Tag: accountability
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Slashdot: Google Calls for Measurable Memory-Safety Standards for Software
Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/02/28/0340214/google-calls-for-measurable-memory-safety-standards-for-software?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Calls for Measurable Memory-Safety Standards for Software Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Google security blog emphasizes the urgent need for a collective approach to enhance memory safety in technology, citing significant financial implications and diminished trust caused by memory safety bugs. By proposing a…
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Hacker News: Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox
Source URL: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/ Source: Hacker News Title: Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mozilla is updating its Terms of Use and Privacy Notice for Firefox, aiming to clarify user rights and data practices in the evolving technology landscape. The initiative reflects…
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News: 25 arrested in global hit against AI-generated child sexual abuse material
Source URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/25-arrested-in-global-hit-against-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material Source: News Title: 25 arrested in global hit against AI-generated child sexual abuse material Feedly Summary: Most of the arrests were carried out simultaneously on 26 February 2025 during a global operation (Operation Cumberland) led by Danish law enforcement. More arrests are expected in the coming weeks, as the operation is still…
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The Register: How mega city council’s failure to act on Oracle rollout crashed its financial controls
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/27/birmingham_oracle_auditors/ Source: The Register Title: How mega city council’s failure to act on Oracle rollout crashed its financial controls Feedly Summary: Missing assessments, hidden caveats, and overoptimism all contributed to fateful decision, auditors find “Huge. There could be major problems transacting leading to late payment or collection of debt. The accounts could be…
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Hacker News: Securing tomorrow’s software: the need for memory safety standards
Source URL: https://security.googleblog.com/2025/02/securing-tomorrows-software-need-for.html Source: Hacker News Title: Securing tomorrow’s software: the need for memory safety standards Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a call for standardization in memory safety practices within the software industry. It highlights the urgency of addressing memory safety vulnerabilities, which have significant implications for security…
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The Register: Satya Nadella says AI is yet to find a killer app that matches the combined impact of email and Excel
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/microsofts_nadella_wants_to_see/ Source: The Register Title: Satya Nadella says AI is yet to find a killer app that matches the combined impact of email and Excel Feedly Summary: Microsoft CEO is more interested in neural nets boosting GDP than delivering superhuman intelligence While the likes of OpenAI and Alibaba are talking up artificial general…
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The Register: 200-plus impressively convincing GitHub repos are serving up malware
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/infosec_bytes/ Source: The Register Title: 200-plus impressively convincing GitHub repos are serving up malware Feedly Summary: Plus: DOGE staff quit; LastPass PC, Mac gasp; and CISA warns Oracle and Adobe flaws under attack Infosec bytes Kaspersky says it has found more than 200 GitHub repos hosting fairly convincing-looking fake projects laced with malicious…