Information Security – the issues and challenges. Chris Myers gives a thought-provoking presentation about Artificial Intelligence and ethical developments. He begins by asking: “How do we know that the information provided by AI is true, accurate, and non-biased?”. Chris looks into the warning from the ‘Godfather of AI’ Yoshua Bengio, who sounds the alarm about […]
Future Energy Demands to Drive AI Discussion will be taking place addressing how to correctly forecast the energy needed to deliver a twenty-fold increase in compute capacity over the next 5 years. The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Peter Kyle said: “Giving our researchers and innovators access to the processing power they […]
Hello! This is the first edition of our e-newsletter, The Source. Find out about upcoming events, the latest news and how to stay connected with, and supported by, the IAP. Upcoming Events: Webinars We have a great series of webinars coming up. Book by clicking on the link we’ll provide on an email, sent out […]
Chinese solar inverters are cause for growing concerns regarding cybersecurity risks. Europe and the USA have growing concerns over the cybersecurity risks posed by Chinese-made photovoltaic inverters. Undisclosed communication devices, so called ‘kill-switch’ components, have been found on Chinese-made solar power inverters. A report warns that a cyberattack could potential destabilize the power grids on […]
Scam Interceptors. If you haven’t watched it already, put it on your watch list. Scam Interceptors is a documentary series on BBC One, the outline of which is described as: “Working with ethical hackers to hunt down the scammers plaguing our lives, using cutting-edge tech to catch out crooks.” We thought IAP members, especially with […]
IAP Academic Connections & Student Membership. The IAP welcome student members. As a specialist professional body in the software development field, the IAP believe that well-designed software has a positive impact on industry, our communities and future. We feel it’s important to connect with academia in order to offer support to students who are studying […]
The IAP is launching a new e-newsletter in June 2025. THE SOURCE will keep you informed, with a round-up of recent news and events, how you can contribute and stay connected and, what’s coming up next. Dates for Your Diary The IAP organise a range of events. We’ll let you know the next few dates […]
Cyber Attack Awareness. M&S, the Co-op and Harrods have all been recent victims of cyber attack. Software Developers Beware In the spirit of ‘improving software for society’, the IAP urge software developers to raise their awareness around cyber security in order to create and design more resilient software to combat cyber attack. Avoid using back […]
