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  • The Register: GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/godaddy_ftc_order/ Source: The Register Title: GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’ Feedly Summary: Watchdog alleged it had no SIEM or MFA, orders rapid adoption of basic infosec tools GoDaddy has failed to protect its web-hosting platform with even basic infosec tools and practices since 2018,…

  • The Register: Even modest makeup can thwart facial recognition

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/make_up_thwart_facial_recognition/ Source: The Register Title: Even modest makeup can thwart facial recognition Feedly Summary: You may not need to go full Juggalo for the sake of privacy Researchers at cyber-defense contractor PeopleTec have found that facial recognition algorithms’ focus on specific areas of the face opens the door to subtler surveillance avoidance strategies.……

  • The Register: ‘Savvy’ shortcuts produce near-instant speech-to-speech translation of 36 languages

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/babel_fish_translations/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Savvy’ shortcuts produce near-instant speech-to-speech translation of 36 languages Feedly Summary: Babel Fish like ML model emerges after training on 4.5 million hours of multilingual spoken audio Meta has developed a machine learning model its researchers claim offers near-instant speech-to-speech translation between around 36 languages.… AI Summary and…

  • CSA: Using AI Effectively: An Intro to Prompt Engineering

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/01/15/unlocking-the-power-of-ai-an-intro-to-prompt-engineering Source: CSA Title: Using AI Effectively: An Intro to Prompt Engineering Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the importance of prompt engineering in utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) effectively, highlighting how tailored prompts can improve the outputs from AI systems. The focus is on crafting clear instructions…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: Demonstrating reduction of vulnerability classes: a key step in CISA’s “Secure by Design” pledge

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    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cisa-pledge-commitment-reducing-vulnerability/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Demonstrating reduction of vulnerability classes: a key step in CISA’s “Secure by Design” pledge Feedly Summary: Cloudflare strengthens its commitment to cybersecurity by joining CISA’s “Secure by Design" pledge. In line with this, we’re reducing the prevalence of vulnerability classes across our products. AI Summary and Description:…

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

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    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: voyage-code-3

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    Source URL: https://blog.voyageai.com/2024/12/04/voyage-code-3/ Source: Hacker News Title: voyage-code-3 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents voyage-code-3, a new embedding model optimized for code retrieval that significantly outperforms existing models in both performance and cost-efficiency. The introduction of Matryoshka learning and advanced quantization techniques allows for reduced storage requirements without compromising…

  • Hacker News: Cheating Is All You Need

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    Source URL: https://sourcegraph.com/blog/cheating-is-all-you-need Source: Hacker News Title: Cheating Is All You Need Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides an enthusiastic commentary on the transformative impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) in software engineering, likening their significance to that of the World Wide Web or cloud computing. The author discusses…

  • The Register: Nvidia snaps back at Biden’s ‘innovation-killing’ AI chip export restrictions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/nvidia_us_ai_chips/ Source: The Register Title: Nvidia snaps back at Biden’s ‘innovation-killing’ AI chip export restrictions Feedly Summary: ‘New rule threatens to squander America’s hard-won technological advantage’ says GPU supremo Nvidia has hit back at the outgoing Biden administration’s AI chip tech export restrictions designed to tighten America’s stranglehold on supply chains and maintain…

  • CSA: How Illumio Simplified eBay’s Large-Scale Microsegmentation Project

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    Source URL: https://www.illumio.com/blog/how-illumio-simplified-ebays-large-scale-microsegmentation-project Source: CSA Title: How Illumio Simplified eBay’s Large-Scale Microsegmentation Project Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines eBay’s cybersecurity enhancements through Illumio’s Zero Trust Segmentation (ZTS) platform, focusing on the implementation of microsegmentation to fortify its expansive network against breaches and ransomware. Key benefits include enhanced visibility, simplified…