Tag: nation
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Alerts: CISA Requests Public Comment for Draft National Cyber Incident Response Plan Update
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/16/cisa-requests-public-comment-draft-national-cyber-incident-response-plan-update Source: Alerts Title: CISA Requests Public Comment for Draft National Cyber Incident Response Plan Update Feedly Summary: Today, CISA—through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative and in coordination with the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD)—released the National Cyber Incident Response Plan Update Public Comment Draft. The draft requests public comment on…
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Hacker News: The Qualcomm DSP Driver – Unexpectedly Excavating an Exploit
Source URL: https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2024/12/qualcomm-dsp-driver-unexpectedly-excavating-exploit.html Source: Hacker News Title: The Qualcomm DSP Driver – Unexpectedly Excavating an Exploit Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a detailed technical analysis of multiple security vulnerabilities discovered in the adsprpc driver utilized in Qualcomm chips. Highlighting vulnerabilities that have direct implications for the security of…
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Wired: The Top Cybersecurity Agency in the US Is Bracing for Donald Trump
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/cisa-cuts-trump-2/ Source: Wired Title: The Top Cybersecurity Agency in the US Is Bracing for Donald Trump Feedly Summary: Staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they fear the new administration will cut programs that keep the US safe—and “persecution.” AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses concerns among…
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Wired: Big Tech Will Scour the Globe in Its Search for Cheap Energy
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-data-centers-cheap-energy/ Source: Wired Title: Big Tech Will Scour the Globe in Its Search for Cheap Energy Feedly Summary: Warehouses full of servers are hungry for power, no matter who supplies it. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the burgeoning industry of data centers in Johor, Malaysia, particularly fueled by generative…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Phi-4 Technical Report
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/15/phi-4-technical-report/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Phi-4 Technical Report Feedly Summary: Phi-4 Technical Report Phi-4 is the latest LLM from Microsoft Research. It has 14B parameters and claims to be a big leap forward in the overall Phi series. From Introducing Phi-4: Microsoft’s Newest Small Language Model Specializing in Complex Reasoning: Phi-4 outperforms…
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Slashdot: Are AI-Powered Tools – and Cheating-Detection Tools – Hurting College Students?
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/15/219203/are-ai-powered-tools—and-cheating-detection-tools—hurting-college-students?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Are AI-Powered Tools – and Cheating-Detection Tools – Hurting College Students? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights serious concerns regarding the reliability and fairness of AI detection tools used in academic settings, showcasing that these systems may lead to wrongful accusations against students, particularly…
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Hacker News: The Clever Hans Effect, Iterative LLM Prompting, and Socrates’ Meno
Source URL: https://aalokbhattacharya.substack.com/p/men-machines-and-horses Source: Hacker News Title: The Clever Hans Effect, Iterative LLM Prompting, and Socrates’ Meno Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text delves into the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in relation to human intelligence, particularly through the lens of large language models (LLMs). It critiques the notion…
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Slashdot: Was the US Telecom Breach Inevitable, Proving Backdoors Can’t Be Secure?
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/15/0023237/was-the-us-telecom-breach-inevitable-proving-backdoors-cant-be-secure Source: Slashdot Title: Was the US Telecom Breach Inevitable, Proving Backdoors Can’t Be Secure? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the security implications of the FBI’s reliance on encryption strategies that critics argue promote vulnerabilities, particularly in light of a cyber attack attributed to state-backed hackers. It…
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Slashdot: America Prepares New AI Chip Restrictions to Close China’s Backdoor Access
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/12/14/1921226/america-prepares-new-ai-chip-restrictions-to-close-chinas-backdoor-access?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: America Prepares New AI Chip Restrictions to Close China’s Backdoor Access Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.S. is planning to implement new regulations to limit China’s access to advanced AI chips, which will also impact relations with other nations regarding chip sales. This comes in…
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The Register: Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/iran_cyberweapon_us_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks Feedly Summary: IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently An Iranian government-linked cybercriminal crew used custom malware called IOCONTROL to attack and remotely control US and Israel-based water and fuel management systems, according…