Tag: security professionals

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/12/sam-altman/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Sam Altman Feedly Summary: We want AI to “just work” for you; we realize how complicated our model and product offerings have gotten. We hate the model picker as much as you do and want to return to magic unified intelligence. We will next ship GPT-4.5,…

The Register: Ransomware isn’t always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/ransomware_nation_state_groups/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware isn’t always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too Feedly Summary: Analysts tell El Reg why Russia’s operators aren’t that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Feature Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the cyber-crime spectrum.… AI Summary…

Hacker News: Automated Capability Discovery via Foundation Model Self-Exploration

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Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.07577 Source: Hacker News Title: Automated Capability Discovery via Foundation Model Self-Exploration Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The paper “Automated Capability Discovery via Model Self-Exploration” introduces a new framework (Automated Capability Discovery or ACD) designed to evaluate foundation models’ abilities by allowing one model to propose tasks for another…

Cloud Blog: Why you should check out our Next ‘25 Security Hub

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/why-you-should-check-out-our-security-hub-at-next25/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Why you should check out our Next ‘25 Security Hub Feedly Summary: Google Cloud Next 2025 is coming up fast, and it’s shaping up to be a must-attend event for the cybersecurity community and anyone passionate about learning more about the threat landscape. We’re going to offer an…

The Register: Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/russias_sandworm_caught_stealing_credentials/ Source: The Register Title: Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs Feedly Summary: ‘Near-global’ initial access campaign active since 2021 An initial-access subgroup of Russia’s Sandworm last year wriggled its way into networks within the US, UK, Canada and Australia, stealing credentials and data from “a limited number…

Hacker News: Syd: An Introduction to Secure Application Sandboxing for Linux [video]

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Source URL: https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4176-syd-an-introduction-to-secure-application-sandboxing-for-linux/ Source: Hacker News Title: Syd: An Introduction to Secure Application Sandboxing for Linux Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces Syd, a GPL-3 licensed application kernel for Linux, designed for securing applications through advanced sandboxing techniques. Its modern architecture and features address critical vulnerabilities and enhance security…

Alerts: CISA and FBI Warn of Malicious Cyber Actors Using Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities to Compromise Software

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/02/12/cisa-and-fbi-warn-malicious-cyber-actors-using-buffer-overflow-vulnerabilities-compromise-software Source: Alerts Title: CISA and FBI Warn of Malicious Cyber Actors Using Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities to Compromise Software Feedly Summary: CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a Secure by Design Alert, Eliminating Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, as part of their cooperative Secure by Design Alert series—an ongoing series aimed…

Slashdot: Google Fixes Flaw That Could Unmask YouTube Users’ Email Addresses

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/1443251/google-fixes-flaw-that-could-unmask-youtube-users-email-addresses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Fixes Flaw That Could Unmask YouTube Users’ Email Addresses Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses two vulnerabilities in Google’s services that could potentially lead to massive privacy breaches by exposing the email addresses of YouTube accounts. This is particularly concerning for users such…

Krebs on Security: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition

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