Tag: incident
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Slashdot: What Happened After Google Retrofitted Memory Safety Onto Its C++ Codebase?
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/16/0630218/what-happened-after-google-retrofitted-memory-safety-onto-its-c-codebase Source: Slashdot Title: What Happened After Google Retrofitted Memory Safety Onto Its C++ Codebase? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s transition to Safe Coding and memory-safe languages aims to enhance security within its extensive C++ codebase, notably in critical products like Chrome and its various services. By integrating hardened…
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The Register: Letting chatbots run robots ends as badly as you’d expect
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/16/chatbots_run_robots/ Source: The Register Title: Letting chatbots run robots ends as badly as you’d expect Feedly Summary: LLM-controlled droids easily jailbroken to perform mayhem, researchers warn Science fiction author Isaac Asimov proposed three laws of robotics, and you’d never know it from the behavior of today’s robots or those making them.… AI Summary…
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The Register: Google Gemini tells grad student to ‘please die’ after helping with his homework
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/google_gemini_prompt_bad_response/ Source: The Register Title: Google Gemini tells grad student to ‘please die’ after helping with his homework Feedly Summary: First true sign of AGI – blowing a fuse with a frustrating user? When you’re trying to get homework help from an AI model like Google Gemini, the last thing you’d expect is…
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The Register: Microsoft Exchange update fixes security flaws, breaks other stuff
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/microsoft_exchange_buggy_patch/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Exchange update fixes security flaws, breaks other stuff Feedly Summary: Flawed patch stops on-premises, hybrid server transport rules in their tracks for some Microsoft is pausing the rollout of an Exchange security update after it became clear that the patch could break transport rules for some customers.……
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CSA: Managing AI Security Risks in IT Infrastructure
Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/11/15/the-rocky-path-of-managing-ai-security-risks-in-it-infrastructure Source: CSA Title: Managing AI Security Risks in IT Infrastructure Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the dual nature of artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing both its potential benefits in enhancing data center management and the significant security risks it poses. It highlights the vulnerabilities introduced by AI…
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Hacker News: Attestations: A new generation of signatures on PyPI
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…
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The Register: Fortinet patches VPN app flaw that could give rogue users, malware a privilege boost
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/fortinet_vpn_authentication_bypass_bug/ Source: The Register Title: Fortinet patches VPN app flaw that could give rogue users, malware a privilege boost Feedly Summary: Plus a bonus hard-coded local API key A now-patched, high-severity bug in Fortinet’s FortiClient VPN application potentially allows a low-privilege rogue user or malware on a vulnerable Windows system to gain higher…
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The Register: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence
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…