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How to Future-Proof Your Data Center: Scalability, Security & Performance

How to Future-Proof Your Data Center: Scalability, Security & Performance In an era of rapid digital transformation, businesses need data centers that are scalable, secure, and high-performing. A future-proof data center ensures that organizations can meet evolving demands while maintaining efficiency and resilience. This article explores the key strategies to designing a future-proof data center […]

Data Center Design & Deployment

The AI Fix #42: AIs with anxiety, and why AIs don’t know what happened

In episode 42 of the AI Fix, our hosts discover why ads for the Neo Gamma robot are so sinister, Graham plays peek-a-boo with a crow, humans give up writing, an AI designs a drug, an upstart AI agent gets everyone’s attention, and a talking fish offers our hosts some sage advice. Graham wonders if […]

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New ‘Rules File Backdoor’ Attack Lets Hackers Inject Malicious Code via AI Code Editors

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new supply chain attack vector dubbed Rules File Backdoor that affects artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editors like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, causing them to inject malicious code. “This technique enables hackers to silently compromise AI-generated code by injecting hidden malicious instructions into seemingly innocent configuration files used by […]

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Unpatched Windows Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by 11 State-Sponsored Threat Groups Since 2017

An unpatched security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows has been exploited by 11 state-sponsored groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as part of data theft, espionage, and financially motivated campaigns that date back to 2017. The zero-day vulnerability, tracked by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as ZDI-CAN-25373, refers to an issue that allows […]

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Google Acquires Wiz for $32 Billion in Its Biggest Deal Ever to Boost Cloud Security

Google is making the biggest ever acquisition in its history by purchasing cloud security company Wiz in an all-cash deal worth $32 billion. “This acquisition represents an investment by Google Cloud to accelerate two large and growing trends in the AI era: improved cloud security and the ability to use multiple clouds (multicloud),” the tech […]

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New Critical AMI BMC Vulnerability Enables Remote Server Takeover and Bricking

A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in AMI’s MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and carry out post-exploitation actions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-54085, carries a CVSS v4 score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. “A local or remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability by accessing the […]

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New Ad Fraud Campaign Exploits 331 Apps with 60M+ Downloads for Phishing and Intrusive Ads

Cybersecurity researchers have warned about a large-scale ad fraud campaign that has leveraged hundreds of malicious apps published on the Google Play Store to serve full-screen ads and conduct phishing attacks. “The apps display out-of-context ads and even try to persuade victims to give away credentials and credit card information in phishing attacks,” Bitdefender said […]

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Is Security Human Factors Research Skewed Towards Western Ideas and Habits?

Really interesting research: “How WEIRD is Usable Privacy and Security Research?” by Ayako A. Hasegawa Daisuke Inoue, and Mitsuaki Akiyama: Abstract: In human factor fields such as human-computer interaction (HCI) and psychology, researchers have been concerned that participants mostly come from WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) countries. This WEIRD skew may hinder understanding […]

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How to Improve Okta Security in Four Steps

Okta serves as the cornerstone of identity governance and security for organizations worldwide. However, this prominence has made it a prime target for cybercriminals who seek access to valuable corporate identities, applications, and sensitive data. While Okta provides robust native security features and recommended best practices, maintaining proper security controls requires constant vigilance. Configuration drift, […]

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