Tag: awareness

  • The Register: Database warhorse SQL Server 2025 goes all-in on AI

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/microsoft_sql_server_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Database warhorse SQL Server 2025 goes all-in on AI Feedly Summary: Better locking, improved query optimization, and… Copilot Ignite A new version of Microsoft’s database warhorse, SQL Server, is on the way, with some useful improvements squeezed between the inevitable artificial intelligence additions.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • CSA: How Can You Strengthen Google Workspace Security?

    Source URL: https://www.valencesecurity.com/resources/blogs/why-application-specific-passwords-are-a-security-risk-in-google-workspace Source: CSA Title: How Can You Strengthen Google Workspace Security? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the security risks related to Application-Specific Passwords (ASPs) in Google Workspace, emphasizing their vulnerabilities and the need for stronger authentication methods. It provides practical security tips to mitigate the risks associated…

  • Hacker News: Teen serial swatter-for-hire busted, pleads guilty, could face 20 years

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/teenage_serial_swatterforhire_busted/ Source: Hacker News Title: Teen serial swatter-for-hire busted, pleads guilty, could face 20 years Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses various significant incidents in cybersecurity, including a teenager convicted of swatting, critical vulnerabilities in software, an ongoing debate regarding protections for cybersecurity researchers in international law,…

  • Hacker News: Drinking water systems for 26M Americans face high cybersecurity risks

    Source URL: https://www.scworld.com/news/drinking-water-systems-for-26m-americans-face-high-cybersecurity-risks Source: Hacker News Title: Drinking water systems for 26M Americans face high cybersecurity risks Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report by the EPA’s Office of Inspector General highlights alarming cybersecurity vulnerabilities in U.S. drinking water systems, affecting around 26.6 million Americans. The lack of an incident reporting…

  • Hacker News: Don’t Look Twice: Faster Video Transformers with Run-Length Tokenization

    Source URL: https://rccchoudhury.github.io/rlt/ Source: Hacker News Title: Don’t Look Twice: Faster Video Transformers with Run-Length Tokenization Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents a novel approach called Run-Length Tokenization (RLT) aimed at optimizing video transformers by eliminating redundant tokens. This content-aware method results in substantial speed improvements for training and…

  • The Register: Swiss cheesed off as postal service used to spread malware

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/16/swiss_malware_qr/ Source: The Register Title: Swiss cheesed off as postal service used to spread malware Feedly Summary: QR codes arrive via an age-old delivery system Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about malware being spread via the country’s postal service.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The National Cyber…

  • Hacker News: How Public Key Cryptography Works, Using Only Simple Math

    Source URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-public-key-cryptography-really-works-20241115/ Source: Hacker News Title: How Public Key Cryptography Works, Using Only Simple Math Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a comprehensive overview of public key cryptography, explaining its fundamental principles, historical development, and potential vulnerabilities posed by quantum computing. This is particularly relevant for security professionals…

  • NCSC Feed: A decade of Cyber Essentials: the journey towards a safer digital future

    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/cyber-essentials-decade Source: NCSC Feed Title: A decade of Cyber Essentials: the journey towards a safer digital future Feedly Summary: The 10-year anniversary of Cyber Essentials is not just a celebration of past achievements but a call to action for the future. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the 10th anniversary…

  • The Register: Microsoft Power Pages misconfigurations exposing sensitive data

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/microsoft_power_pages_misconfigurations/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Power Pages misconfigurations exposing sensitive data Feedly Summary: NHS supplier that leaked employee info fell victim to fiddly access controls that can leave databases dangling online Private businesses and public-sector organizations are unwittingly exposing millions of people’s sensitive information to the public internet because they misconfigure Microsoft’s…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/14/openai-public-bug-bounty/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty Feedly Summary: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty Reading this investigation of the security boundaries of OpenAI’s Code Interpreter environment helped me realize that the rules for OpenAI’s public bug bounty inadvertently double as the missing details for a whole bunch of different aspects of…