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UK Recognizes Data Centers as Critical National Infrastructure
The UK government has classified data centers as critical infrastructure in a move to protect UK data from cyber-attacks and prevent major IT blackouts Read More
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Smashing Security podcast #384: A room with a view, AI music shenanigans, and a cocaine bear
It’s a case of algorithm and blues as we look into an AI music scam, Ukraine believes it has caught a spy high in the sky, and a cocaine-fuelled bear goes on the rampage. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and…
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Business Email Compromise Costs $55bn Over a Decade
New FBI data reveals BEC scams have cost businesses more than $55bn since 2013 Read More
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Open Source Updates Have 75% Chance of Breaking Apps
Endor Labs claims security patches can break underlying open source software 75% of the time Read More
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Operational Technology Leaves Itself Open to Cyber-Attack
Excessive use of remote access tools is leaving operational technology devices vulnerable, with even basic security features missing Read More
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Gallup: Pollster Acts to Close Down Security Threat
As the US presidential election draws near, polling company Gallup acts to block XSS vulnerability Read More
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Crypto Scams Reach New Heights, FBI Reports $5.6bn in Losses
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported a 45% increase in cryptocurrency-related scams in 2023 Read More
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Cybersecurity Workforce Gap Rises by 19% Amid Budget Pressures
ISC2 found that the cybersecurity workforce gap is now at 4.8 million, a 19% increase from 2023 Read More
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Poland’s Supreme Court Blocks Pegasus Spyware Probe
The Polish Supreme Court has ruled that a parliamentary commission investigating the previous government’s use of the Pegasus spyware was unconstitutional Read More
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Reward Modeling of Generative AI Systems
New research evaluating the effectiveness of reward modeling during Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF): “SEAL: Systematic Error Analysis for Value ALignment.” The paper introduces quantitative metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of modeling and aligning human values: Abstract: Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) aims to align language models (LMs) with human values by training…