The small pyjama squid (Sepioloidea lineolata) produces toxic slime, “a rare example of a poisonous predatory mollusc.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
Sooner or later, it’s going to happen. AI systems will start acting as agents, doing things on our behalf with some degree of autonomy. I think it’s worth thinking about the security of that now, while its still a nascent idea. In 2019, I joined Inrupt, a company that isRead More »Privacy for Agentic AI
Apple has issued threat notifications to select individuals who it believes may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks.
The US government says defense contractor Raytheon and Nightwing agreed to pay $8.4 million to settle False Claims Act allegations. The post Raytheon, Nightwing to Pay $8.4 Million in Settlement Over Cybersecurity Failures appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: NullPoint Stealer source code leaked, researcher earns $17,500 from Apple for vulnerability, BreachForums down after zero-day exploitation by police. The post In Other News: NullPoint Source Code Leak, $17,500 for iPhone Flaw, BreachForums Down appeared first on SecurityWeek.
An analysis of more than 19 billion passwords finds that insecure password practices persist.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre just released its white paper on “Advanced Cryptography,” which it defines as “cryptographic techniques for processing encrypted data, providing enhanced functionality over and above that provided by traditional cryptography.” It includes things like homomorphic encryption, attribute-based encryption, zero-knowledge proofs, and secure multiparty computation. It’sRead More »NCSC Guidance on “Advanced Cryptography”
Major UK retailers Co-op, Harrods, and M&S are scrambling to restore services that were affected by cyberattacks. The post UK Retailers Co-op, Harrods and M&S Struggle With Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
520,054 records were exposed in ticket reseller breach.
Two essays were just published on DOGE’s data collection and aggregation, and how it ends with a modern surveillance state. It’s good to see this finally being talked about.
