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Sep 9 2023

North Koreans using new zero-day to target security researchers

4 minutes of reading / Git, GitHub, Google, Microsoft, social media, Tech, Twitter / By Comkex

A nation-state threat actor backed by the North Korean government has begun a new phase of a nearly two-year-old campaign targeting legitimate cyber security researchers, leveraging an as-yet undisclosed zero-day to gain access to their victims. The zero-day in question was uncovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). It has been reported to the supplier whose…

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Sep 7 2023

Honeywell goes quantum to protect utilities from future threats

3 minutes of reading / Git, GitHub, IBM, open source, quantum computing, Tech / By Comkex

Operational technology specialist Honeywell is to incorporate quantum computing-hardened encryption keys into its smart meters for electric, gas and water meters, through a partnership with sector specialist Quantinuum that it said will provide consumers with heightened protection from future cyber threats. The deal makes Honeywell the first to deploy quantum encryption in such a way,…

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Aug 14 2023

Tips for improving software developer productivity

6 minutes of reading / AI, API, automation, Cloud, Computer, Git, GitHub, Google, Microsoft, natural language processing, open source, software engineering, Tech / By Comkex

Imagine the prospect of the first day in a new job as a software developer. Beyond the meetings with HR, managers and team leaders, there is also likely to be a stack of training material and documentation around company policies to get through. These things precede the really hard stuff, which is around getting to…

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Jul 29 2023

Does AI have a future in cyber security? Yes, but only if it works with humans

4 minutes of reading / AI, chatbot, ChatGPT, Git, GitHub, machine learning, Tech / By Comkex

I believe a part of making sense out of the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of cyber comes down to definitions. AI is the idea that a machine can mimic human intelligence, while machine learning (ML) teaches a machine how to perform a task and identify patterns. A lot of cyber security…

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Jul 29 2023

Risks of opening up AI

5 minutes of reading / Accenture, AI, AWS, Azure, Facebook, Git, GitHub, HP, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, open source, Palo Alto Networks, social media, Tech / By Comkex

Earlier in July, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced the availability of Llama 2, which will be made available in the Microsoft Azure AI model catalogue, as well as AWS. Meta describes Llama 2 as “the next generation” of its open source large language model. But while it is free for research and commercial…

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