Tag: vigilance

  • The Register: Intern allegedly messed with ByteDance’s LLM training cluster

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/bytedance_intern_messed_with_llm/ Source: The Register Title: Intern allegedly messed with ByteDance’s LLM training cluster Feedly Summary: No losses caused – except the intern’s job – says TikTok parent ByteDance has terminated an intern for “maliciously interfering" with a large language model training project.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: ByteDance’s intern was terminated for…

  • Hacker News: Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths

    Source URL: https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/131/a/r3/ipd Source: Hacker News Title: Transitioning the Use of Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Lengths Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses NIST’s updated guidance on cryptographic key management, emphasizing the transition to stronger cryptographic methods and the retirement of outdated algorithms. This is crucial for professionals in the…

  • Schneier on Security: AI and the SEC Whistleblower Program

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/ai-and-the-sec-whistleblower-program.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI and the SEC Whistleblower Program Feedly Summary: Tax farming is the practice of licensing tax collection to private contractors. Used heavily in ancient Rome, it’s largely fallen out of practice because of the obvious conflict of interest between the state and the contractor. Because tax farmers…

  • The Register: Internet Archive exposed again – this time through Zendesk

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/21/internet_archive_zendesk_access_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Internet Archive exposed again – this time through Zendesk Feedly Summary: Org turns its woes into a fundraising opportunity Despite the Internet Archive’s assurances it’s back on its feet after a recent infosec incident, the org still appears to be in trouble after parties unknown claimed to hold…

  • Slashdot: How WatchTowr Explored the Complexity of Vulnerability in a Secure Firewall Appliance

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/20/1955241/how-watchtowr-explored-the-complexity-of-vulnerability-in-a-secure-firewall-appliance Source: Slashdot Title: How WatchTowr Explored the Complexity of Vulnerability in a Secure Firewall Appliance Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a cybersecurity startup, Watchtowr, which has identified a vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiGate SSLVPN appliance that could potentially lead to remote code execution. The analysis highlights the…

  • Slashdot: Internet Archive Users Start Receiving Email From ‘Some Random Guy’ Criticizing Unpatched Hole

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/20/1733227/internet-archive-users-start-receiving-email-from-some-random-guy-criticizing-unpatched-hole?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Internet Archive Users Start Receiving Email From ‘Some Random Guy’ Criticizing Unpatched Hole Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reports on a significant data breach at the Internet Archive, detailing the potential for user data exposure due to inadequate security measures and the exploitation of…

  • Slashdot: Spectre Flaws Still Haunt Intel, AMD as Researchers Found Fresh Attack Method

    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/10/19/0619245/spectre-flaws-still-haunt-intel-amd-as-researchers-found-fresh-attack-method?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Spectre Flaws Still Haunt Intel, AMD as Researchers Found Fresh Attack Method Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The newly disclosed cross-process Spectre attack exposes persistent flaws in Intel and AMD processors, hindering full mitigation efforts six years after the vulnerabilities’ original report. Researchers from ETH Zurich…

  • Hacker News: Cross-Process Spectre Exploitation

    Source URL: https://grsecurity.net/cross_process_spectre_exploitation Source: Hacker News Title: Cross-Process Spectre Exploitation Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary**: This detailed text discusses a newly developed cross-process Spectre attack exploiting vulnerabilities in Intel processors, specifically involving the Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB). The attack showcases how certain exploit methodologies can retain unauthorized data through microcode…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Says It Lost Weeks of Security Logs For Its Customers’ Cloud Products

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/19/0114211/microsoft-says-it-lost-weeks-of-security-logs-for-its-customers-cloud-products?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Says It Lost Weeks of Security Logs For Its Customers’ Cloud Products Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has suffered a significant logging outage across its cloud products, which lasted for over two weeks, impacting critical security data for customers. This incident raises concerns about…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Experimenting with audio input and output for the OpenAI Chat Completion API

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/18/openai-audio/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Experimenting with audio input and output for the OpenAI Chat Completion API Feedly Summary: OpenAI promised this at DevDay a few weeks ago and now it’s here: their Chat Completion API can now accept audio as input and return it as output. OpenAI still recommend their WebSocket-based…