Vatican enlists bots to protect library from onslaught of hackers

guest · Nov 11, 2020

Vatican enlists bots to protect library from onslaught of hackers
Apostolic Library, facing 100 threats a month
November 11, 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-to-protect-library-from-onslaught-of-hackers

Ancient intellects are now being guarded by artificial intelligence following moves to protect one of the most extraordinary collections of historical manuscripts and documents in the world from cyber-attacks.

The Vatican Apostolic Library, which holds 80,000 documents of immense importance and immeasurable value, including the oldest surviving copy of the Bible and drawings and writings from Michelangelo and Galileo, has partnered with a cyber-security firm to defend its ambitious digitisation project against criminals.
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The library has faced an average of 100 threats a month since it started digitising its collection of historical treasures in 2012, according to Manlio Miceli, its chief information officer.

“We cannot ignore that our digital infrastructure is of interest to hackers. A successful attack could see the collection stolen, manipulated or deleted altogether,” Miceli told the Observer.
“These attacks have the potential to impact the Vatican library’s reputation – one it has maintained for hundreds of years – and have significant financial ramifications that could impact our ability to digitise the remaining manuscripts.”
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xxJackxx · Nov 11, 2020

I didn't know they were digitizing it. It would certainly be interesting to see what they have.

Edit: ...and then I remember I don't read any of these languages.

Minimalist · Nov 11, 2020

Interesting that they decided to use "next gen" AI solution and not some more traditional one.

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