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  • 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…

  • Hacker News: Library Sandboxing for Verona

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    Source URL: https://github.com/microsoft/verona-sandbox Source: Hacker News Title: Library Sandboxing for Verona Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a process-based sandboxing mechanism designed for the Verona programming language, emphasizing security features that aim to maintain safe execution of untrusted libraries. This innovative approach to sandboxing can significantly enhance security in…

  • 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…

  • Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-034 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of January 27, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 0xPolygonZero–plonky2  Plonky2 is a SNARK implementation based on techniques from PLONK and FRI. Lookup tables, whose length is not divisible by 26 = floor(num_routed_wires / 3) always…

  • Hacker News: Hell Is Overconfident Developers Writing Encryption Code

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    Source URL: https://soatok.blog/2025/01/31/hell-is-overconfident-developers-writing-encryption-code/ Source: Hacker News Title: Hell Is Overconfident Developers Writing Encryption Code Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text critically discusses the pervasive issue of developers attempting to create their own cryptographic solutions, often without the necessary expertise, thereby undermining information security. It highlights examples of poor implementation and…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Whatsup Gold, Observium and Offis vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/whatsup-gold-observium-offis-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Whatsup Gold, Observium and Offis vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos’ Vulnerability Research team recently disclosed three vulnerabilities in Observium, three vulnerabilities in Offis, and four vulnerabilities in Whatsup Gold.   These vulnerabilities exist in Observium, a network observation and monitoring system; Offis DCMTK, a collection of libraries and applications…

  • Cloud Blog: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/adversarial-misuse-generative-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI Feedly Summary: Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are unlocking new possibilities for the way we work and accelerating innovation in science, technology, and beyond. In cybersecurity, AI is poised to transform digital defense, empowering defenders and enhancing our collective security. Large language…