Tag: mitigation strategies

  • Slashdot: IBM Boosts the Amount of Computation You Can Get Done On Quantum Hardware

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/018246/ibm-boosts-the-amount-of-computation-you-can-get-done-on-quantum-hardware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: IBM Boosts the Amount of Computation You Can Get Done On Quantum Hardware Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses IBM’s advancements in quantum computing, particularly the introduction of the Heron processor version 2, which increases reliability and efficiency in calculations despite existing errors. It…

  • The Register: China’s Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet surge back with a vengeance

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/china_volt_typhoon_back/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet surge back with a vengeance Feedly Summary: Ohm, for flux sake China’s Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet are back, compromising old Cisco routers once again to break into critical infrastructure networks and kick off cyberattacks, according to security researchers.… AI…

  • CSA: ConfusedPilot: Novel Attack on RAG-based AI Systems

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/confusedpilot-ut-austin-symmetry-systems-uncover-novel-attack-on-rag-based-ai-systems Source: CSA Title: ConfusedPilot: Novel Attack on RAG-based AI Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a newly discovered attack method called ConfusedPilot, which targets Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) based AI systems like Microsoft 365 Copilot. This attack enables malicious actors to influence AI outputs by manipulating…

  • AlgorithmWatch: Civil society statement on meaningful transparency of risk assessments under the Digital Services Act

    Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/civil-society-statement-on-meaningful-transparency-of-risk-assessments-under-the-digital-services-act/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Civil society statement on meaningful transparency of risk assessments under the Digital Services Act Feedly Summary: This joint statement is also available as PDF-File. Meaningful transparency of risk assessments and audits enables external stakeholders, including civil society organisations, researchers, journalists, and people impacted by systemic risks, to scrutinise the…

  • Hacker News: Windows Process Injection

    Source URL: https://www.outflank.nl/blog/2024/10/15/introducing-early-cascade-injection-from-windows-process-creation-to-stealthy-injection/ Source: Hacker News Title: Windows Process Injection Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text introduces a novel process injection technique dubbed Early Cascade Injection, which enhances existing methods by executing more stealthily against Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems. The author provides a detailed technical analysis of Windows…

  • Hacker News: LoRA vs. Full Fine-Tuning: An Illusion of Equivalence

    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.21228 Source: Hacker News Title: LoRA vs. Full Fine-Tuning: An Illusion of Equivalence Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper presents a comparative study of Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) and full fine-tuning for large language models (LLMs). It reveals significant differences in how each method alters pre-trained models, particularly focusing…

  • Hacker News: Coordinated Community Response Mitigates Fediverse Spam Attack

    Source URL: https://about.iftas.org/2024/10/21/coordinated-community-response-mitigates-fediverse-spam-attack/ Source: Hacker News Title: Coordinated Community Response Mitigates Fediverse Spam Attack Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a recent incident of spam attacks on the Fediverse, particularly affecting platforms like Misskey and Mastodon. The community’s rapid response technology efficacy and collaboration highlight the importance of proactive…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files Feedly Summary: Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard sending a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails to individuals in government, academia, defense, non-governmental organizations, and other sectors. This activity is…

  • The Register: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/uk_councils_russia_ddos/ Source: The Register Title: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors Feedly Summary: Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them to a daily…