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  • Slashdot: Apple Claims ‘Most Significant Upgrade to Memory Safety’ in OS History

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/09/14/228211/apple-claims-most-significant-upgrade-to-memory-safety-in-os-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Claims ‘Most Significant Upgrade to Memory Safety’ in OS History Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has introduced a groundbreaking security feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) in its latest devices, which significantly enhances memory safety and aims to defend against sophisticated spyware attacks. This…

  • The Register: Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/clickfix_castlerat_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python Feedly Summary: Pro tip, don’t install PowerShell commands without approval A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions spread by…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/11/the-rule-of-2/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Feedly Summary: Chromium Docs: The Rule Of 2 Alex Russell pointed me to this principle in the Chromium security documentation as similar to my description of the lethal trifecta. First added in 2019, the Chromium guideline states: When you write code…

  • Slashdot: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/025214/how-python-is-fighting-open-sources-phantom-dependencies-problem?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Python Software Foundation is addressing the “phantom dependencies” issue in software packages by introducing the Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) through Python Enhancement Proposal 770. This initiative enhances metadata accessibility, making it easier…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/30/vscode-copilot-chat/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat Feedly Summary: microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat As promised at Build 2025 in May, Microsoft have released the GitHub Copilot Chat client for VS Code under an open source (MIT) license. So far this is just the extension that provides the chat component of Copilot, but the launch announcement promises…

  • Slashdot: New NSA/CISA Report Again Urges the Use of Memory-Safe Programming Language

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/29/1956256/new-nsacisa-report-again-urges-the-use-of-memory-safe-programming-language?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: New NSA/CISA Report Again Urges the Use of Memory-Safe Programming Language Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report from CISA and NSA emphasizes the critical importance of adopting memory-safe programming languages to enhance software security and reduce vulnerabilities. It outlines both the benefits and challenges associated…

  • The Register: Uncle Sam wants you – to use memory-safe programming languages

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/cisa_nsa_call_formemory_safe_languages/ Source: The Register Title: Uncle Sam wants you – to use memory-safe programming languages Feedly Summary: ‘Memory vulnerabilities pose serious risks to national security and critical infrastructure,’ say CISA and NSA The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) this week published guidance urging software developers…

  • Schneier on Security: What LLMs Know About Their Users

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/what-llms-know-about-their-users.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: What LLMs Know About Their Users Feedly Summary: Simon Willison talks about ChatGPT’s new memory dossier feature. In his explanation, he illustrates how much the LLM—and the company—knows about its users. It’s a big quote, but I want you to read it all. Here’s a prompt you…

  • Cloud Blog: Run your own code at the edge with Service Extensions plugins for Cloud CDN

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/networking/run-service-extensions-plugins-with-cloud-cdn/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Run your own code at the edge with Service Extensions plugins for Cloud CDN Feedly Summary: At Google Cloud, we’re committed to delivering the best performance possible globally for web and API content. Cloud CDN is a high-performance edge caching solution that runs at over 200 points of…