2024

How to Use Python to Build Secure Blockchain Applications 2024-06-27 at 13:31 By Did you know it’s now possible to build blockchain applications, known also as decentralized applications (or “dApps” for short) in native Python? Blockchain development has traditionally required learning specialized languages, creating a barrier for many developers… until now. AlgoKit, an all-in-one development […]

Elon Musk to destroy the International Space Station – with NASA’s approval, for a fee 2024-06-27 at 12:46 By Simon Sharwood SpaceX wins contract for ‘deorbit vehicle’ at a pleasing price Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a NASA contract to de-orbit the International Space Station (ISS).… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Prompt Injection Flaw in Vanna AI Exposes Databases to RCE Attacks 2024-06-27 at 12:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a high-severity security flaw in the Vanna.AI library that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution vulnerability via prompt injection techniques. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5565 (CVSS score: 8.1), relates to a case of prompt

How many Microsoft missteps were forks that were just a bit of fun? 2024-06-27 at 11:36 By Richard Speed Raymond Chen on cutting loose with a copy of the code Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has dropped another nugget of Microspeak – the “fun fork.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Russian National Indicted for Cyber Attacks on Ukraine Before 2022 Invasion 2024-06-27 at 11:36 By A 22-year-old Russian national has been indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in staging destructive cyber attacks against Ukraine and its allies in the days leading to Russia’s full-blown military invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Amin Timovich

Reddit hopes robots.txt tweak will do the trick in scaring off AI training data scrapers 2024-06-27 at 10:56 By Tobias Mann Pay up or go away, pretty please? For many Reddit has become the go to repository of community and crowdsourced knowledge, a fact that has no doubt made it a prime target for AI

Critical SQLi Vulnerability Found in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow Application 2024-06-27 at 10:36 By A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow that, if left unpatched, could allow an attacker to tamper with the application database. Tracked as CVE-2024-5276, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8. It impacts FileCatalyst Workflow versions 5.1.6

Alibaba Cloud reveals its datacenter design and homebrew network used for LLM training 2024-06-27 at 09:46 By Simon Sharwood 15,000 GPUs per DC, in hosts packing eight apiece, plus nine NICs – helped by switches with custom heat sinks Exclusive  Alibaba Cloud has revealed the design of an Ethernet-based network it created specifically to carry

Indian gov investigating claims Foxconn won’t hire married women 2024-06-27 at 08:31 By Laura Dobberstein Cultural traditions clash with manufacturing ambitions India’s Ministry of Labor and Employment has ordered an investigation of Foxconn – the contract manufacturer supplier also known as Hon Hai Precision and one of Apple’s main suppliers – after reports emerged alleging

AI arms race: Cybersecurity defenders in the age of evolving threats 2024-06-27 at 07:16 By By harnessing AI’s capabilities, organizations will strengthen their resilience and enhance adaptability, forging a formidable defense against relentless cyber adversaries. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Lenovo brings its virtualization and cloud stack to Loongson’s CPU architecture 2024-06-27 at 06:16 By Simon Sharwood NAS vendors, healthcare software vendors, and government buyers join the march to silicon sovereignty Chinese chip shop Loongson, which has built modest CPUs based on its own MIPS-like architecture, is on the march.… This article is an excerpt