Tag: SoC

Source URL: https://martijnhols.nl/blog/moving-away-from-us-cloud-services Source: Hacker News Title: Moving away from US cloud services Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the issues and implications of relying on US cloud services, particularly in the context of EU privacy laws and the risks posed by US government policies. It documents an individual’s…

The Register: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up

Mar 18, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/extortionists_ox_thief_legal_threats/ Source: The Register Title: Extortion crew threatened to inform Edward Snowden (?!) if victim didn’t pay up Feedly Summary: Don’t laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden…

The Register: Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/doge_treasury/ Source: The Register Title: Court filing: DOGE aide broke Treasury policy by emailing unencrypted database Feedly Summary: More light shed on what went down with Marko Elez, thanks to NY AG and co’s lawsuit A now-former DOGE aide violated US Treasury policy by emailing an unencrypted database containing people’s private information to…

The Register: Amazon boots local Alexa processing: All your voice requests shipped to the cloud

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/amazon_kills_on_device_alexa/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon boots local Alexa processing: All your voice requests shipped to the cloud Feedly Summary: Web souk says Echo hardware doesn’t have the oomph for next-gen AI anyway Come March 28, those who opted to have their voice commands for Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa processed locally on their…

Cloud Blog: Gemini in Workspace apps and the Gemini app are first to achieve FedRAMP High authorization

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/gemini-in-workspace-apps-and-the-gemini-app-are-first-to-achieve-fedramp-high-authorization/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Gemini in Workspace apps and the Gemini app are first to achieve FedRAMP High authorization Feedly Summary: Building on Google’s commitment to provide secure and innovative AI solutions for the public sector, Gemini in Workspace apps and the Gemini app are the first generative AI assistants for productivity…

Slashdot: People Are Using Google’s New AI Model To Remove Watermarks From Images

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/17/1939254/people-are-using-googles-new-ai-model-to-remove-watermarks-from-images?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: People Are Using Google’s New AI Model To Remove Watermarks From Images Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has expanded access to its Gemini 2.0 Flash model, which includes advanced image generation and editing capabilities. While innovative, the model lacks sufficient guardrails, enabling it to create…

ISC2 Think Tank: DeepSeek Deep Dive: Uncovering the Opportunities and Risks

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Source URL: https://www.isc2.org/professional-development/webinars/thinktank?commid=638002 Source: ISC2 Think Tank Title: DeepSeek Deep Dive: Uncovering the Opportunities and Risks Feedly Summary: In January 2025, the Chinese open-source artificial intelligence tool DeepSeek caused huge ripples in the AI market, granting user organizations affordable access to powerful LLMs. While this industry-disrupting innovation is indicative of the myriad opportunities that open-source…

Cloud Blog: Cloud Composer 3: The next generation of data pipeline orchestration

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/cloud-composer-3-for-apache-airflow/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud Composer 3: The next generation of data pipeline orchestration Feedly Summary: As any data team can tell you, managing Apache Airflow is often a complex undertaking, with many hours spent wrestling with reliability, security, and efficient resource scaling. This valuable time could be better spent deriving insights…

Schneier on Security: Improvements in Brute Force Attacks

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