Tag: IoT

  • Hacker News: Hyperlight: Virtual machine-based security for functions at scale

    Source URL: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2024/11/07/introducing-hyperlight-virtual-machine-based-security-for-functions-at-scale/ Source: Hacker News Title: Hyperlight: Virtual machine-based security for functions at scale Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the launch of Hyperlight, a new open-source Rust library by Microsoft’s Azure Core Upstream team. Hyperlight enables the execution of small, embedded functions in a secure and efficient…

  • The Register: Arm’s royalty revenues boom, execs talk up hopes for AI bonanza

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/07/arm_q2_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Arm’s royalty revenues boom, execs talk up hopes for AI bonanza Feedly Summary: Q2 climbs 23% on Armv9 adoption, but licensing dips Smartphone chip champ Arm is crowing over expanding royalty revenues, driven by uptake of Armv9 technology, yet execs can’t stop talking up AI as its future…

  • Schneier on Security: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/iot-devices-in-password-spraying-botnet.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet Feedly Summary: Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack: “Any threat actor…

  • Data and computer security | The Guardian: Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices

    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/05/air-fryer-excessive-surveillance-smart-devices-which-watches-speakers-trackers Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices Feedly Summary: UK consumer group Which? finds some everyday items including watches and speakers are ‘stuffed with trackers’Air fryers that gather your personal data and audio speakers “stuffed with…

  • Cloud Blog: Flipping out: Modernizing a classic pinball machine with cloud connectivity

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-modernization/connecting-a-pinball-machine-to-the-cloud/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Flipping out: Modernizing a classic pinball machine with cloud connectivity Feedly Summary: In today’s cloud-centric world, we often take for granted the ease with which we can integrate our applications with a vast array of powerful cloud services. However, there are still countless legacy systems and other constrained…

  • Slashdot: PimEyes ‘Made a Public Rolodex of Our Faces’. Should You Opt Out?

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/02/055255/pimeyes-made-a-public-rolodex-of-our-faces-should-you-opt-out?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: PimEyes ‘Made a Public Rolodex of Our Faces’. Should You Opt Out? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of PimEyes, a face-image search engine that scans the internet for images and allows users to find and potentially remove unwanted images of themselves.…

  • Hacker News: Why anti-cheat software utilize kernel drivers (2020)

    Source URL: https://secret.club/2020/04/17/kernel-anticheats.html Source: Hacker News Title: Why anti-cheat software utilize kernel drivers (2020) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a detailed analysis of the privacy and security implications of Riot Games’ anti-cheat software, Vanguard, which operates at a kernel level. It raises concerns about user privacy while addressing…

  • AlgorithmWatch: Automation on the Move (Landingpage Preview)

    Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/automation-on-the-move-clone/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Automation on the Move (Landingpage Preview) Feedly Summary: Systems based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM) are increasingly being experimented with and used on migrants, refugees, and travelers. Too often, this is done without adequate democratic discussion or oversight. In addition, their use lacks transparency and justification…

  • Hacker News: Why did you write a new RTOS for CHERIoT?

    Source URL: https://cheriot.org/rtos/philosophy/history/2024/10/24/why-new-rtos.html Source: Hacker News Title: Why did you write a new RTOS for CHERIoT? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text elaborates on the design and rationale behind the development of CHERIoT, a new real-time operating system (RTOS) that emphasizes hardware-software co-design and improves security through principles like least…

  • Slashdot: White Hat Hackers Earn $500,000 On First Day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/23/2213229/white-hat-hackers-earn-500000-on-first-day-of-pwn2own-ireland-2024?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: White Hat Hackers Earn $500,000 On First Day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights the significant financial rewards earned by white hat hackers during the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 contest for exploiting various vulnerabilities in NAS devices and smart technologies. This…