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Tag: 2024

  • Cloud Blog: CVE-2023-6080: A Case Study on Third-Party Installer Abuse

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cve-2023-6080-third-party-installer-abuse/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: CVE-2023-6080: A Case Study on Third-Party Installer Abuse Feedly Summary: Written By: Jacob Paullus, Daniel McNamara, Jake Rawlins, Steven Karschnia Executive Summary Mandiant exploited flaws in the Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) repair action of Lakeside Software’s SysTrack installer to obtain arbitrary code execution. An attacker with low-privilege access…

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2  Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

  • Hacker News: AI systems with ‘unacceptable risk’ are now banned in the EU

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/02/ai-systems-with-unacceptable-risk-are-now-banned-in-the-eu/ Source: Hacker News Title: AI systems with ‘unacceptable risk’ are now banned in the EU Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines the recent developments regarding the EU’s AI Act, a regulatory framework aimed at managing the risks associated with AI systems. It details the compliance deadlines,…

  • Slashdot: Google Stops Malicious Apps With ‘AI-Powered Threat Detection’ and Continuous Scanning

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/03/040259/google-stops-malicious-apps-with-ai-powered-threat-detection-and-continuous-scanning?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Stops Malicious Apps With ‘AI-Powered Threat Detection’ and Continuous Scanning Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s security initiatives for Android and Google Play focus on proactively protecting users from harmful apps through advanced AI-driven threat detection, strict privacy policies, and enhanced developer requirements. In 2024,…

  • The Register: Medical monitoring machines spotted stealing patient data, users warned to pull the plug ASAP

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/03/backdoored_contec_patient_monitors_leak_data/ Source: The Register Title: Medical monitoring machines spotted stealing patient data, users warned to pull the plug ASAP Feedly Summary: PLUS: MGM settles breach suits; AWS doesn’t trust you with security defaults; A new .NET backdoor; and more Infosec in brief The United States Food and Drug Administration has told medical facilities…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: OpenAI reasoning models: Advice on prompting

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/2/openai-reasoning-models-advice-on-prompting/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: OpenAI reasoning models: Advice on prompting Feedly Summary: OpenAI reasoning models: Advice on prompting OpenAI’s documentation for their o1 and o3 “reasoning models" includes some interesting tips on how to best prompt them: Developer messages are the new system messages: Starting with o1-2024-12-17, reasoning models support developer…

  • Slashdot: US Blocks Open Source ‘Help’ From These Countries

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/01/2356252/us-blocks-open-source-help-from-these-countries?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Blocks Open Source ‘Help’ From These Countries Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the regulatory compliance challenges and cybersecurity risks faced by open source communities, particularly in relation to U.S. sanctions enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). It highlights how…

  • Hacker News: Breaking Down the NSA’s Guidance on Zero Trust Implementations (2024)

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    Source URL: https://blog.aquia.us/blog/2024-06-04-NSA-zt/ Source: Hacker News Title: Breaking Down the NSA’s Guidance on Zero Trust Implementations (2024) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text provides significant insights into implementing Zero Trust (ZT) principles in cybersecurity, specifically focusing on applications and workloads. It highlights a new NSA guidance aimed at enhancing ZT…

  • The Register: Another banner year for ransomware gangs despite takedowns by the cops

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/banner_year_for_ransomware_gangs/ Source: The Register Title: Another banner year for ransomware gangs despite takedowns by the cops Feedly Summary: And it doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict the future If the nonstop flood of ransomware attacks doesn’t already make every day feel like Groundhog Day, then a look back at 2024 – and…

  • The Register: Intel sinks $19B into the red, kills Falcon Shores GPUs, delays Clearwater Forest Xeons

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/intel_q4_2024/ Source: The Register Title: Intel sinks $19B into the red, kills Falcon Shores GPUs, delays Clearwater Forest Xeons Feedly Summary: Imagine burning through $72B in one year Intel capped off a tumultuous year with a reality check for its product roadmaps.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an overview…