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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Mustafa Suleyman

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/21/mustafa-suleyman/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Mustafa Suleyman Feedly Summary: Simply put, my central worry is that many people will start to believe in the illusion of AIs as conscious entities so strongly that they’ll soon advocate for AI rights, model welfare and even AI citizenship. This development will be a dangerous…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Quantum-safe security: Progress towards next-generation cryptography

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    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…

  • The Register: Microsoft stays mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/microsoft_mum_about_m365_copilot/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft stays mum about M365 Copilot on-demand security bypass Feedly Summary: Redmond doesn’t bother informing customers about some security fixes Microsoft has chosen not to tell customers about a recently patched vulnerability in M365 Copilot.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a concerning practice by…

  • The Register: Amazon quietly fixed Q Developer flaws that made AI agent vulnerable to prompt injection, RCE

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/amazon_quietly_fixed_q_developer_flaws/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon quietly fixed Q Developer flaws that made AI agent vulnerable to prompt injection, RCE Feedly Summary: Move along, nothing to see here Amazon has quietly fixed a couple of security issues in its coding agent: Amazon Q Developer VS Code extension. Attackers could use these vulns to…

  • The Register: ‘Limited’ data leak at Aussie telco turns out to be 280K customer details

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/20/tpg_telecom_iinet_breach/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Limited’ data leak at Aussie telco turns out to be 280K customer details Feedly Summary: iiNet breach blamed on single stolen login, with emails, phone numbers, and addresses exposed Aussie telco giant TPG Telecom has opened an investigation after confirming a cyberattack at subsidiary iiNet.… AI Summary and…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Warns Excel’s New AI Function ‘Can Give Incorrect Responses’ in High-Stakes Scenarios

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/20/128217/microsoft-warns-excels-new-ai-function-can-give-incorrect-responses-in-high-stakes-scenarios?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Warns Excel’s New AI Function ‘Can Give Incorrect Responses’ in High-Stakes Scenarios Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is testing a new AI feature called COPILOT in Excel that leverages OpenAI’s gpt-4.1-mini model for automating spreadsheet tasks through natural language. While it presents innovative capabilities…

  • Docker: The Supply Chain Paradox: When “Hardened” Images Become a Vendor Lock-in Trap

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    Source URL: https://www.docker.com/blog/hardened-container-images-security-vendor-lock-in/ Source: Docker Title: The Supply Chain Paradox: When “Hardened” Images Become a Vendor Lock-in Trap Feedly Summary: The market for pre-hardened container images is experiencing explosive growth as security-conscious organizations pursue the ultimate efficiency: instant security with minimal operational overhead. The value proposition is undeniably compelling—hardened images with minimal dependencies promise security…

  • Schneier on Security: Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/subverting-aiops-systems-through-poisoned-input-data.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Subverting AIOps Systems Through Poisoned Input Data Feedly Summary: In this input integrity attack against an AI system, researchers were able to fool AIOps tools: AIOps refers to the use of LLM-based agents to gather and analyze application telemetry, including system logs, performance metrics, traces, and alerts,…