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  • 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…

  • The Register: Like burglars closing a door, Apache ActiveMQ attackers patch critical vuln after breaking in

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/apache_activemq_patch_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Like burglars closing a door, Apache ActiveMQ attackers patch critical vuln after breaking in Feedly Summary: Intruders hoped no one would notice their presence Criminals exploiting a critical vulnerability in open source Apache ActiveMQ middleware are fixing the flaw that allowed them access, after establishing persistence on Linux…

  • Slashdot: Android’s pKVM Becomes First Globally Certified Software to Achieve SESIP Level 5 Security Certification

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/17/2120232/androids-pkvm-becomes-first-globally-certified-software-to-achieve-sesip-level-5-security-certification?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Android’s pKVM Becomes First Globally Certified Software to Achieve SESIP Level 5 Security Certification Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the achievement of SESIP Level 5 certification by Protected KVM (pKVM), a hypervisor in the Android Virtualization Framework, marking a significant milestone in software…

  • Slashdot: Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/1749228/remember-the-companies-making-vital-open-source-contributions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the critical role of large tech companies in contributing to open-source projects, emphasizing that their involvement often stems from self-interest rather than altruism. It underscores how significant contributions from companies…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Android’s pKVM Becomes First Globally Certified Software to Achieve Prestigious SESIP Level 5 Security Certification

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    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2025/08/Android-pKVM-Certified-SESIP-Level-5.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Android’s pKVM Becomes First Globally Certified Software to Achieve Prestigious SESIP Level 5 Security Certification Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement about the pKVM achieving SESIP Level 5 certification marks a significant advancement in open-source security for consumer electronics, particularly in supporting…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ChatGPT agent’s user-agent

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/4/chatgpt-agents-user-agent/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ChatGPT agent’s user-agent Feedly Summary: I was exploring how ChatGPT agent works today. I learned some interesting things about how it exposes its identity through HTTP headers, then made a huge blunder in thinking it was leaking its URLs to Bingbot and Yandex… but it turned out…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ChatGPT agent triggers crawls from Bingbot and Yandex

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/4/chatgpt-agents-agent/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ChatGPT agent triggers crawls from Bingbot and Yandex Feedly Summary: ChatGPT agent is the recently released (and confusingly named) ChatGPT feature that provides browser automation combined with terminal access as a feature of ChatGPT – replacing their previous Operator research preview which is scheduled for deprecation on…

  • Slashdot: In Search of Riches, Hackers Plant 4G-Enabled Raspberry Pi In Bank Network

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/07/31/2241259/in-search-of-riches-hackers-plant-4g-enabled-raspberry-pi-in-bank-network?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: In Search of Riches, Hackers Plant 4G-Enabled Raspberry Pi In Bank Network Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a sophisticated cyber-physical attack by the group UNC2891, which involved planting a 4G-enabled Raspberry Pi within a bank’s ATM network. Utilizing advanced malware and techniques for…