Tag: Microsoft
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The Register: The Feds want developers to stop coding ‘unforgivable’ buffer overflow vulns
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/fbi_cisa_unforgivable_buffer_overflow/ Source: The Register Title: The Feds want developers to stop coding ‘unforgivable’ buffer overflow vulns Feedly Summary: FBI, CISA harrumph at Microsoft and VMware in call for coders to quit baking avoidable defects into stuff US authorities have labelled buffer overflow vulnerabilities “unforgivable defects”, pointed to the presence of the holes in…
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Slashdot: AI Summaries Turn Real News Into Nonsense, BBC Finds
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/2139233/ai-summaries-turn-real-news-into-nonsense-bbc-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Summaries Turn Real News Into Nonsense, BBC Finds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The BBC study reveals that AI news summarization tools, including prominent models from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, frequently generate inaccurate or misleading summaries, with 51% of responses showing significant issues. The study…
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Microsoft Security Blog: The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/12/the-badpilot-campaign-seashell-blizzard-subgroup-conducts-multiyear-global-access-operation/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation Feedly Summary: Microsoft is publishing for the first time our research into a subgroup within the Russian state actor Seashell Blizzard and its multiyear initial access operation, tracked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence as the “BadPilot campaign”.…
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The Register: Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/russias_sandworm_caught_stealing_credentials/ Source: The Register Title: Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs Feedly Summary: ‘Near-global’ initial access campaign active since 2021 An initial-access subgroup of Russia’s Sandworm last year wriggled its way into networks within the US, UK, Canada and Australia, stealing credentials and data from “a limited number…
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Slashdot: Tech Leaders Hold Back on AI Agents Despite Vendor Push, Survey Shows
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/1626227/tech-leaders-hold-back-on-ai-agents-despite-vendor-push-survey-shows?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Tech Leaders Hold Back on AI Agents Despite Vendor Push, Survey Shows Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Corporate tech leaders are reluctant to adopt AI agents despite pressures from vendors. While experimentation is happening, significant concerns about reliability, cybersecurity, and data privacy persist. Executives are increasingly…
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Hacker News: Representation of BBC News Content in AI Assistants [pdf]
Source URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/documents/bbc-research-into-ai-assistants.pdf Source: Hacker News Title: Representation of BBC News Content in AI Assistants [pdf] Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This extensive research conducted by the BBC investigates the accuracy of responses generated by prominent AI assistants when queried about news topics using BBC content. It highlights significant shortcomings in…
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The Register: AI summaries turn real news into nonsense, BBC finds
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/bbc_ai_news_accuracy/ Source: The Register Title: AI summaries turn real news into nonsense, BBC finds Feedly Summary: Research after Apple Intelligence fiasco shows bots still regularly make stuff up Still smarting from Apple Intelligence butchering a headline, the BBC has published research into how accurately AI assistants summarize news – and the results don’t…
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The Register: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/australian_treasury_copilot_pilot_assessment/ Source: The Register Title: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected Feedly Summary: Not all bad news for Microsoft as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides Australia’s Department of the Treasury has found that Microsoft’s Copilot can easily deliver return on investment,…