Tag: consensus

  • The Register: UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/uk_ransomware_payout_ban/ Source: The Register Title: UK floats ransomware payout ban for public sector Feedly Summary: Stronger proposals may also see private sector applying for a payment ‘license’ A total ban on ransomware payments across the public sector might actually happen after the UK government opened a consultation on how to combat the trend…

  • Hacker News: Unforgeable Quantum Tokens Delivered over Fiber Network

    Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-tokens Source: Hacker News Title: Unforgeable Quantum Tokens Delivered over Fiber Network Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses recent advancements in quantum computing and its implications for encryption, specifically mentioning quantum tokens and quantum key distribution (QKD). The claims of Chinese researchers regarding RSA encryption were debated,…

  • Hacker News: O3 "Arc AGI" Postmortem

    Source URL: https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/c39 Source: Hacker News Title: O3 "Arc AGI" Postmortem Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses criticisms surrounding OpenAI’s recent advancements, particularly focusing on the misconceptions around its new model (referred to as “o3”) and its implications for AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). Experts argue that the performance metrics…

  • Alerts: ASD’s ACSC, CISA, and US and International Partners Release Guidance on Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/05/asds-acsc-cisa-and-us-and-international-partners-release-guidance-choosing-secure-and-verifiable Source: Alerts Title: ASD’s ACSC, CISA, and US and International Partners Release Guidance on Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies Feedly Summary: Today, CISA—in partnership with the Australian Signals Directorate Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC), and other international partners—released updates to a Secure by Design Alert, Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies. Partners…

  • NCSC Feed: How the NCSC thinks about security architecture

    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/how-ncsc-thinks-about-security-architecture Source: NCSC Feed Title: How the NCSC thinks about security architecture Feedly Summary: Richard C explains how an understanding of vulnerabilities – and their exploitation – informs how the NCSC assesses the security of computer systems. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the role and definition of security architecture…