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Enhancing Financial Cyber Resilience In The Age Of Advanced AI

Emerging AI Technologies And Cyber Threats

According to CySEC, frontier AI models are becoming increasingly capable of identifying and exploiting software vulnerabilities, reducing the time between vulnerability discovery and potential attacks. The warning covers Cyprus Investment Firms, central securities depositories, trading venues, crypto-asset service providers, alternative investment fund managers, and UCITS management companies.

Digital Operational Resilience In Focus

Under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), regulated entities are required to maintain ICT risk management frameworks that address a changing cyber threat environment, including risks associated with emerging AI technologies. Firms were also urged to review existing controls and ensure that vulnerability management, patching procedures, and assessments of third-party ICT service providers are carried out effectively and on time.

Proactive Measures And Enhanced Monitoring

CySEC’s circular calls for stronger threat intelligence efforts and greater use of automation in security orchestration. Improved monitoring and detection systems would help institutions identify and respond to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks more quickly. Maintaining resilient backup, restoration, and disaster recovery systems was highlighted as another priority, particularly during major cyber incidents.

Integrating AI Risks Into Governance

AI-related cyber risks should also be incorporated into ICT risk assessments, governance frameworks, and operational resilience plans, CySEC said. Such measures can help protect critical systems while supporting continuous improvements through post-incident reviews, updated threat intelligence, and testing.

Continued Oversight And Future Engagement

Looking ahead, CySEC said it will continue monitoring developments in frontier AI technologies and their implications for cybersecurity. The commission also plans to work with supervised entities to assess preparedness and ensure governance practices evolve alongside emerging risks.

A New Twitter-Inspired Social Network Is Taking Shape

A new social network called Twitter.now is entering the market, with a founding team that includes former Twitter trademark counsel Stephen Coates. The service is being developed by startup Operation Bluebird.

As Ars Technica reported, X sued the company last year and asked a Delaware judge to block the launch. Operation Bluebird argued in a petition that X had abandoned trademarks including “Twitter” and “Tweet.”

Coates has said the project is not an attempt to recreate the original Twitter. In a LinkedIn post, he described the platform as a new public space focused on trust, transparency and user choice.

AI System To Rate Posts

Twitter.now is currently being tested, with early access priced at $20. Its main feature is VERA, an AI system designed to evaluate posts, verify claims and provide sources and context.

Posts receive a trust score, with users eventually able to set a minimum score to filter their feeds. The company says this approach will give people more control over what they see instead of leaving those decisions entirely to an algorithm.

Moderation Remains A Challenge

Scaling moderation will be one of the platform’s biggest tests. Social networks have repeatedly struggled with content moderation as their communities grow, and newer platforms such as Bluesky have faced similar criticism.

Operation Bluebird says VERA will form the basis of its moderation and verification system. A second version is already planned, with expanded tools that would let users set a specific trust threshold for the posts appearing in their feeds.

For now, Twitter.now remains in an early testing phase, combining the familiarity of the Twitter name with an AI-driven approach to evaluating online information.

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