Tag: information security

Source URL: https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2025-offline-pki-yubikeys Source: Hacker News Title: Offline PKI using 3 Yubikeys and an ARM single board computer Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implementation of an offline Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) system using YubiKeys and an air-gapped environment, enhancing security against network threats. This approach is particularly…

The Register: Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/doge_treasury/ Source: The Register Title: Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database Feedly Summary: More light shed on what went down with Marko Elez, thanks to NY AG and co’s lawsuit A now-former DOGE aide violated US Treasury policy by emailing an unencrypted database containing people’s private information to…

Microsoft Security Blog: StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/17/stilachirat-analysis-from-system-reconnaissance-to-cryptocurrency-theft/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft Feedly Summary: Microsoft Incident Response uncovered a novel remote access trojan (RAT) named StilachiRAT, which demonstrates sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target environment, and exfiltrate sensitive data. This blog primarily focuses on analysis of the WWStartupCtrl64.dll…

Schneier on Security: Improvements in Brute Force Attacks

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/improvements-in-brute-force-attacks.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Improvements in Brute Force Attacks Feedly Summary: New paper: “GPU Assisted Brute Force Cryptanalysis of GPRS, GSM, RFID, and TETRA: Brute Force Cryptanalysis of KASUMI, SPECK, and TEA3.” Abstract: Key lengths in symmetric cryptography are determined with respect to the brute force attacks with current technology. While…

Cloud Blog: BitM Up! Session Stealing in Seconds Using the Browser-in-the-Middle Technique

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/session-stealing-browser-in-the-middle/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: BitM Up! Session Stealing in Seconds Using the Browser-in-the-Middle Technique Feedly Summary: Written by: Truman Brown, Emily Astranova, Steven Karschnia, Jacob Paullus, Nick McClendon, Chris Higgins Executive Summary The Rise of Browser in the Middle (BitM): BitM attacks offer a streamlined approach, allowing attackers to quickly compromise sessions…

METR updates – METR: [ext, adv] 2025.03.05 Comment on AI Action Plan

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Source URL: https://metr.org/METR_ai_action_plan_comment.pdf Source: METR updates – METR Title: [ext, adv] 2025.03.05 Comment on AI Action Plan Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses key considerations and priority actions for developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan by METR, a research nonprofit focused on AI systems and their risks to public…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/video/business/energy-environment/100000010036088/how-ai-companies-are-turning-into-energy-companies.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies Feedly Summary: The race to build the best artificial intelligence products is resulting in a worldwide search for new energy sources to power tech giants’ data centers. Karen Weise, a technology correspondent for The New York…

Hacker News: Strings Attached: Talking about Russia’s agenda for laws in cyberspace

Mar 15, 2025

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Source URL: https://bytesandborscht.com/strings-attached-talking-about-russias-agenda-for-laws-in-cyberspace/ Source: Hacker News Title: Strings Attached: Talking about Russia’s agenda for laws in cyberspace Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a critical examination of Russia’s historical and ongoing efforts to reshape international cyberspace regulations under the guise of “information security.” The author argues that these efforts…

Hacker News: Show HN: I lost 15% to Congress’ lag, so I built a trade-sniping tool

Mar 15, 2025

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