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  • NCSC Feed: Preserving integrity in the age of generative AI

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/preserving-integrity-in-age-generative-ai Source: NCSC Feed Title: Preserving integrity in the age of generative AI Feedly Summary: New ‘Content Credentials’ guidance from the NSA seeks to counter the erosion of trust. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges posed by AI technologies in establishing trustworthiness of online content due to the…

  • Cloud Blog: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/adversarial-misuse-generative-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Adversarial Misuse of Generative AI Feedly Summary: Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are unlocking new possibilities for the way we work and accelerating innovation in science, technology, and beyond. In cybersecurity, AI is poised to transform digital defense, empowering defenders and enhancing our collective security. Large language…

  • The Register: Spending watchdog blasts UK govt over sloth-like cyber resilience progress

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/nao_blasts_uk_gov_cyber/ Source: The Register Title: Spending watchdog blasts UK govt over sloth-like cyber resilience progress Feedly Summary: Think government cybersecurity is bad? Guess again. It’s alarmingly so The UK government is significantly behind on its 2022 target to harden systems against cyberattacks by 2025, with a new report from the spending watchdog suggesting…

  • Data and computer security | The Guardian: Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says

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    Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/cyber-attack-threat-uk-government-departments-whitehall-nao Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: Threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’, NAO says Feedly Summary: Audit watchdog finds 58 critical IT systems assessed in 2024 had ‘significant gaps in cyber-resilience’The threat of potentially devastating cyber-attacks against UK government departments is “severe and advancing quickly”,…

  • Cloud Blog: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/scatterbrain-unmasking-poisonplug-obfuscator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: ScatterBrain: Unmasking the Shadow of PoisonPlug’s Obfuscator Feedly Summary: Written by: Nino Isakovic Introduction Since 2022, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking multiple cyber espionage operations conducted by China-nexus actors utilizing POISONPLUG.SHADOW. These operations employ a custom obfuscating compiler that we refer to as “ScatterBrain," facilitating…

  • The Register: Cloud market working well… if you’re AWS and Microsoft

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/28/microsoft_and_aws_cma_provisional_findings/ Source: The Register Title: Cloud market working well… if you’re AWS and Microsoft Feedly Summary: UK regulator files report on health of local sector, says technical barriers and Redmond’s licensing practices hurting smaller rivals + customers The UK’s market regulator says “competition is not working as well as it could" in the…

  • Slashdot: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/01/28/1411257/cloud-services-market-is-not-working-says-uk-regulator?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cloud Services Market Is ‘Not Working,’ Says UK Regulator Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has identified significant competition issues in the cloud services market, which is predominantly controlled by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. This lack of competition is…

  • NCSC Feed: A method to assess ‘forgivable’ vs ‘unforgivable’ vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/report/a-method-to-assess-forgivable-vs-unforgivable-vulnerabilities Source: NCSC Feed Title: A method to assess ‘forgivable’ vs ‘unforgivable’ vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Research from the NCSC designed to eradicate vulnerability classes and make the top-level mitigations easier to implement. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text addresses a pressing issue in software security, focusing on the categorization of vulnerabilities…

  • NCSC Feed: Eradicating trivial vulnerabilities, at scale

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/eradicating-trivial-vulnerabilities-at-scale Source: NCSC Feed Title: Eradicating trivial vulnerabilities, at scale Feedly Summary: A new NCSC research paper aims to reduce the presence of ‘unforgivable’ vulnerabilities. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The NCSC’s 2024 Annual Review highlights the necessity of addressing foundational vulnerabilities in software to enhance global digital resilience. It emphasizes the…