Tag: research
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Hacker News: Apple collaborates with Nvidia to research faster LLM performance
Source URL: https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/18/apple-collaborates-with-nvidia-to-research-faster-llm-performance/ Source: Hacker News Title: Apple collaborates with Nvidia to research faster LLM performance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to enhance the performance of large language models (LLMs) through a new technique called Recurrent Drafter (ReDrafter). This approach significantly accelerates text generation,…
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Hacker News: Surf advises not to use Microsoft 365 Copilot for now due to privacy risks
Source URL: https://www.surf.nl/en/news/surf-advises-not-to-use-microsoft-365-copilot-for-the-time-being-due-to-privacy-risks Source: Hacker News Title: Surf advises not to use Microsoft 365 Copilot for now due to privacy risks Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) conducted on Microsoft 365 Copilot, revealing significant privacy risks for its users, especially in educational settings.…
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The Register: Boffins trick AI model into giving up its secrets
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/18/ai_model_reveal_itself/ Source: The Register Title: Boffins trick AI model into giving up its secrets Feedly Summary: All it took to make an Google Edge TPU give up model hyperparameters was specific hardware, a novel attack technique … and several days Computer scientists from North Carolina State University have devised a way to copy…
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Threat Research Archives – Unit 42: From RA Group to RA World: Evolution of a Ransomware Group
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ra-world-ransomware-group-updates-tool-set/ Source: Threat Research Archives – Unit 42 Title: From RA Group to RA World: Evolution of a Ransomware Group Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of the RA World ransomware group, previously known as RA Group, detailing their increased activity since March 2024, their…
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Threat Research Archives – Unit 42: Accelerating Analysis When It Matters
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/accelerating-malware-analysis/ Source: Threat Research Archives – Unit 42 Title: Accelerating Analysis When It Matters Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the efficient methods for malware analysis implemented by security professionals, particularly through the use of automated tools like Advanced WildFire’s Malware Configuration Extraction (MCE). This process significantly accelerates…
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Hacker News: AI, Encryption, and the Sins of the 90s
Source URL: https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss2024/keynote-meredith-whittaker/ Source: Hacker News Title: AI, Encryption, and the Sins of the 90s Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meredith Whittaker is a prominent figure in the tech industry, particularly in the fields of privacy and artificial intelligence. Her extensive experience across academia, government, and industry, along with her advisory…
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The Register: Critical security hole in Apache Struts under exploit
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/17/critical_rce_apache_struts/ Source: The Register Title: Critical security hole in Apache Struts under exploit Feedly Summary: You applied the patch that could stop possible RCE attacks last week, right? A critical security hole in Apache Struts 2, patched last week, is now being exploited using publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) code.… AI Summary and Description:…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Johann Rehberger
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/17/johann-rehberger/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Johann Rehberger Feedly Summary: Happy to share that Anthropic fixed a data leakage issue in the iOS app of Claude that I responsibly disclosed. 🙌 👉 Image URL rendering as avenue to leak data in LLM apps often exists in mobile apps as well — typically…