Tag: accountability

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: PyPI now supports digital attestations

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/14/pypi-digital-attestations/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: PyPI now supports digital attestations Feedly Summary: PyPI now supports digital attestations Dustin Ingram: PyPI package maintainers can now publish signed digital attestations when publishing, in order to further increase trust in the supply-chain security of their projects. Additionally, a new API is available for consumers and…

  • Hacker News: PyPI now supports digital attestations

    Source URL: https://blog.pypi.org/posts/2024-11-14-pypi-now-supports-digital-attestations/ Source: Hacker News Title: PyPI now supports digital attestations Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: PyPI has introduced support for digital attestations, enhancing supply-chain security for Python package maintainers. This update, part of PEP 740, allows maintainers to publish signed attestations associated with their projects, ensuring higher trust and…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Homeland Security Department to Release New A.I. Guidance

    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/business/dealbook/homeland-security-department-to-release-new-ai-guidance.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Homeland Security Department to Release New A.I. Guidance Feedly Summary: The voluntary best practices are aimed at companies that own or operate critical infrastructure. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the increasing reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) in critical infrastructure sectors…

  • CSA: How Will the EU AI Act Impact Your Business?

    Source URL: https://www.diligent.com/resources/blog/eu-artificial-intelligence-act Source: CSA Title: How Will the EU AI Act Impact Your Business? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the EU AI Act, which is set to come into force on August 1, 2024, and outlines comprehensive regulations aimed at managing AI risks while promoting responsible innovation. It…

  • AlgorithmWatch: Civil society statement on meaningful transparency of risk assessments under the Digital Services Act

    Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/civil-society-statement-on-meaningful-transparency-of-risk-assessments-under-the-digital-services-act/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Civil society statement on meaningful transparency of risk assessments under the Digital Services Act Feedly Summary: This joint statement is also available as PDF-File. Meaningful transparency of risk assessments and audits enables external stakeholders, including civil society organisations, researchers, journalists, and people impacted by systemic risks, to scrutinise the…

  • Slashdot: D-Link Won’t Fix Critical Flaw Affecting 60,000 Older NAS Devices

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/11/2158210/d-link-wont-fix-critical-flaw-affecting-60000-older-nas-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: D-Link Won’t Fix Critical Flaw Affecting 60,000 Older NAS Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: D-Link has announced no patch for a critical command injection vulnerability affecting over 60,000 NAS devices, urging users to either retire or isolate the devices. This situation emphasizes significant risks for…

  • Hacker News: Security Is a Useless Controls Problem

    Source URL: https://securityis.substack.com/p/security-is-a-useless-controls-problem Source: Hacker News Title: Security Is a Useless Controls Problem Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critically examines the prevalence of ineffective security controls in the industry, using an analogy of chimpanzees to illustrate how institutional behaviors persist without understanding their origins. It emphasizes the need for…

  • The Register: Alleged Snowflake attacker gets busted by Canadians – politely, we assume

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Alleged Snowflake attacker gets busted by Canadians – politely, we assume Feedly Summary: Also: Crypto hacks will continue; CoD hacker gets thousands banned, and more in brief One of the suspected masterminds behind the widespread Snowflake breach has been arrested in Canada – but the saga isn’t over,…

  • Slashdot: Claude AI To Process Secret Government Data Through New Palantir Deal

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/2229258/claude-ai-to-process-secret-government-data-through-new-palantir-deal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Claude AI To Process Secret Government Data Through New Palantir Deal Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir and AWS to integrate Claude AI models into US intelligence and defense operations is significant for AI security and ethical considerations. Critics question the alignment of…

  • The Register: Microsoft still not said anything about unexpected Windows Server 2025 installs

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/windows_2025_surprise_install/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft still not said anything about unexpected Windows Server 2025 installs Feedly Summary: Affected business calls situation ‘mindbogglingly dangerous’ as sysadmins reminded to check backup and restore strategies Microsoft remains silent over Windows Server 2025 turning up in the guise of a security update earlier this week, much…