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Iceland Brings AI Into Cyber Defense

Two Icelandic agencies have secured access to a restricted artificial intelligence system, opening a new test of how the state protects everyday services.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 5

Iceland’s government announced on November 4 that Umbra, its information technology service center, and CERT-IS, the national cybersecurity response team, had received access to a specialized model from OpenAI.

The access comes through Government Trusted Access for Cyber, a screening program connected to the company’s Daybreak initiative. The government …

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