Tag: awareness

  • The Register: US reportedly mulls TP-Link router ban over national security risk

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/18/us_govt_probes_tplink_routers/ Source: The Register Title: US reportedly mulls TP-Link router ban over national security risk Feedly Summary: It could end up like Huawei -Trump’s gonna get ya, get ya, get ya The Feds may ban the sale of TP-Link routers in the US over ongoing national security concerns about Chinese-made devices being used…

  • Slashdot: US Government Tells Officials, Politicians To Ditch Regular Calls and Texts

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/18/1926207/us-government-tells-officials-politicians-to-ditch-regular-calls-and-texts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Government Tells Officials, Politicians To Ditch Regular Calls and Texts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.S. government’s directive for senior officials to avoid unsecured communication channels highlights the critical need for enhanced security measures, particularly end-to-end encryption, in light of rising cyber threats. This…

  • Hacker News: A Free GitHub Copilot for VS Code

    Source URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot Source: Hacker News Title: A Free GitHub Copilot for VS Code Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The announcement reveals a new free plan for GitHub Copilot integrated into VS Code, providing robust AI-assisted coding capabilities, including various models and code completions per month. This development is significant for…

  • Hacker News: GitHub Copilot Free Plan

    Source URL: https://github.com/features/copilot/plans Source: Hacker News Title: GitHub Copilot Free Plan Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the copyright considerations related to GitHub Copilot, particularly how its AI model is trained on publicly accessible code. It highlights the implications of copyright law in various jurisdictions regarding the use of…

  • Slashdot: Australia Moves To Drop Some Cryptography By 2030

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/18/173242/australia-moves-to-drop-some-cryptography-by-2030?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Australia Moves To Drop Some Cryptography By 2030 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Australia’s chief cybersecurity agency, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), has recommended that local organizations cease the use of widely utilized cryptographic algorithms due to concerns over quantum computing threats, with an implementation deadline…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/18/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2018-14933 NUUO NVRmini Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2022-23227 NUUO NVRmini 2 Devices Missing Authentication Vulnerability CVE-2019-11001 Reolink Multiple IP Cameras OS Command Injection…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Best Practice Guidance for Mobile Communications

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/18/cisa-releases-best-practice-guidance-mobile-communications Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Best Practice Guidance for Mobile Communications Feedly Summary: Today, CISA released Mobile Communications Best Practice Guidance. The guidance was crafted in response to identified cyber espionage activity by People’s Republic of China (PRC) government-affiliated threat actors targeting commercial telecommunications infrastructure, specifically addressing “highly targeted” individuals who are…

  • Krebs on Security: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/how-to-lose-a-fortune-with-just-one-bad-click/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: How to Lose a Fortune with Just One Bad Click Feedly Summary: Adam Griffin is still in disbelief over how quickly he was robbed of nearly $500,000 in cryptocurrencies. A scammer called using a real Google phone number to warn his Gmail account was being hacked, sent…

  • Wired: Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/true-cost-generative-ai-data-centers-energy/ Source: Wired Title: Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course Feedly Summary: From energy to resources, data centers have grown too greedy. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the environmental impact of AI, particularly the energy consumption and resource use associated with large language models (LLMs)…

  • Cloud Blog: Reach beyond the IDE with tools for Gemini Code Assist

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/gemini-code-assist-launches-developer-early-access-for-tools/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Reach beyond the IDE with tools for Gemini Code Assist Feedly Summary: One of the biggest areas of promise for generative AI is coding assistance — leveraging the power of large language models to help developers create or update application code with amazing speed and accuracy, dramatically boosting…