I sat by the sea watching the endless, hypnotic waves of the Indian Ocean. As the Sun rose, bright and beautiful through the mist, it broke through perfectly layered clouds, defying any attempt to be covered. In that moment, the world felt immense yet perfectly ordered; I felt a deep stillness, and in that profound tranquility, I sensed a realization, not just of peace, but of Kaadsiimo.

We often forget it, but there is a precise rhythm to life, to everything that moves: from the gentle cresting of the ocean waves, to the steady pulse of our heart, to the magnificent, cosmic movement of galaxies and planets; it is this rhythm and harmony that create the sense of stillness.

Think about it: both the Sun and the Earth are constantly in motion, hurtling through space, spinning on their axes; yet the synchronization between their movements is so precise, so steady over eons, that it makes us feel as though everything is perfectly in place.

That feeling, the certainty that any system works better when its parts are synchronized and almost appear paused in motion, is what we access when we intentionally stop; in those moments of pause and deep breath, we feel something truly out of the ordinary. We reflect, become mindful of our senses, and are overcome by a deep sense of gratitude and a longing for that feeling to be eternal.

Later, reflecting on the experience, I realized I needed a word for that feeling. I rushed through a Somali dictionary to find a term that could give form to my thoughts and anchor the memory of what I had felt, and I came across the word “Kaadsiimo.”

The word carries far more depth than the simple English term “stillness.” Kaadsiimo translates to an “intentional pause,” a deliberate slowing of the soul taken specifically in the presence of something profound; in Somali culture, where many things can feel superficial and lack contemplation, Kaadsiimo is a principle that is deeply praised and encouraged.

Kaadsiimo is not merely the absence of motion; it is the choice to stop moving in order to fully acknowledge the meaning around you. It reminds us that velocity is meaningless without direction, and to have direction fundamentally requires reflection.

We can experience Kaadsiimo in everyday moments:

• * when our feet hesitate at the sight of a perfect sunset,
• * when our breath softens as we smell rain and droplets touch our face one after another in perfect order,
• * when beauty unexpectedly enters our awareness, whether on a digital screen or in the street,
• * or in our kitchens, dancing with our significant other as the music chords harmonize perfectly with our bodily movements and with the flow of blood in our veins.

Kaadsiimo is the quiet sigh that we feel in our chest in those moments; it is the vital space between motion and meaning, where we reconnect with the deepest, most basic rhythms of life itself.

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It is now possible to use a publicly available artificial chatbot to generate a complete infection chain, possibly beginning with a spear phishing email written in entirely convincing, human-like language and eventually causing a complete takeover of a company’s computer systems.

Researchers at Checkpoint recently created such a plausible phishing email as a test. They only used ChatGPT, a chatbot that uses deep learning techniques to generate text and conversations that can convince basically anyone that it was written by a real person.

In reality, there are many potential cybersecurity dangers wrapped up in this impressive technology developed by OpenAI and currently available online for free.

Here are just a few of them:

1. Social engineering: ChatGPT’s powerful language model can be used to generate realistic and convincing phishing messages, making it easier for attackers to trick victims into providing sensitive information or downloading malware.
2. Scamming: The generation of text through ChatGPT’s language models allows attackers to create fake ads, listings and many other forms of scamming material.
3. Impersonation: ChatGPT can be used to create a convincing digital copy of an individual’s writing style, allowing attackers to impersonate their target in a text-based setting, such as in an email or text message.
4. Automation of attacks: ChatGPT can also be used to automate the creation of malicious messages and phishing emails making it possible for attackers to launch large-scale attacks more efficiently.
5. Spamming: The language model can be fine-tuned to produce large amounts of low-quality content, which can be used in a variety of contexts, including as spam comments on social media or in spam email campaigns.

All five points above are legit threats to companies and all internet users that will only become more prevalent as OpenAI continues to train its model.

If the list managed to convince you, the technology succeeded in its purpose, although in this instance not with malicious intent.

All the text from points one to five was actually written by ChatGPT with minimal tweaks for clarity. The tool is so powerful it can convincingly identify and word its own inherent dangers to cybersecurity.

However, there are mitigating steps individuals and companies can take, including new-school security awareness training. Cybercrime is moving at light speed. A few years ago, cybercriminals used to specialise in identity theft, but now they take over your organisation’s network, hack into your bank accounts, and steal tens or hundreds of thousands of rands.

An intelligent platform like ChatGPT may have been created with the best intentions, but it only adds to the burden on internet users to always stay vigilant, trust their instincts and always know the risks involved in clicking on any link or opening an attachment.

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