Boffins carve up C so code can be converted to Rust 2025-01-03 at 14:47 By Thomas Claburn Mini-C is a subset of C that can be automatically turned to Rust without much fuss Computer scientists affiliated with France’s Inria and Microsoft have devised a way to automatically turn a subset of C code into safe […]
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Cyble Research Reports Critical Vulnerabilities Exposing Routers, Firewalls, and Web Servers 2025-01-03 at 14:33 By Ashish Khaitan Overview Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has released its latest Weekly Vulnerability Insights report, offering a detailed overview of the critical vulnerabilities discovered between December 25, 2024, and December 31, 2024. The report highlights key security threats
Nick Clegg steps down as Meta’s top flack in favor of more Trump-friendly candidate 2025-01-03 at 13:53 By Iain Thomson Runny Clegg scrambles for door The Right Honourable Sir Nick Clegg (to give him his full title) has stepped down from his job as Meta’s president of global affairs.… This article is an excerpt from
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New AI Jailbreak Method ‘Bad Likert Judge’ Boosts Attack Success Rates by Over 60% 2025-01-03 at 13:19 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new jailbreak technique that could be used to get past a large language model’s (LLM) safety guardrails and produce potentially harmful or malicious responses. The multi-turn (aka many-shot) attack strategy
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Accenture wins £35M more UK tax work without competition despite promise to ‘disaggregate’ 2025-01-03 at 13:05 By Lindsay Clark System which went live in 2009 cannot be supported by another supplier, tax collector says The UK tax collector has handed Accenture an additional £35.2 million without competition on a £70.4 million contract which was never
CERT-In Issues Alert on WPForms Vulnerability That Can Disrupt Payment and Subscription Services 2025-01-03 at 12:36 By Ashish Khaitan Overview The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an alert regarding a critical security vulnerability in the WPForms plugin for WordPress. The flaw, identified as CVE-2024-11205, could allow attackers to bypass authorization controls and
ERP fail causes shows sales loss greater than project budget 2025-01-03 at 12:20 By Lindsay Clark South African retailer struggles with SAP implementation, says it is making improvements Readers will be familiar with the concept of return on investment (ROI) — when a tech project saves more than it costs — but less well-known is
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HMD Fusion: A budget repairable smartphone with modular flair 2025-01-03 at 11:35 By Liam Proven Expansion port on the back lets you add Outfits with added functions Review HMD’s Fusion smartphone has a pogo-pin port on the back, allowing some nifty peripherals, including gaming controls, and its specs are open.… This article is an excerpt
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Apple auto-opts everyone into having their photos analyzed by AI for landmarks 2025-01-03 at 10:43 By Thomas Claburn Homomorphic-based Enhanced Visual Search is so privacy-preserving, iPhone giant activated it without asking Apple last year deployed a mechanism for identifying landmarks and places of interest in images stored in the Photos application on its customers iOS
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LDAPNightmare PoC Exploit Crashes LSASS and Reboots Windows Domain Controllers 2025-01-03 at 10:43 By A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for a now-patched security flaw impacting Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) that could trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The out-of-bounds reads vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score: 7.5). It was addressed by
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Critical Deadline: Update Old .NET Domains Before January 7, 2025 to Avoid Service Disruption 2025-01-03 at 09:33 By Microsoft has announced that it’s making an “unexpected change” to the way .NET installers and archives are distributed, requiring developers to update their production and DevOps infrastructure. “We expect that most users will not be directly affected,
Apple to Pay Siri Users $20 Per Device in Settlement Over Accidental Siri Privacy Violations 2025-01-03 at 08:19 By Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that accused the iPhone maker of invading users’ privacy using its voice-activated Siri assistant. The development was first reported by Reuters. The
The modern CISO is a cornerstone of organizational success 2025-01-03 at 07:36 By Help Net Security The chief information security officer (CISO) role has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from a purely technical position to a role that bridges business strategy, operational efficiency, and cybersecurity. The post The modern CISO is a cornerstone of organizational
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Best practices for ensuring a secure browsing environment 2025-01-03 at 07:36 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Devin Ertel, CISO at Menlo Security, discusses how innovations like AI and closer collaboration between browser vendors and security providers will shape the future of browser security. The post Best practices for ensuring a secure
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The critical need for secure communications in modern law enforcement 2025-01-03 at 07:35 By In an era where cyber threats continue to evolve and multi-agency operations become increasingly common, the need for secure communications in law enforcement has never been more critical. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View
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Every minute, 4,080 records are compromised in data breaches 2025-01-03 at 06:58 By Help Net Security A recent Domo report shows that the world’s internet population has reached a record high of 5.52 billion people and uncovers signs that AI may be unseating digital juggernauts as it brings in new forms of engagement. “The phenomenal
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Deepfakes question our ability to discern reality 2025-01-03 at 06:25 By Help Net Security As deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated and accessible, their potential for misuse in areas such as cybercrime, misinformation campaigns, and identity theft continues to grow. In this article, you will find key insights from 2024 reports on deepfake technology and the growing
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LA deputies dogged by New Year date glitch in patrol car PCs 2025-01-03 at 03:46 By Iain Thomson SoCal plod resort to paper logs after system that top brass was warned would ‘inevitably fail’ did exactly that Software on the computers in America’s largest sheriff’s department’s patrol cars broke down on New Year’s Eve due
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Chinese cyber-spies reportedly targeted sanctions intel in US Treasury raid 2025-01-03 at 00:35 By Jessica Lyons OFAC, Office of the Treasury Secretary feared hit in data-snarfing swoop Chinese spies who compromised the US Treasury Department’s workstations reportedly stole data belonging to a government office responsible for sanctions against organizations and individuals.… This article is an
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Meta trades left-wing policy chief for Republican in major overhaul 2025-01-02 at 23:50 By Thomas Barrabi Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta announced a major overhaul of its global policy team on Thursday – replacing left-leaning department chief Nick Clegg with the company’s most well-known Republican, Joel Kaplan. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and
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