Tag: initiatives
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The Register: Malware-ridden apps made it into Google’s Play Store, scored 19 million downloads
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Malware-ridden apps made it into Google’s Play Store, scored 19 million downloads Feedly Summary: Everything’s fine, the ad slinger assures us Cloud security vendor Zscaler says customers of Google’s Play Store have downloaded more than 19 million instances of malware-laden apps that evaded the web giant’s security scans.……
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Slashdot: Arch Linux Faces ‘Ongoing’ DDoS Attack
Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/23/0513229/arch-linux-faces-ongoing-ddos-attack?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Arch Linux Faces ‘Ongoing’ DDoS Attack Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a DDoS attack on the Arch Linux community, emphasizing the security challenges faced by volunteer-driven projects and their reliance on external hosting and infrastructure. It highlights the ongoing mitigation efforts by the…
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Slashdot: Google Says It Dropped the Energy Cost of AI Queries By 33x In One Year
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/22/2118234/google-says-it-dropped-the-energy-cost-of-ai-queries-by-33x-in-one-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Says It Dropped the Energy Cost of AI Queries By 33x In One Year Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s recent analysis reveals a significant reduction in the energy consumption and carbon emissions associated with its AI text queries, achieving a 33x reduction over the…
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The Cloudflare Blog: How a volunteer-run wildfire site in Portugal stayed online during DDoS attacks
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/wildfire-fogos-pt-portugal-ddos-attack/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: How a volunteer-run wildfire site in Portugal stayed online during DDoS attacks Feedly Summary: Fogos.pt, a volunteer-run wildfire tracker in Portugal, grew from a side project into a critical national resource used by citizens, media, and government. During 2025 fire season it was hit by DDoS AI…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Quantum-safe security: Progress towards next-generation cryptography
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/20/quantum-safe-security-progress-towards-next-generation-cryptography/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Quantum-safe security: Progress towards next-generation cryptography Feedly Summary: Microsoft is proactively leading the transition to quantum-safe security by advancing post-quantum cryptography, collaborating with global standards bodies, and helping organizations prepare for the coming quantum era. The post Quantum-safe security: Progress towards next-generation cryptography appeared first on Microsoft…