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  • 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: Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/gutting_us_cyber_advisory_boards/ Source: The Register Title: Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral Feedly Summary: ‘No one was kicked off the NTSB in the middle of investigating a crash’ interview Gutting the Cyber Safety Review Board as it was investigating how China’s Salt Typhoon breached American government and…

  • Krebs on Security: Infrastructure Laundering: Blending in with the Cloud

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/infrastructure-laundering-blending-in-with-the-cloud/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Infrastructure Laundering: Blending in with the Cloud Feedly Summary: In an effort to blend in and make their malicious traffic tougher to block, hosting firms catering to cybercriminals in China and Russia increasingly are funneling their operations through major U.S. cloud providers. Research published this week on…

  • 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…

  • The Register: SonicWall flags critical bug likely exploited as zero-day, rolls out hotfix

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/23/sonicwall_critical_bug/ Source: The Register Title: SonicWall flags critical bug likely exploited as zero-day, rolls out hotfix Feedly Summary: Big organizations and governments are main users of these gateways SonicWall is warning customers of a critical vulnerability that was potentially already exploited as a zero-day.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: SonicWall has issued…

  • Schneier on Security: Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/biden-signs-new-cybersecurity-order.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order Feedly Summary: President Biden has signed a new cybersecurity order. It has a bunch of provisions, most notably using the US governments procurement power to improve cybersecurity practices industry-wide. Some details: The core of the executive order is an array of mandates…

  • The Register: AI datacenters putting zero emissions promises out of reach

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/16/ai_datacenters_putting_zero_emissions/ Source: The Register Title: AI datacenters putting zero emissions promises out of reach Feedly Summary: Plus: Bit barns’ demand for water, land, and power could breed ‘growing opposition’ from residents The datacenter industry looks set for a turbulent 2025 as AI growth threatens to trump sustainability commitments and authorities are likely to…

  • The Register: FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/fbi_french_cops_boot_chinas/ Source: The Register Title: FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America Feedly Summary: Hey, Xi: Zài jiàn! The FBI, working with French cops, obtained nine warrants to remotely wipe PlugX malware from thousands of Windows-based computers that had been infected by Chinese government-backed criminals, according to newly…

  • Hacker News: Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments

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    Source URL: https://labs.watchtowr.com/more-governments-backdoors-in-your-backdoors/ Source: Hacker News Title: Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a research project that focuses on exploiting vulnerabilities in expired and abandoned digital infrastructure, especially backdoors left by compromised systems. It highlights the use of mass-hacking techniques…

  • The Register: Boffins carve up C so code can be converted to Rust

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/mini_c_microsoft_inria/ Source: The Register Title: Boffins carve up C so code can be converted to Rust Feedly Summary: Mini-C is a subset of C that can be automatically turned to Rust without much fuss Computer scientists affiliated with France’s Inria and Microsoft have devised a way to automatically turn a subset of C…