Tag: GIS

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/infosec_hounds_spot_prompt_injection/ Source: The Register Title: Infosec hounds spot prompt injection vuln in Google Gemini apps Feedly Summary: Not a very smart home: crims could hijack smart-home boiler, open and close powered windows and more. Now fixed Black hat A trio of researchers has disclosed a major prompt injection vulnerability in Google’s Gemini large…

The Register: UK secretly allows facial recognition scans of passport, immigration databases

Aug 8, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/uk_secretly_allows_facial_recognition/ Source: The Register Title: UK secretly allows facial recognition scans of passport, immigration databases Feedly Summary: Campaigners brand Home Office’s lack of transparency as ‘astonishing’ and ‘dangerous’ Privacy groups report a surge in UK police facial recognition scans of databases secretly stocked with passport photos lacking parliamentary oversight.… AI Summary and Description:…

The Register: OpenAI’s GPT-5 is here with up to 80% fewer hallucinations

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/openai_gpt_5/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI’s GPT-5 is here with up to 80% fewer hallucinations Feedly Summary: That totally makes up for the single-digit benchmark gains, right? OpenAI unveiled its most capable model yet on Thursday with the launch of GPT-5.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement of OpenAI’s GPT-5 represents…

The Register: German security researchers say ‘Windows Hell No’ to Microsoft biometrics for biz

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/windows_hello_hell_no/ Source: The Register Title: German security researchers say ‘Windows Hell No’ to Microsoft biometrics for biz Feedly Summary: Hello loophole could let a rogue admin, or a pwned one, inject new facial scans Black Hat Microsoft is pushing hard for Windows users to shift from using passwords to its Hello biometrics system,…

The Register: Microsoft, CISA warn yet another Exchange server bug can lead to ‘total domain compromise’

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/microsoft_cisa_warn_yet_another/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft, CISA warn yet another Exchange server bug can lead to ‘total domain compromise’ Feedly Summary: No reported in-the-wild exploits…yet Microsoft and the feds late Wednesday sounded the alarm on another high-severity bug in Exchange Server hybrid deployments that could allow attackers to escalate privileges from on-premises Exchange…

The Register: CISA releases malware analysis for Sharepoint Server attack

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/cisa_releases_malware_analysis/ Source: The Register Title: CISA releases malware analysis for Sharepoint Server attack Feedly Summary: Indications of compromise and Sigma rules report for your security scanners amid ongoing ‘ToolShell’ blitz CISA has published a malware analysis report with compromise indicators and Sigma rules for “ToolShell" attacks targeting specific Microsoft SharePoint Server versions.… AI…

Cloud Blog: How Google and NASA are testing AI for medical care in space

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/how-google-and-nasa-are-testing-ai-for-medical-care-in-space/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Google and NASA are testing AI for medical care in space Feedly Summary: As NASA embarks on a new era of human spaceflight, beginning with the Artemis campaign’s aim to return to the Moon, preparations are underway to ensure crew health and wellness. This includes exploring whether…

The Register: Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/meta_training_ai_on_social/ Source: The Register Title: Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigner Max Schrem’s NOYB is back on Zuck’s back Meta’s enthusiasm for training its AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves – at least for some Europeans…

Anchore: Meeting 2025’s SBOM Compliance Deadlines: A Practical Implementation Guide

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