Tag: research

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Ending ransomware starts with more reporting

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-ransomware-cyber-insurance-reporting/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Ending ransomware starts with more reporting Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2024. Today, Monica Shokrai, head of business risk and insurance, Google Cloud, and Kimberly Goody, cybercrime analysis lead, Google Threat Intelligence Group, explore the role cyber-insurance can play…

  • The Register: QNAP NAS users locked out after firmware update snafu

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/25/qnap_faulty_update/ Source: The Register Title: QNAP NAS users locked out after firmware update snafu Feedly Summary: Affected customers gripe about storage biz’s tech support Owners of QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) boxes are finding that a firmware update has left them unable to log into their device, and a reset doesn’t seem to fix…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Finding vulnerabilities in ClipSp, the driver at the core of Windows’ Client License Platform

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/finding-vulnerabilities-in-clipsp-the-driver-at-the-core-of-windows-client-license-platform/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Finding vulnerabilities in ClipSp, the driver at the core of Windows’ Client License Platform Feedly Summary: By Philippe LaulheretClipSP (clipsp.sys) is a Windows driver used to implement client licensing and system policies on Windows 10 and 11 systems.Cisco Talos researchers have discovered eight vulnerabilities related to clipsp.sys…

  • Hacker News: Computing with Time: Microarchitectural Weird Machines

    Source URL: https://cacm.acm.org/research-highlights/computing-with-time-microarchitectural-weird-machines/ Source: Hacker News Title: Computing with Time: Microarchitectural Weird Machines Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the development and implications of microarchitectural weird machines (µWMs), which exploit CPU microarchitectural features to create powerful obfuscation techniques for malware. This research provides insights into how these µWMs can…

  • Hacker News: Judge Rules in Favor of School That Gave Student a Bad Grade for Using AI

    Source URL: https://gizmodo.com/judge-rules-in-favor-of-school-that-gave-student-a-bad-grade-for-using-ai-2000528368 Source: Hacker News Title: Judge Rules in Favor of School That Gave Student a Bad Grade for Using AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a legal case involving a student from Hingham, Massachusetts, who was disciplined for using generative AI to complete an assignment. The…

  • Slashdot: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/24/0414244/github-announces-new-open-source-fund-with-security-mentoring?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund has been launched with a commitment of $1.25 million to support open-source projects. This initiative aims to provide funding and mentorship to maintainers of critical software,…

  • Hacker News: Open-interpreter: A natural language interface for computers

    Source URL: https://github.com/OpenInterpreter/open-interpreter Source: Hacker News Title: Open-interpreter: A natural language interface for computers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents an in-depth overview of Open Interpreter, a tool that allows local execution of code with a language model interface, overcoming limitations of cloud-based alternatives like OpenAI’s Code Interpreter. This…

  • The Register: We can clone you wholesale: Boffins build AI agents that respond like real people

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/24/ai_based_on_people/ Source: The Register Title: We can clone you wholesale: Boffins build AI agents that respond like real people Feedly Summary: Oh, oobee doo, AI wanna be like you, AI wanna walk like you, talk like you, too Computer scientists have devised a technique for making AI models behave like specific people.… AI…

  • Hacker News: Robot Jailbreak: Researchers Trick Bots into Dangerous Tasks

    Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/jailbreak-llm Source: Hacker News Title: Robot Jailbreak: Researchers Trick Bots into Dangerous Tasks Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses significant security vulnerabilities associated with large language models (LLMs) used in robotic systems, revealing how easily these systems can be “jailbroken” to perform harmful actions. This raises pressing…

  • Slashdot: Does GitHub Copilot Improve Code Quality?

    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/24/11/23/1855203/does-github-copilot-improve-code-quality Source: Slashdot Title: Does GitHub Copilot Improve Code Quality? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a blog post by GitHub that evaluates the impact of GitHub Copilot on code quality and developer efficiency. While initial data suggests positive outcomes—such as faster coding speeds and improved code readability—contradictory…