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Following the news, in March, that Scotland is to become the first devolved nation in the world to directly incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law, a webinar has explored the legal and service delivery implications for the implementation of this Convention into Scottish law.
In particular, the webinar – held on 3rd June – examined how anyone undertaking functions or providing services to children can meet the challenge complying with the UNCRC requirements, reflecting them in their day-to day-running, culture and practices.
Helen Robertson, External Relations Director of the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, who attended the webinar, commented, “Scotland’s taking the lead in adopting this Convention might appear to be showing up the other three nations within the UK – and I’m sure this move, due to come into effect in Scotland this autumn, will put pressure on England, Wales and Northern Ireland to follow suit.
“To help those involved in implementing the Convention’s requirements, eCom is supporting Children’s Hearings Scotland as well as with Scotland’s national children’s charity, Children 1st, in developing relevant eLearning materials for their audiences. These materials should contribute to building confidence and competence for those involved in the changes in practice and outcomes for children,” Helen added.
The webinar discussed the implications of putting children’s human rights at the heart of decision-making, including instituting a proactive culture of accountability for children’s rights. Having covered how organisations should plan and prepare for compliance with the Convention, it suggested how such compliance could be demonstrated in practical terms.
“The webinar focused on how public sector bodies – and anyone undertaking functions or providing services to children with public money – can meet the challenge of acting compatibly with the UNCRC requirements, reflecting them in their day-to-day running, culture and practices,” explained Helen.
“The Convention requires public authorities to make the best interests of children a primary consideration in their decision making and service delivery, obliging them to actively protect children from violence, injury or abuse. They must also recognise the rights of children with disabilities to enjoy a full and decent life and to uphold children’s rights to an adequate standard of living.
“Complying with legislation is one thing but actively and successfully promoting children’s rights is another,” Helen continued. “One of the ways in which organisations can get it right – or at least minimise the chances of getting it wrong – is to allow their employees ready access to high-quality learning materials. With 25 years’ experience of producing such eLearning materials – and a customer cohort of over 1m people – we feel that eCom is well-placed to meet this need.”
Limited only by one’s imagination, creative partners are achieving breakthroughs with voice cloning technology across various fields, including entertainment, education, and healthcare.
Michael York’s illustrious career extends over 50 years in film, theatre, radio plays, and more recently in voiceover narration for audiobooks, documentaries, and animation.
York’s grace, charm, and wit are well-remembered in such classic films as Cabaret, Logan’s Run, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and Austin Powers.
About 10 years ago, however, York’s health began to suffer from bone marrow cancer and an under-diagnosed condition called amyloidosis. This rare disease represents one class in a growing list of protein misfolding disorders. It’s a similar kind of illness which accounts for other commonly known degenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
As a result of misfolded proteins accumulating in the body, different organs can be affected with life-threatening consequences. In York’s case, he was fortunately able to receive expert treatment and keep his health condition in check.
One of the common symptoms of amyloidosis, though, is swelling of the tongue, which makes it more difficult to speak clearly. York said in an interview at the time: “I lost my voice completely. Which, for an actor, is a bit alarming. Now it’s sort of back.”
With his health recovering, York offered his vocal talent for a nonprofit educational initiative to promote awareness of amyloidosis. A short animated film was produced to help physicians, medical students, patients, and their support network to better understand and care for the insidious disease. Though his narrator voice by then was somewhat raspy, York’s spirit nonetheless shined through and hearkened back to his golden voice of yesteryear.
The project has since been of wide-reaching service among conferences, universities, clinics, meetings, and communities worldwide. Within the last year, because medicine and science are continually improving, it became necessary to update the animated film with new dialogue.
Initially, the nonprofit team hoped to record York’s additional voiceover to make the edits. But it quickly became clear that the new audio was not going to be an effective match with the original narration.
As well, there was no viable prospect of finding another actor who could impersonate York’s unique vocal quality, especially in the production time available. And, of course, existing text-to-speech software certainly would not be able to mimic York’s signature tone and cadence.
When we were approached to update an educational video with new voiceover narration from legendary actor Michael York, our options were limited.
For almost a decade, Mr. York has been managing a health condition that has impaired his beautiful, mellifluous voice. Enter, stage right, the heroic efforts of Respeecher’s amazing team!
It’s been said, famously, that any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic. Truly, given our creative constraints, Respeecher was uniquely able to pull a rabbit out of a hat.
Their source/target conversion of Mr. York’s speaking voice demonstrably opens doors for the entertainment, education, and healthcare fields. Suffice it to say, it was an absolute honor to collaborate with Respeecher.
Their brilliant accomplishment and timely delivery have allowed our humble project to be a success, exceeding our expectations for what’s even possible.
— Tim Jones, Emmy Award Winning Animation Producer
Because of the ongoing global pandemic, a member of the production team recorded 60 minutes of source training audio, along with the new dialogue pickups, at a home studio.
Respeecher then created an AI model to match the source voice with York’s target voice, using raw data from the animated film’s original recording session from long ago. Above is a work-in-progress excerpt from the short film, and here’s another example of the project’s voice conversion:
With regards to the voice cloning, York offered his kind congratulations: “Bravo to the entire team for a quite extraordinary achievement! The quality of the re-worked passages is indistinguishable from the original.” He went on to say:
“How very grateful I am to Respeecher for giving my words and work a whole new
lease on life. The technique involved is as ingenious as it is amazing, and promises
an unlimited future for all those involved in voice work. With Respeecher, history
comes almost miraculously alive again. I heartily and thankfully endorse this great
product.” — Michael York
Listen to the testimonial recorded by Michael in May 2021:
Indeed, Respeecher continues to pioneer and innovate voice cloning technology, such as fine-tuning its capacity to manage seamless source-to-target conversion of language accents.
As we broaden and strengthen our platform, we look forward to working with individuals and studios to extend the longevity of their talented voice careers.
Moreover, we’re already living in the future. Whether because of disability, trauma, or other health conditions, we can help to recreate and reinvigorate an ailing or lost speaking voice.
Increasingly, people who are no longer able to communicate will be able to do so using a voice synthesizer, even controlled by their minds. We only have to imagine the possibilities. But that’s another story, for another time.
Security operations leader ThreatQuotient expands partnerships to empower businesses to proactively mitigate escalating cyber threats
ThreatQuotient, a leading security operations platform innovator, today announced a partnership with Cyjax, a preeminent supplier of threat intelligence for enterprises globally. The partnership will see Cyjax’s high quality, high fidelity intelligence available on the ThreatQ platform, providing customers hindered by limited incident response resources with operational threat Intelligence. The integration will enable organisations to receive fully contextualised incident reports which cover the entire cyber threat landscape including malware, threat actor campaigns, breaches, vulnerabilities, and threat information discovered on the deep and darknet.
ThreatQuotient’s solutions make security operations more efficient and effective. The ThreatQ platform integrates disparate security technologies into a single infrastructure, automating actions and workflows so that tools and people can work in unison. Empowered with continuous prioritisation based on their organisation’s unique risk profile, security teams can focus resources on the most relevant threats, and collaboratively investigate and respond with the aim of taking the right actions faster.
“We are incredibly excited about the partnership with Cyjax and the value its threat intelligence will bring to our platform,” said Anthony Perridge, VP International at ThreatQuotient. “Prioritising resource allocation is a major focus area for businesses today. Many are not only limited in incident response resources but also have limited operational staff to remediate vulnerabilities. When you add the complexity of infrastructure into the mix you realise there are huge challenges for businesses to address. With Cyjax’s intelligence available on the ThreatQ platform, organisations can cut through the noise and access the information needed to make critical business decisions rather than waste time trawling through reams of data in a bid to figure out what to do next.”
The Integration supports a variety of use cases such as:
Prioritising infrastructure mitigation activity based on emerging or active cyberattacks
Tracking cyber events with geopolitical context to ensure a complete risk analysis can be presented for decision-makers
Monitoring social media for events that may impact brand reputation, key customer relationships or supply chain partners
Informing senior leadership of dynamic changes in the threat landscape as it pertains to physical and cyber infrastructure
Formed in the UK in 2012, Cyjax has established itself as a leading provider of cyber threat intelligence capabilities across all industry vertical markets. Its award-winning intelligence and proprietary technology cuts through the noise, providing a clear picture of the cyber threat landscape and the risks to clients’ organisations.
“We know there are numerous enterprise organisations at the tip of the spear when it comes to consuming threat intelligence information, however many are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data out there and this can often have a demoralising effect preventing them from taking action,” said Ian Thornton-Trump, Chief Information Security Officer at Cyjax. “Through our partnership with ThreatQuotient, our mission is to make it easier, more efficient and more economical for senior decision-makers within organisations to integrate the use of cyber threat intelligence into their decision-making process.”
On June 23rd ThreatQuotient will be hosting a joint webinar with Cyjax focused on the business value organisations can achieve through implementing cyber threat intelligence. Should you be interested in joining the discussion please register here: https://www.threatq.com/cyjax-threatquotient-webinar-2/
Today at Security Connect 2021, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) released the findings from the fourth instalment of the Global Security Insights Report, based on an online survey of 3,542 CIOs, CTOs and CISOs in December 2020 from across the globe. The report explores the impact of cyberattacks and breaches on organisations and details how security teams are adapting to these challenges.
VMware Global Security Insights Infographic
Accelerated digital transformation has caused security teams to face evolving threats as cybercriminals seize the opportunity to execute targeted attacks exploiting fast-tracked innovation and the anywhere workforce. Close to 80 per cent of organisations surveyed experienced cyberattacks due to more employees working from home, highlighting the vulnerabilities in legacy security technology and postures.
“The race to adopt cloud technology since the start of the pandemic has created a once-in-a-generation chance for business leaders to rethink their approach to cybersecurity,” said Rick McElroy, Principal Cybersecurity Strategist, VMware. “Legacy security systems are no longer sufficient. Organisations need protection that extends beyond endpoints to workloads to better secure data and applications. As attacker sophistication and security threats become more prevalent, we must empower defenders to detect and stop attacks, as well as implement security stacks built for a cloud-first world.”
The Global Security Insights Report provides intelligence on the cybersecurity landscape, attack, and defence trends, along with the security priorities for organisations this year to maintain resilience. The key findings include:
A lack of urgency despite surge in material breaches. 81% of respondents have suffered a breach in the last twelve months with 4 out of 5 breaches (82%) considered material. Yet, security professionals have underestimated the likelihood of a material breach. Only 56% say they fear a material breach in the next year, and just over one-third (41%) have updated their security policy and approach to mitigate the risk.
Resurgence of ransomware and remote work creates unpredictable attack surface. 76% of respondents said attack volumes had increased – with majority pointing to employees working from home as the cause – and 79% said attacks had become more sophisticated. Cloud-based attacks were the most frequently experienced attack type in the past year, whereas the leading breach causes were third-party apps (14%) and ransomware (14%).
Cloud-first security strategies are now universal. 98% of respondents already use or plan to use a cloud-first security strategy. But the move to cloud has expanded the threat surface. Nearly two thirds (61%) agree they need to view security differently now that the attack surface has expanded. 43% of respondents said they plan to build more security into their infrastructure and apps and reduce the number of point solutions.
Applications and workloads are top CISO concerns. Applications and workloads are viewed as the most vulnerable points on the data journey. 63% of respondents agree they need better visibility over data and apps in order to pre-empt attacks. 60% of respondents also shared that their senior leadership team feel increasingly worried about bringing new applications to market because of the growing threat and damage of cyberattacks.
Security concerns are holding back adoption of AI. The next frontier for business innovation may be artificial intelligence, but more than half of respondents (56%) say that security concerns are holding them back from embracing AI and machine learning.
The pandemic and shift to anywhere work have undoubtedly changed the threat landscape requiring security teams to transform their cybersecurity strategies and stay one step ahead of attackers. Key focus areas for the coming year must include improving visibility into all endpoints and workloads, responding to the resurgence of ransomware, delivering security as a distributed service, and adopting an intrinsic approach to cloud-first security.
For a clearer picture on the evolving threat landscape as well as actionable guidance and recommendations for this year and beyond, download the full report: https://www.carbonblack.com/resources/global-security-insights-report-2021-intelligence-from-the-global-cybersecurity-landscape/.
VMware Global Security Insights Methodology
VMware commissioned a survey, undertaken by an independent research organisation, Opinion Matters, in December 2020. 3,542 CIOs, CTOs and CISOs were surveyed from companies in a range of industries including: financial, healthcare, government and local authority, retail, manufacturing and engineering, food and beverage, utilities, professional services and media and entertainment. This is the fourth Global Security Insights from VMware, building on the previous surveys, which were undertaken in February 2019, October 2019, and June 2020. This forms part of a global research project across 14 countries and regions, including: Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Nordics, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United States.
