Tag: security standards

  • Hacker News: Microsoft Copilot Customers Discover It Can Let Them Read HR Docs and CEO Emails

    Source URL: https://21hats.substack.com/p/all-of-a-sudden-joe-blow-can-see Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Copilot Customers Discover It Can Let Them Read HR Docs and CEO Emails Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security issue related to Microsoft’s Copilot, an AI-driven tool that inadvertently allows employees to access sensitive corporate information due to lax…

  • The Register: Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86’s PC dominance

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/21/arm_pcbsa_reference_architecture/ Source: The Register Title: Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86’s PC dominance Feedly Summary: Now it’s up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in Arm has published its PC Base System Architecture (PC-BSA) specification, the blueprint for standardizing Arm-based PCs.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/password-policies/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong Feedly Summary: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong Stuart Schechter blames Robert Morris and Ken Thompson for the dire state of passwords today: The story…

  • Wired: The US Patent and Trademark Office Banned Staff From Using Generative AI

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/us-patent-trademark-office-internally-banned-generative-ai/ Source: Wired Title: The US Patent and Trademark Office Banned Staff From Using Generative AI Feedly Summary: The agency dedicated to protecting new innovations prohibited almost all internal use of GenAI tools, though employees can still participate in controlled experiments. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The US Patent and Trademark Office…

  • CSA: The Risks of Insecure Third-Party Resources

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/11/18/top-threat-5-third-party-tango-dancing-around-insecure-resources Source: CSA Title: The Risks of Insecure Third-Party Resources Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses key security challenges related to cloud computing, specifically focusing on the fifth top threat: Insecure Third-Party Resources. It highlights the importance of Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) and offers strategies for…

  • Hacker News: Memos – An open source Rewinds / Recall

    Source URL: https://github.com/arkohut/memos Source: Hacker News Title: Memos – An open source Rewinds / Recall Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes “Memos,” a privacy-centric software tool designed for passive screen recording. Its primary focus is on user data control, ensuring all recording and processing occur locally, which aligns with…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/14/openai-public-bug-bounty/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty Feedly Summary: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty Reading this investigation of the security boundaries of OpenAI’s Code Interpreter environment helped me realize that the rules for OpenAI’s public bug bounty inadvertently double as the missing details for a whole bunch of different aspects of…

  • Hacker News: Something weird is happening with LLMs and Chess

    Source URL: https://dynomight.net/chess/ Source: Hacker News Title: Something weird is happening with LLMs and Chess Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text discusses an exploration of how various large language models (LLMs) perform at playing chess, ultimately revealing significant differences in performance across models. Despite enthusiasm about LLMs’ capabilities, the results…

  • Cloud Blog: Transforming DoD’s data utilization with generative AI

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/transforming-dods-data-utilization-with-generative-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Transforming DoD’s data utilization with generative AI Feedly Summary: Generative AI presents both immense opportunities and challenges for the Department of Defense (DoD). The potential to enhance situational awareness, streamline tasks, and improve decision-making is significant. However, the DoD’s unique requirements, especially their stringent security standards for cloud…

  • CSA: How to Manage Non-Human Identities Effectively

    Source URL: https://www.oasis.security/resources/blog/non-human-identity-management-program-guide-step-by-step Source: CSA Title: How to Manage Non-Human Identities Effectively Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implementation of Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) programs, highlighting practical steps organizations can take to secure digital identities—ranging from defining goals to automating lifecycle management. This is particularly relevant for professionals in…