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TeamViewer urges users to patch severe flaws “as soon as possible”
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The TL;DR of what Anthropic just said:
1.) GLM-5.3 is as good as Mythos for exploit development.
2.) Unlike Claude, GLM-5.3 gives you the results you pay for.
3.) Governments should ban AI models which are as good as theirs but are not made by them.
The funniest part is how Anthropic admitted self-reflectively that the lack of guardrails may actually be benefiting the defenders working to secure their systems. 🤪
Something they never wanted to allow, because of possible misuse.
I don't get it, but I feel Anthropic should at least put a note at the very bottom if they are doing paid advertising to promote GLM-5.3. 😜
Source:
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Another massive layoff in town! Build your network before you need it!
Trinity Health to lay off 557 in Livonia as it outsources its IT department crainsdetroit.com/health-car…
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Flock does not stand alone in the surveillance industry.
Other companies are also building large camera networks, assisted by artificial intelligence, that intrude on the privacy of all Americans
That is why I’m expanding my investigation
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Most ransomware reports tell you what could happen. This one shows what actually did — straight from Halcyon’s Ransomware Operations Center (ROC).
Introducing our new monthly ROC STAR Report, built from real attacks stopped in live environments.
What we’re seeing:
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• Most threats stopped before foothold
• #EDR failing silently — no alerts, no signal
No theory. Just real-world #ransomware.
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#ThreatIntel #cybersecurity
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Atlassian just confirmed 1,600 layoffs with 900+ coming from engineering
But I'm hearing the real story from inside
Sources say they've been running "knowledge extraction sprints" for 6 months - recording every senior engineer's screen, logging their prompts, documenting their debugging workflows
One architect told me they made him walk through his entire microservices decision tree while they filmed it. Called it "knowledge transfer for the transition team"
The transition team? 47 contractors in Bangalore with access to his recorded sessions and a Claude Enterprise subscription
Same architect just found out his replacement starts Monday. Guy makes $28k annually and ships code 40% faster using the exact prompt libraries they extracted
They're not just cutting headcount - they're systematizing 15 years of engineering expertise into training data
The "strategic AI focus" isn't about building AI products
It's about replacing their entire engineering culture with agents trained on their senior engineers' knowledge
Word is the CTO replacement already has the playbook: extract, document, offshore, automate
If you're still there and they ask you to "document your processes for the team" - RUN
The knowledge extraction is complete
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Pentagon Official Explains Anthropic’s Supply Chain Risk Designation
Friedberg:
“ Why designate them as a supply chain risk? Why not just abandon them, move on, use the other vendors? Why take this kind of punitive action?”
Under Secretary of War Emil Michael:
“I don't view it as punitive, and I'll tell you why.”
“If their model has this policy bias, let's call it, based on their constitution, their culture, their people, and so on, I don't want Lockheed Martin using their model to design weapons for me. I don't want the people who are designing the things that go into the componentry to come to me, because if you believe in the risk of poisoning…”
Chamath:
“You’re compounding that risk.”
Emil:
“Yes, it can enter into any part of the defense enterprise, but it's just the defense enterprise.”
“So if Boeing wants to use Anthropic to build commercial jets, have at it.”
“If Boeing wants to use it to build fighter jets, I can't have that because I don't trust what the outputs may be, because they're so wedded to their own policy preferences.”
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#Cybersecurity isn’t a tech problem anymore. It’s a board-level business decision.
#AI-accelerated ransomware. Supply chain compromise. Insider risk.
Prevention alone won’t hold.
The organizations that endure are the ones that build resilience into their operating model. Learn more. bit.ly/4cXokP1
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We don’t just protect endpoints. We protect trust.
When customers tell us Halcyon gives them confidence to face #ransomware head-on - that’s everything. 🧡
We’re proud to be in their corner.
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Infostealer malware found stealing OpenClaw secrets for first time - @billtoulas
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We don’t just protect endpoints. We protect trust.
When customers tell us Halcyon gives them confidence to face #ransomware head-on - that’s everything. 🧡
We’re proud to be in their corner.
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Director of #IT in the Government Industry gives Halcyon Anti-Ransomware Platform 5/5 Rating in @Gartner_inc Peer Insights™ IT Security Market.
Read the full review here: gtnr.io/dUDP0LUA5
#gartnerpeerinsights #ransomware
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In case you were wondering (or not 😜), what are the risks of blindly using vibed AI code in production, @Jhaddix has you covered!
Jason released a large number of guardrails you can include in your AI code-gen context, with easily digestible Markdown text files.
(You can actually learn a lot about webapp security yourself just by reading through them.)
The attached screenshot covers the list of the most common vulnerabilities LLMs hallucinate into generated code.
Slopsquatting is the new term I learned yesterday, and it sounds like something threat actors could easily exploit.
This backs up my claim from yesterday's tweet: vibe coding without supervision will kick you in the butt sooner or later, when you least expect it.
And this is not even about racking up technical debt.
For clarity, I am just an AI noob reposting Jason's work.
Jason Haddix here is an OG haxor and probably one of the most knowledgeable people, right now, when it comes to finding vulnerabilities in LLM-generated code.
Consider reviewing that backend code of yours by hand 😉
Link: arcanum-sec.github.io/sec-co…
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Honestly, asking a loyal customer who is in this position to make a phone call or fill out a form is an insult. Why should they put in the work?
@United should have a rep reach out and have a conversation. It's a good example of how to turn around a bad situation.
#CMO #CX
We thank you for your loyalty, and we're disheartened to hear that we've let you down. Our MileagePlus team would be glad to discuss your concerns, if you're able to reach out to them here: uafly.co/mpcontact.
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⚕️ Medical device #cybersecurity is still in crisis.
Even with new FDA mandates, hospitals rely on outdated, vendor-controlled systems that they can’t patch.
Halcyon CEO Jon Miller tells Healthcare Brew the real issue is ownership, accountability, and supply-chain risk - not just #software updates.
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