Tag: national security
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The Register: New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/new_cybersecurity_compliance_rules_dod/ Source: The Register Title: New cybersecurity rules land for Defense Department contractors Feedly Summary: Now if only someone would remember to apply those rules inside the DoD It’s about to get a lot harder for private companies that are lax on cybersecurity to get a contract with the Pentagon, as the Defense…
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The Register: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/salt_typhoon_domains/ Source: The Register Title: Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one? Feedly Summary: Plus ties to the Chinese spies who hacked Barracuda email gateways Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim…
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Slashdot: Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/05/0535228/anthropic-clamps-down-on-ai-services-for-chinese-owned-firms Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic is instituting measures to block its AI services from companies controlled by China, citing concerns over national security and the potential use of its technology for military purposes. This move reflects…
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The Register: US puts $10M bounty on three Russians accused of attacking critical infrastructure
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/us_10m_bounty_fsb_attackers/ Source: The Register Title: US puts $10M bounty on three Russians accused of attacking critical infrastructure Feedly Summary: Seven-year-old Cisco vuln that remains inexplicably unpatched is their way in The US State Department has put a $10 million bounty on the heads of three Russians accused of being intelligence agents hacking America’s…
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Slashdot: Alibaba Creates AI Chip To Help China Fill Nvidia Void
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/231249/alibaba-creates-ai-chip-to-help-china-fill-nvidia-void Source: Slashdot Title: Alibaba Creates AI Chip To Help China Fill Nvidia Void Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Alibaba’s development of a versatile inference chip in response to U.S. restrictions on Nvidia’s sales to China. This move is significant for AI infrastructure security and represents a…
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The Register: Uncle Sam doesn’t want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/uncle_sam_doesnt_want_samsung/ Source: The Register Title: Uncle Sam doesn’t want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China Feedly Summary: End of verified end user status means South Korean memory vendors will need licenses to bring restricted chipmaking tech into Chinese fabs The US government already has a lot to say about what products chipmakers…
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The Register: Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/china_alibaba_ai_accelerator/ Source: The Register Title: Alibaba looks to end reliance on Nvidia for AI inference Feedly Summary: Chinese cloud provider reportedly joins the homegrown silicon party Alibaba has reportedly developed an AI accelerator amid growing pressure from Beijing to curb the nation’s reliance on Nvidia GPUs. … AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…
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Slashdot: Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/1928258/pentagon-halts-chinese-coders-affecting-dod-cloud-systems Source: Slashdot Title: Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Pentagon has terminated a Microsoft program that permitted Chinese coders to work on sensitive Department of Defense (DOD) cloud systems under U.S. supervision. This decision was made due to concerns about unacceptable…