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  • The Register: Watch out, another max-severity, make-me-root Cisco bug on the loose

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/critical_cisco_bug/ Source: The Register Title: Watch out, another max-severity, make-me-root Cisco bug on the loose Feedly Summary: Three perfect 10s in the last month – ISE, ISE, baby Cisco has issued a patch for a critical 10 out of 10 severity bug in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Protecting customers from Octo Tempest attacks across multiple industries

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/07/16/protecting-customers-from-octo-tempest-attacks-across-multiple-industries/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Protecting customers from Octo Tempest attacks across multiple industries Feedly Summary: To help protect and inform customers, Microsoft highlights protection coverage across the Microsoft Defender security ecosystem to protect against threat actors like Octo Tempest. The post Protecting customers from Octo Tempest attacks across multiple industries appeared…

  • The Register: Crims hijacking fully patched SonicWall VPNs to deploy stealthy backdoor and rootkit

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/16/sonicwall_vpn_hijack/ Source: The Register Title: Crims hijacking fully patched SonicWall VPNs to deploy stealthy backdoor and rootkit Feedly Summary: Someone’s OVERSTEPing the mark Unknown miscreants are exploiting fully patched, end-of-life SonicWall VPNs to deploy a previously unknown backdoor and rootkit, likely for data theft and extortion, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.… AI…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Patch, track, repeat

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/patch-track-repeat/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Patch, track, repeat Feedly Summary: Thorsten takes stock of a rapidly evolving vulnerability landscape: record-setting CVE publication rates, the growing fragmentation of reporting systems, and why consistent tracking and patching remain critical as we move through 2025. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides insights…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : A.I.-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Are Flooding the Internet

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/technology/ai-csam-child-sexual-abuse.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: A.I.-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Are Flooding the Internet Feedly Summary: Organizations that track the material are reporting a surge in A.I. images and videos, which are threatening to overwhelm law enforcement. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The growth of AI-generated images…

  • CSA: Understanding Security Risks in AI-Generated Code

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/understanding-security-risks-in-ai-generated-code Source: CSA Title: Understanding Security Risks in AI-Generated Code Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the evolving role of AI coding assistants and their impact on software security. It highlights the significant risks posed by AI-generated code, including the repetition of insecure patterns, optimization shortcuts, omission of…

  • The Register: Microsoft enjoys first Patch Tuesday of 2025 with no active exploits

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/08/microsoft_patch_tuesday/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft enjoys first Patch Tuesday of 2025 with no active exploits Feedly Summary: Sure, 130 fixes were sent out, but bask in the security goodness For the first time this year, Microsoft has released a Patch Tuesday bundle with no exploited security problems, although one has been made…

  • thejournal.com: Quizizz Rebrands, AI Security Gap, & Valid-AI-ted Tool: THE Journal News of the Week (6/27/25)

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    Source URL: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTE56VVpwQVhrUUZOTkJCX3owajF4Rl9nZy1YRXMzc2pXb2JoaXBPU0Z4a0hLNXRLY3pjeXhkUTM1bXFlcWVGZ1QtYWVfRkdILWR6Q2tnTXdQb24xU0ZHM2ZTUmVtQjRWYXU2RTRSMQ?oc=5 Source: thejournal.com Title: Quizizz Rebrands, AI Security Gap, & Valid-AI-ted Tool: THE Journal News of the Week (6/27/25) Feedly Summary: Quizizz Rebrands, AI Security Gap, & Valid-AI-ted Tool: THE Journal News of the Week (6/27/25) AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text pertains to developments in AI security, highlighting a brand…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Enhancing Microsoft 365 security by eliminating high-privilege access 

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/07/08/enhancing-microsoft-365-security-by-eliminating-high-privilege-access/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Enhancing Microsoft 365 security by eliminating high-privilege access  Feedly Summary: ​In this blog you will hear directly from Microsoft’s Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Experiences and Devices, Naresh Kannan, about eliminating high-privileged access across all Microsoft 365 applications. This blog is part of an ongoing…

  • Slashdot: Unless Users Take Action, Android Will Let Gemini Access Third-Party Apps

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/08/1255232/unless-users-take-action-android-will-let-gemini-access-third-party-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Unless Users Take Action, Android Will Let Gemini Access Third-Party Apps Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s modification to its Gemini AI engine allows it to interface with third-party applications, circumventing user privacy settings regarding app interactions. The adjustments raise concerns over data privacy, as user…