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  • The Register: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/salt_typhoon_pwned_7_more/ Source: The Register Title: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs Feedly Summary: Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing’s super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks China’s Salt Typhoon spy crew exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Securing DeepSeek and other AI systems with Microsoft Security

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/13/securing-deepseek-and-other-ai-systems-with-microsoft-security/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Securing DeepSeek and other AI systems with Microsoft Security Feedly Summary: Microsoft Security provides cyberthreat protection, posture management, data security, compliance and governance, and AI safety, to secure AI applications that you build and use. These capabilities can also be used to secure and govern AI apps…

  • Cloud Blog: Enhance Gemini model security with content filters and system instructions

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/enhance-gemini-model-security-with-content-filters-and-system-instructions/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Enhance Gemini model security with content filters and system instructions Feedly Summary: As organizations rush to adopt generative AI-driven chatbots and agents, it’s important to reduce the risk of exposure to threat actors who force AI models to create harmful content.   We want to highlight two powerful capabilities…

  • The Register: Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/palo_alto_firewall/ Source: The Register Title: Mysterious Palo Alto firewall reboots? You’re not alone Feedly Summary: Limited-edition hotfix to get wider release before end of month Administrators of Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls have complained the equipment falls over unexpectedly, and while a fix has bee prepared, it’s not yet generally available.… AI Summary and…

  • 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…

  • Hacker News: Dangerous dependencies in third-party software – the underestimated risk

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    Source URL: https://linux-howto.org/article/dangerous-dependencies-in-third-party-software-the-underestimated-risk Source: Hacker News Title: Dangerous dependencies in third-party software – the underestimated risk Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The provided text offers an extensive exploration of the vulnerabilities associated with software dependencies, particularly emphasizing the risks posed by third-party libraries in the rapidly evolving landscape…

  • 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…