developing a competitive edge has become a survival necessity for everyone.

When the very structure of competition and performance is taking a center stage, it is important to understand that no one element remains more fundamental to competing in a digital global age than “competitive intelligence”. What does this mean? It means that irrespective of NGIOA, decision-makers today need to learn as much as possible, and as soon as possible, about the changing fundamentals of cyberspace, geospace, and space in general, about their competitors within and across NGIOA, and about any new idea and innovations that could be on its way to disrupting the very products, services, initiatives that they may have or are working on.

It is important to evaluate this further-

• Competing in a Digital Global Age
• Approach to intelligence
• Establishing a competitive intelligence program
• Competitive intelligence and risk management

Amidst the changing global fundamentals of cyberspace, geospace, and space; gathering information, converting it into actionable intelligence, and then using it in decision making to compete is a much-needed practice for individuals and entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA) today. While there is a growing understanding and acknowledgment of the importance of competitive intelligence, competitive intelligence practice is still in its infancy. It is important to understand that competitive intelligence activities are not only a safeguard to protect against security threats and changes, but also a method for finding new opportunities across CGS. Time is now to understand competitive intelligence!

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Dr. Benjamin Gilad, Co-Founder, and President of Academy for Competitive Intelligence, and the author of Business War Games participate in Risk Roundup to discuss “Competitive Intelligence”. Dr. Gilad is the Co-Founder and President of the first training institution dedicated to the CIP competitive intelligence certification (www.academyci.com). Dr. Gilad, a former intelligence officer with the Israeli police force is also a former associate professor of strategy at Rutgers School of Management. In addition, Dr. Gilad is also the author of Business War Games (2009), Early Warning (2003), and Business Blindspots (1994).

Risk Group is a leading strategic security risk research and reporting organization.

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Risks and Rewards of Genomic Medicine
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Healthcare in Turmoil
Space Mining
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Impact Investing
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The Digital Global Age – Contested Commons
Strategizing Digital Transformation
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Energy Warfare

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Kristan Wheaton, Professor of Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University based in the United States participates in Risk Roundup to discuss  Strategic Intelligence.

If we’re always thinking about the problems we face today, we have little time left to plan for tomorrow.

Irrespective of cyberspace, geospace, or space (CGS), success today, or incoming tomorrow, would come because of strategic thinking about how we can individually and collectively, accomplish our goals proactively—instead of just reacting to the current conditions in a silo.

This is especially essential today, when we are witnessing disruptive technological changes, re-defining and re-designing of the systems at all levels (global/ national /local), new ways of doing things, new industries, new ways of fighting wars: biowarfare, nano-warfare to cyber-warfare and space-warfare; shifting centers of economic power; global energy competition; global innovation competition, breakthroughs from synthetic biology– to nanotechnology, artificial intelligence to machine intelligence, robotics and block-chain and so much more.

These ongoing changes and challenges are so profoundly complex; their impact so wide, deep, and overwhelming that they cannot be well explained or understood only in the current time frame (short-term).

So, the question for each one of us to evaluate is: Are we so focused on today’s issues that we are not thinking about the coming tomorrow of cyberspace, geospace, and space?

Today, across nations, the approach to strategic intelligence seems to be fragmented, outdated, ineffective, and mostly about providing information that helps NGIOA decision-makers in short term, rather than bringing true insights about CGS security risks and opportunities for the long term. This is a cause of great concern.

Time is now to talk about Strategic Intelligence!

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Kristan Wheaton is a Professor of Intelligence Studies at Mercyhurst University based in the United States. He is also the Founder of Sources and Methods Games to explore the intersection between games, education, and intelligence.

Risk Group is a leading strategic security risk research and advisory organization.

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Future of Work – Battle between Human Work Force and Machine Work Force
Technology Trends and Future of Humanity
Technology Trends and Humanification
Dual Use Technology Dilemma and National Security Risks
Electronic Warfare Preparedness
Future of Technology
Digital Future – Complex Challenges of Change
Electronic Warfare-An Existential Risk
Electromagnetic Warfare
What Role Gene Environment Plays In Gene Expression And Human Health Security
Fourth Industrial Revolution and Security
Machine Learning Bias – An Existential Risk
Risks and Rewards of Genomic Medicine
Competitive Intelligence and Risk Management
Disruptive Innovation and Security  Risks
Diagnostic Genomics and Security Risks
NanoSatellites & Democratization of Space
Healthcare in Turmoil
Space Mining
Space Security
Impact Investing
BioEconomy – Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology
Societal Impact of Robotics
Complex Security Risks of Mediterranean Region
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Digital Disruption in Marketing
The Middle East Geopolitical Puzzle and Risks to Global Security
Impact of Cyber-Security Risks Global Business
The Digital Global Age – Contested Commons
Strategizing Digital Transformation
Strategizing Cyber-Security
Energy Warfare

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Harold Collum, Founder and Executive Director of Cyber Future Foundation based in the United States participate in Risk Roundup to discuss Cyber Future.

The ongoing technology revolution in cyberspace is altering everything—from how we communicate, to how we make friends, how we work to how we shop, how we bank to how we go to war, and more. The emergence of this rapidly innovating whole new world of cyberspace has given individuals and entities across nations: its governments, industries, organizations, and academia (NGIOA) great promise as well as great peril.

Irrespective of cyberspace, geospace, or space (CGS), the world is never shaped by “just” technology.

While the transformative abilities that technology from cyberspace brings humans; the impact, cyber technology has on every component of a nation; the influence cyber technology has on individual and collective human behavior, and the ability cyber technology brings in defining and designing new models of business, management, governance, processes and more is a step towards progress, development and the very future of humanity; the reality remains that its interconnections and inter-dependencies with geospace and space brings many unwanted risks.

While it’s difficult to make precise predictions about the future of cyberspace, geospace, or space; or its associated security risks and issues; we all, individually and collectively, do need to explore how connected computers, the internet, and the existing and emerging forces in cyberspace could intersect to reshape the relationship between humans and technology; and what it will mean to be “secure” not only today but also in the coming tomorrow.

In cyberspace, what is common to all is access to technology, data, and information. But what is not common is how one uses that data and information, and for what purpose and goals. It is important that we, individually and collectively evaluate the future of cyberspace.

As nations spend heavily on creating the necessary cyberspace infrastructure to get more individuals and entities across NGIOA connected digitally to derive benefits from social and economic development opportunities that the connected computers and internet provides, the future of cyberspace is expected to face complex challenges and risks. Time is now to talk about the “cyber future” and its associated risks!

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Harold Collum is the Founder and Executive Director of the Cyber Future Foundation.

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