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  • Slashdot: Intel and AMD Trusted Enclaves, a Foundation For Network Security, Fall To Physical Attacks

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/10/01/229239/intel-and-amd-trusted-enclaves-a-foundation-for-network-security-fall-to-physical-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Intel and AMD Trusted Enclaves, a Foundation For Network Security, Fall To Physical Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers have introduced two significant hardware attacks, Battering RAM and Wiretap, that compromise Intel SGX and AMD SEV-SNP trusted enclaves. These attacks exploit flaws in deterministic encryption…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Two more Chinese pelicans

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/1/two-pelicans/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Two more Chinese pelicans Feedly Summary: Two new models from Chinese AI labs in the past few days. I tried them both out using llm-openrouter: DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp from DeepSeek. Announcement, Tech Report, Hugging Face (690GB, MIT license). As an intermediate step toward our next-generation architecture, V3.2-Exp builds upon…

  • Hamel’s Blog: Selecting The Right AI Evals Tool

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    Source URL: https://hamel.dev/blog/posts/eval-tools/ Source: Hamel’s Blog Title: Selecting The Right AI Evals Tool Feedly Summary: Over the past year, I’ve focused heavily on AI Evals, both in my consulting work and teaching. A question I get constantly is, “What’s the best tool for evals?”. I’ve always resisted answering directly for two reasons. First, people focus…

  • The Register: US gov shutdown leaves IT projects hanging, security defenders a skeleton crew

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/us_government_shutdown_it_seccurity/ Source: The Register Title: US gov shutdown leaves IT projects hanging, security defenders a skeleton crew Feedly Summary: The longer the shutdown, the less likely critical IT overhauls happen, ex Social Security CISO tells The Register The US government shut down at 1201 ET on October 1, halting non-essential IT modernization and…

  • The Register: ‘Delightful’ root-access bug in Red Hat OpenShift AI allows full cluster takeover

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/critical_red_hat_openshift_ai_bug/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Delightful’ root-access bug in Red Hat OpenShift AI allows full cluster takeover Feedly Summary: Who wouldn’t want root access on cluster master nodes? A 9.9 out of 10 severity bug in Red Hat’s OpenShift AI service could allow a remote attacker with minimal authentication to steal data, disrupt…

  • Slashdot: UK Once Again Demands Backdoor To Apple’s Encrypted Cloud Storage

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/10/01/1719219/uk-once-again-demands-backdoor-to-apples-encrypted-cloud-storage?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Once Again Demands Backdoor To Apple’s Encrypted Cloud Storage Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK government’s recent order to Apple to create a backdoor for accessing encrypted cloud storage for British users raises significant privacy concerns and compliance challenges. This order comes amidst ongoing…

  • Slashdot: A ‘Godfather of AI’ Remains Concerned as Ever About Human Extinction

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/10/01/1422204/a-godfather-of-ai-remains-concerned-as-ever-about-human-extinction?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: A ‘Godfather of AI’ Remains Concerned as Ever About Human Extinction Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Yoshua Bengio’s call for a pause in AI model development to prioritize safety standards, emphasizing the significant risks posed by advanced AI. Despite major investments in AI…

  • The Register: US Air Force investigates ‘privacy-related issue’ amid rumored SharePoint shutdown

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/us_air_force_investigates_breach/ Source: The Register Title: US Air Force investigates ‘privacy-related issue’ amid rumored SharePoint shutdown Feedly Summary: Uncle Sam can’t quit Redmond Exclusive The US Air Force confirmed it’s investigating a “privacy-related issue" amid reports of a Microsoft SharePoint-related breach and subsequent service-wide shutdown, rendering mission files and other critical tools potentially unavailable…

  • The Register: 3.7M breach notification letters set to flood North America’s mailboxes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/north_american_data_breaches/ Source: The Register Title: 3.7M breach notification letters set to flood North America’s mailboxes Feedly Summary: Allianz Life and WestJet lead the way, along with a niche software shop A trio of companies disclosed data breaches this week affecting approximately 3.7 million customers and employees across North America.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • Unit 42: TOTOLINK X6000R: Three New Vulnerabilities Uncovered

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    Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/totolink-x6000r-vulnerabilities/ Source: Unit 42 Title: TOTOLINK X6000R: Three New Vulnerabilities Uncovered Feedly Summary: Researchers identified vulnerabilities in TOTOLINK X6000R routers: CVE-2025-52905, CVE-2025-52906 and CVE-2025-52907. We discuss root cause and impact. The post TOTOLINK X6000R: Three New Vulnerabilities Uncovered appeared first on Unit 42. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights newly…