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  • Slashdot: Are Software Registries Inherently Insecure?

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/10/05/2318202/are-software-registries-inherently-insecure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Are Software Registries Inherently Insecure? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the persistent issues related to software supply chain attacks, emphasizing weaknesses in the design of software registries like npm, PyPI, and Docker Hub. It highlights how inadequate safeguards allowed for multiple registry breaches…

  • Cloud Blog: How to secure your remote MCP server on Google Cloud

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/how-to-secure-your-remote-mcp-server-on-google-cloud/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How to secure your remote MCP server on Google Cloud Feedly Summary: As enterprises increasingly adopt model context protocol (MCP) to extend capabilities of AI models to better integrate with external tools, databases, and APIs, it becomes even more important to ensure secure MCP deployment.  MCP unlocks new…

  • The Register: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/15/ransomware_recovery_codes_plaintext/ Source: The Register Title: Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned Feedly Summary: Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because…

  • Cisco Security Blog: Closing the Backdoor in TACACS+: Why Full-Session Encryption Matters More Than Ever

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    Source URL: https://feedpress.me/link/23535/17134419/closing-the-backdoor-in-tacacs-why-full-session-encryption-matters-more-than-ever Source: Cisco Security Blog Title: Closing the Backdoor in TACACS+: Why Full-Session Encryption Matters More Than Ever Feedly Summary: Attackers exploited weak TACACS+ encryption to steal credentials and evade detection. Learn how Cisco ISE with TLS 1.3 and Duo MFA closes these backdoors. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses…

  • The Register: Salesforce data missing? It might be due to Salesloft breach, Google says

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/salesforce_salesloft_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Salesforce data missing? It might be due to Salesloft breach, Google says Feedly Summary: Attackers steal OAuth tokens to access third-party sales platform, then CRM data in ‘widespread campaign’ Google says a recent spate of Salesforce-related breaches was caused by attackers stealing OAuth tokens from the third-party Salesloft…

  • The Register: ‘Limited’ data leak at Aussie telco turns out to be 280K customer details

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/tpg_telecom_iinet_breach/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Limited’ data leak at Aussie telco turns out to be 280K customer details Feedly Summary: iiNet breach blamed on single stolen login, with emails, phone numbers, and addresses exposed Aussie telco giant TPG Telecom has opened an investigation after confirming a cyberattack at subsidiary iiNet.… AI Summary and…