Tag: government

Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/0023243/chinese-hacked-us-telecom-a-year-before-known-wireless-breaches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The reported intrusion of Chinese hackers into an American telecommunications company in 2023 raises significant concerns about the vulnerabilities in U.S. communications infrastructure. Evidence suggests state-sponsored cyber activity has been ongoing…

The Register: US govt login portal could be one cyberattack away from collapse, say auditors

Jun 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/login_gov_backup_testing_insufficient_gao/ Source: The Register Title: US govt login portal could be one cyberattack away from collapse, say auditors Feedly Summary: Login.gov hasn’t shown its backup testing policy is working, GAO warns The US government’s Login.gov identity verification system could be one cyberattack, or just a routine IT hiccup, away from serious trouble, say…

Cloud Blog: Hello, Operator? A Technical Analysis of Vishing Threats

Jun 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/technical-analysis-vishing-threats/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hello, Operator? A Technical Analysis of Vishing Threats Feedly Summary: Written by: Nick Guttilla Introduction Organizations are increasingly relying on diverse digital communication channels for essential business operations. The way employees interact with colleagues, access corporate resources, and especially, receive information technology (IT) support is often conducted through…

Slashdot: AI Pioneer Announces Non-Profit To Develop ‘Honest’ AI

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/03/2149233/ai-pioneer-announces-non-profit-to-develop-honest-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Pioneer Announces Non-Profit To Develop ‘Honest’ AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Yoshua Bengio has established a $30 million non-profit, LawZero, to create “honest” AI systems aimed at detecting and preventing harmful behavior in autonomous agents. This initiative introduces a model, Scientist AI, designed to…

Slashdot: AWS Forms EU-Based Cloud Unit As Customers Fret

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/03/2024222/aws-forms-eu-based-cloud-unit-as-customers-fret?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AWS Forms EU-Based Cloud Unit As Customers Fret Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The establishment of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) reflects growing European concerns regarding data sovereignty and trust in American tech companies. This initiative highlights AWS’s commitment to strong local controls, privacy, and…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Tips on prompting ChatGPT for UK technology secretary Peter Kyle

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/3/tips-for-peter-kyle/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Tips on prompting ChatGPT for UK technology secretary Peter Kyle Feedly Summary: Back in March New Scientist reported on a successful Freedom of Information request they had filed requesting UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle’s ChatGPT logs: New Scientist has obtained records…

Cloud Blog: Emulating the air-gapped experience: GDC Sandbox is now generally available

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/hybrid-cloud/using-gdc-sandbox-to-emulate-air-gapped-environments/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Emulating the air-gapped experience: GDC Sandbox is now generally available Feedly Summary: Many organizations in regulated industries and the public sector that want to start using generative AI face significant challenges in adopting cloud-based AI solutions due to stringent regulatory mandates, sovereignty requirements, the need for low-latency processing,…

Cloud Blog: How Project Shield helped defend against one of the largest DDoS attacks to date

Jun 2, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/project-shield-blocked-a-massive-recent-ddos-attack-heres-how/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Project Shield helped defend against one of the largest DDoS attacks to date Feedly Summary: You can never be sure when you’ll be the target of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. For investigative journalist Brian Krebs, that day came on May 12, when his site KrebsOnSecurity experienced…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: How often do LLMs snitch? Recreating Theo’s SnitchBench with LLM

May 31, 2025

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