Tag: software vulnerabilities
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The Register: John Deere boasts driverless fleet at CES – who needs operators anyway?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/john_deere_new_autonomous_tractors/ Source: The Register Title: John Deere boasts driverless fleet at CES – who needs operators anyway? Feedly Summary: Lots of new ways to cut labor costs, no mention of repairability CES John Deere’s vision of the future of farming, quarrying, and landscaping has emerged at CES 2025, and it’s one that includes…
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Slashdot: New System Auto-Converts C To Memory-Safe Rust, But There’s a Catch
Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/01/03/133213/new-system-auto-converts-c-to-memory-safe-rust-but-theres-a-catch Source: Slashdot Title: New System Auto-Converts C To Memory-Safe Rust, But There’s a Catch Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers at Inria and Microsoft have introduced a novel system for converting C programming code into memory-safe Rust code to combat memory vulnerabilities, a significant issue in software security. This…
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The Register: Boffins carve up C so code can be converted to Rust
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/mini_c_microsoft_inria/ Source: The Register Title: Boffins carve up C so code can be converted to Rust Feedly Summary: Mini-C is a subset of C that can be automatically turned to Rust without much fuss Computer scientists affiliated with France’s Inria and Microsoft have devised a way to automatically turn a subset of C…
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Slashdot: Hackers Target Dozens of VPN, AI Extensions For Google Chrome To Compromise Data
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/01/02/2157246/hackers-target-dozens-of-vpn-ai-extensions-for-google-chrome-to-compromise-data Source: Slashdot Title: Hackers Target Dozens of VPN, AI Extensions For Google Chrome To Compromise Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses serious security concerns related to malicious updates of Chrome browser extensions, especially those connected with artificial intelligence tools and VPNs. It emphasizes the risks of…
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Alerts: Ivanti Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/10/ivanti-releases-security-updates-multiple-products Source: Alerts Title: Ivanti Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Feedly Summary: Ivanti released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Application, Ivanti Desktop and Server Management (DSM), Ivanti Connect Secure and Police Secure, Ivanti Sentry, and Ivanti Patch SDK. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Ivanti…
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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…
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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,…