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  • Hacker News: Attestations: A new generation of signatures on PyPI

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    Source URL: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2024/11/14/attestations-a-new-generation-of-signatures-on-pypi/ Source: Hacker News Title: Attestations: A new generation of signatures on PyPI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement discusses a new security feature on the Python Package Index (PyPI): index-hosted digital attestations based on PEP 740. This feature enhances package provenance and security by integrating with Trusted…

  • Hacker News: New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/new-apple-security-feature-reboots-iphones-after-3-days-researchers-confirm/ Source: Hacker News Title: New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s new iPhone software introduces a significant security feature, the “inactivity reboot,” which automatically restarts the device after 72 hours of inactivity. This enhances the device’s security by…

  • Hacker News: Are We PEP740 Yet?

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    Source URL: https://trailofbits.github.io/are-we-pep740-yet/ Source: Hacker News Title: Are We PEP740 Yet? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** PEP 740 introduces a standard for cryptographically verifiable attestations for Python packages, ensuring better security and provenance verification through digital signatures. This initiative utilizes Sigstore technology and highlights the significance of trusted identities in safeguarding…

  • Hacker News: Implementing Signal’s Double Ratchet algorithm (2020)

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    Source URL: https://nfil.dev/coding/encryption/python/double-ratchet-example/ Source: Hacker News Title: Implementing Signal’s Double Ratchet algorithm (2020) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a detailed exposition of the Double Ratchet algorithm and its implementation, emphasizing its benefits for end-to-end encryption (E2E) in securing communications. It highlights the algorithm’s key features such as forward…

  • Blog | 0din.ai: 0Din Portal Launch: Revolutionizing Bug Bounty Hunting for GenAI Security

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    Source URL: https://0din.ai/blog/0din-portal-launch-revolutionizing-bug-bounty-hunting-for-genai-security Source: Blog | 0din.ai Title: 0Din Portal Launch: Revolutionizing Bug Bounty Hunting for GenAI Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces the 0Din Portal, an innovative platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency and security of the Generative AI (GenAI) bug bounty process. It focuses on vulnerability detection,…

  • Hacker News: Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess

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    Source URL: https://dynomight.substack.com/p/chess Source: Hacker News Title: Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses experimental attempts to make large language models (LLMs) play chess, revealing significant variability in performance across different models. Notably, while models like GPT-3.5-turbo-instruct excelled in chess play, many…

  • The Register: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/cybercriminal_devoid_of_boundaries_gets/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence Feedly Summary: The serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts A rampant cybercrook and repeat attacker of medical facilities in the US is being sentenced to a decade in prison, around seven years…

  • Hacker News: Language agents achieve superhuman synthesis of scientific knowledge

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    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.13740 Source: Hacker News Title: Language agents achieve superhuman synthesis of scientific knowledge Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The research paper on language models by Michael D. Skarlinski and colleagues reveals that the PaperQA2 model surpasses the performance of human experts in conducting literature searches and identifying contradictions in…

  • Hacker News: Prompt Injecting Your Way to Shell: OpenAI’s Containerized ChatGPT Environment

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    Source URL: https://0din.ai/blog/prompt-injecting-your-way-to-shell-openai-s-containerized-chatgpt-environment Source: Hacker News Title: Prompt Injecting Your Way to Shell: OpenAI’s Containerized ChatGPT Environment Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The blog explores the functionalities of OpenAI’s containerized ChatGPT environment, particularly emphasizing the interactions users can have, such as executing code, managing files, and extracting instructions and knowledge. It…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: PyPI now supports digital attestations

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/14/pypi-digital-attestations/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: PyPI now supports digital attestations Feedly Summary: PyPI now supports digital attestations Dustin Ingram: PyPI package maintainers can now publish signed digital attestations when publishing, in order to further increase trust in the supply-chain security of their projects. Additionally, a new API is available for consumers and…