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  • The Register: The Feds want developers to stop coding ‘unforgivable’ buffer overflow vulns

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    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…

  • Slashdot: AI Summaries Turn Real News Into Nonsense, BBC Finds

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    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…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation

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    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”.…

  • Slashdot: Tech Leaders Hold Back on AI Agents Despite Vendor Push, Survey Shows

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    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…

  • Hacker News: Representation of BBC News Content in AI Assistants [pdf]

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    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…

  • The Register: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected

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    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,…

  • Krebs on Security: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/microsoft-patch-tuesday-february-2025-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Microsoft has issued crucial updates…

  • The Register: February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/patch_tuesday_february_2025/ Source: The Register Title: February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes Feedly Summary: Don’t relax just yet: Redmond has made some certificate-handling changes that could trip unprepared admins Patch Tuesday Microsoft’s February patch collection is mercifully smaller than January’s mega-dump. But don’t get too relaxed – some deserve close attention,…