Tag: software security

  • Hacker News: Introducing The Model Context Protocol

    Source URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol Source: Hacker News Title: Introducing The Model Context Protocol Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-standard initiative aimed at enhancing the connectivity of AI assistants to various data sources, addressing the current challenges posed by information silos and disparate integrations. This new…

  • 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…

  • The Register: Microsoft shuttering dedicated licensing education and certification site

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/25/microsoft_licensing_info_site_retirement/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft shuttering dedicated licensing education and certification site Feedly Summary: Spreading the content around other sites – and may also sprinkle some AI around because why not Microsoft has quietly revealed it’s binning a site dedicated to software licensing info and education that it currently promotes as “a…

  • Slashdot: Verify the Rust’s Standard Library’s 7,500 Unsafe Functions – and Win ‘Financial Rewards’

    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/24/11/23/2327203/verify-the-rusts-standard-librarys-7500-unsafe-functions—and-win-financial-rewards?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Verify the Rust’s Standard Library’s 7,500 Unsafe Functions – and Win ‘Financial Rewards’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an initiative led by AWS and the Rust Foundation to enhance safety in the Rust programming language by crowdsourcing the verification of its standard library.…

  • Cloud Blog: Boost your Continuous Delivery pipeline with Generative AI

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/boost-your-continuous-delivery-pipeline-with-generative-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Boost your Continuous Delivery pipeline with Generative AI Feedly Summary: In the domain of software development, AI-driven assistance is emerging as a transformative force to enhance developer experience and productivity and ultimately optimize overall software delivery performance. Many organizations started to leverage AI-based assistants, such as Gemini Code…

  • Slashdot: Ubuntu Linux Impacted By Decade-Old ‘needrestart’ Flaw That Gives Root

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/21/0057206/ubuntu-linux-impacted-by-decade-old-needrestart-flaw-that-gives-root?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Ubuntu Linux Impacted By Decade-Old ‘needrestart’ Flaw That Gives Root Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details five local privilege escalation vulnerabilities found in the Linux utility “needrestart,” crucial for professionals in security and compliance to recognize, as they highlight significant risks associated with resource…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Leveling Up Fuzzing: Finding more vulnerabilities with AI

    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2024/11/leveling-up-fuzzing-finding-more.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Leveling Up Fuzzing: Finding more vulnerabilities with AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses significant advancements in automated vulnerability discovery utilizing AI, specifically highlighting the OSS-Fuzz project’s recent successes with AI-powered fuzzing, which led to the identification of critical vulnerabilities, including…

  • The Register: Google’s AI bug hunters sniff out two dozen-plus code gremlins that humans missed

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/google_ossfuzz/ Source: The Register Title: Google’s AI bug hunters sniff out two dozen-plus code gremlins that humans missed Feedly Summary: OSS-Fuzz is making a strong argument for LLMs in security research Google’s OSS-Fuzz project, which uses large language models (LLMs) to help find bugs in code repositories, has now helped identify 26 vulnerabilities,…

  • Alerts: 2024 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/20/2024-cwe-top-25-most-dangerous-software-weaknesses Source: Alerts Title: 2024 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses Feedly Summary: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI), operated by MITRE, has released the 2024 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses. This annual list identifies the most critical…