Tag: Act
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Technologies | Sovereign Tech Agency: Reproducible Builds
Source URL: https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/reproducible-builds Source: Technologies | Sovereign Tech Agency Title: Reproducible Builds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Reproducible Builds project plays a crucial role in enhancing the security of open source software supply chains by addressing vulnerabilities that arise from third-party dependencies. It aims to establish reproducible builds as a standard…
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The Register: Thanks Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6%
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/torvalds_patch_linux_performance/ Source: The Register Title: Thanks Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6% Feedly Summary: 21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes A relatively tiny code change by penguin premier Linus Torvalds is making a measurable improvement to Linux’s multithreaded performance.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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Slashdot: AI Workers Seek Whistleblower Cover To Expose Emerging Threats
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/11/06/1513225/ai-workers-seek-whistleblower-cover-to-expose-emerging-threats?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Workers Seek Whistleblower Cover To Expose Emerging Threats Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Workers at AI companies are advocating for whistleblower protections, highlighting potential dangers such as deepfakes and algorithmic discrimination. Legal support argues for regulation rather than self-policing by tech firms, indicating a pressing…
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The Register: UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/china_ftdi_stake/ Source: The Register Title: UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker Feedly Summary: Government invokes National Security and Investment Act The British government has ordered a China-owned entity to sell its stake in a Scottish chip company under the authority of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.……
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The Register: Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/microlise_cyberattack/ Source: The Register Title: Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption Feedly Summary: Experts say incident has ‘all the hallmarks of ransomware’ Telematics tech biz Microlise says an attack that hit its network likely did not expose customer data, although staff aren’t so lucky.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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Schneier on Security: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/iot-devices-in-password-spraying-botnet.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet Feedly Summary: Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack: “Any threat actor…