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  • Cloud Blog: Announcing quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/announcing-quantum-safe-digital-signatures-in-cloud-kms/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS Feedly Summary: The continued advancement of experimental quantum computing has raised concerns about the security of many of the world’s widely-used public-key cryptography systems. Crucially, there exists the potential for sufficiently large, cryptographically-relevant quantum computers to break these algorithms. This potential…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Helping civil society monitor attacks with the CyberPeaceTracer and Cloudflare Email Security

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/helping-civil-society-monitor-attacks-with-the-cyberpeacetracer-and-cloudflare-email-security/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Helping civil society monitor attacks with the CyberPeaceTracer and Cloudflare Email Security Feedly Summary: We’re proud to collaborate with CyberPeace Institute by powering its latest initiative, the CyberPeace Tracer, a platform that enables civil society organizations to proactively report cyber threats. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Hacker News: Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook

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    Source URL: https://www.theverge.com/news/610951/federal-workers-privacy-surveillance-signal-facebook-messenger Source: Hacker News Title: Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how federal workers in the U.S. are increasingly using encrypted messaging apps like Signal to ensure privacy and security in their communications, driven by distrust of both…

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • Slashdot: Google’s 7-Year Slog To Improve Chrome Extensions Still Hasn’t Satisfied Developers

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/02/07/2246202/googles-7-year-slog-to-improve-chrome-extensions-still-hasnt-satisfied-developers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s 7-Year Slog To Improve Chrome Extensions Still Hasn’t Satisfied Developers Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges faced by developers of Chrome extensions, particularly ad blockers and privacy tools, due to Google’s recent overhaul of the Chrome extension architecture. It highlights frustrations…

  • Hacker News: It is time to standardize principles and practices for software memory safety

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    Source URL: https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/it-is-time-to-standardize-principles-and-practices-for-software-memory-safety/ Source: Hacker News Title: It is time to standardize principles and practices for software memory safety Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a comprehensive exploration of the endemic memory-safety vulnerabilities in software, their implications for security, and the necessity for memory-safety standardization to enhance software security…

  • Wired: Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-hired-guns-who-make-sure-school-cyberattacks-stay-hidden/ Source: Wired Title: Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden Feedly Summary: An investigation into more than 300 cyberattacks against US K–12 schools over the past five years shows how schools can withhold crucial details from students and parents whose data was stolen. AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Hacker News: AI Slop, Suspicion, and Writing Back

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    Source URL: https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/01/25/AI-Slop-Suspicion-and-Writing-Back/ Source: Hacker News Title: AI Slop, Suspicion, and Writing Back Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Short Summary with Insight: The text discusses the proliferation of AI-generated content, termed “AI slop,” and raises concerns about its impact on the authenticity and quality of written material across social media and other…

  • Hacker News: Texas Is Enforcing Its State Data Privacy Law. So Should Other States

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    Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/texas-enforcing-its-state-data-privacy-law-so-should-other-states Source: Hacker News Title: Texas Is Enforcing Its State Data Privacy Law. So Should Other States Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The provided text discusses the Texas Attorney General’s lawsuit against Allstate Corporation for alleged violations of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), specifically regarding the…