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  • Slashdot: Oracle’s Ellison Calls for Governments To Unify Data To Feed AI

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/1857208/oracles-ellison-calls-for-governments-to-unify-data-to-feed-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Oracle’s Ellison Calls for Governments To Unify Data To Feed AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Larry Ellison advocates for the consolidation of national data to enhance AI model effectiveness, emphasizing the need for a unified, secure database. This approach could yield significant improvements in public…

  • CSA: What’s the Baseline for Cyber Resilience?

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    Source URL: https://www.illumio.com/blog/whats-the-baseline-for-cyber-resilience Source: CSA Title: What’s the Baseline for Cyber Resilience? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the concept of cyber resilience, emphasizing its importance in maintaining operational continuity during cyber incidents. It highlights the significance of a Zero Trust security strategy, underscored by microsegmentation, in bolstering an organization’s…

  • The Register: The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/microcode_attack_trump_musk/ Source: The Register Title: The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway Feedly Summary: When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off Opinion All malicious attacks on digital systems have one common aim: taking control. Mostly, that means getting a CPU somewhere to turn traitor, running code that silently…

  • Hacker News: Securing edge device systems, including firewalls, routers, and VPN gateways

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    Source URL: https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/4052657/joint-publications-focus-on-mitigation-strategies-for-edge-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Securing edge device systems, including firewalls, routers, and VPN gateways Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The NSA, in collaboration with various international cybersecurity agencies, has published three comprehensive guides focusing on mitigation strategies for edge devices. These guides aim to enhance network security and…

  • The Register: Abandoned AWS S3 buckets can be reused in supply-chain attacks that would make SolarWinds look ‘insignificant’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/abandoned_aws_s3/ Source: The Register Title: Abandoned AWS S3 buckets can be reused in supply-chain attacks that would make SolarWinds look ‘insignificant’ Feedly Summary: When cloud customers don’t clean up after themselves, part 97 Abandoned AWS S3 buckets could be reused to hijack the global software supply chain in an attack that would make…

  • Slashdot: Taiwan Says Government Departments Should Not Use DeepSeek, Citing Security Concerns

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/31/1513252/taiwan-says-government-departments-should-not-use-deepseek-citing-security-concerns?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Taiwan Says Government Departments Should Not Use DeepSeek, Citing Security Concerns Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Taiwan’s digital ministry has issued a directive prohibiting government departments from utilizing the AI service provided by the Chinese startup DeepSeek, citing significant information security risks associated with reliance on…

  • The Register: CDNs: Great for speeding up the internet, bad for location privacy

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/27/cloudflare_cdn_location_data/ Source: The Register Title: CDNs: Great for speeding up the internet, bad for location privacy Feedly Summary: Also, Subaru web portal spills user deets, Tornado Cash sanctions overturned, a Stark ransomware attack, and more Infosec in brief Using a custom-built tool, a 15-year-old hacker exploited Cloudflare’s content delivery network to approximate the…

  • Hacker News: Mastercard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/mastercard-dns-error-went-unnoticed-for-years/ Source: Hacker News Title: Mastercard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The incident involving MasterCard’s DNS misconfiguration underscores the critical importance of accurate DNS management as a security measure in the financial sector. The flaw, which existed for nearly five years, highlights potential…