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If you run Oracle E-Business ensure you patch..
The NCSC is encouraging UK organisations to take immediate action to mitigate a vulnerability (CVE-2025-61882) affecting Oracle E-Business Suite.
More info here👇
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/active-exploitation-vulnerability-affecting-oracle-ebusiness-suite
More info here👇
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/active-exploitation-vulnerability-affecting-oracle-ebusiness-suite
Active exploitation of vulnerability affecting Oracle E-Business Suite
The NCSC is encouraging UK organisations to take immediate action to mitigate a vulnerability (CVE-2025-61882) affecting Oracle E-Business Suite.
www.ncsc.gov.uk
October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
If you run Oracle E-Business ensure you patch..
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as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
October 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.
We know exactly how LLMs work.
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🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
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New "pause game" just dropped...
January 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New "pause game" just dropped...
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It's good to see some of the "authentication" vectors being patched in Admin Protection. I might look at it again once it's actually considered complete, don't want MS on my back again :D
Now, with the background context in mind, let's look at Windows 11's new Admin Protection:
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's good to see some of the "authentication" vectors being patched in Admin Protection. I might look at it again once it's actually considered complete, don't want MS on my back again :D
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The DOJ uncovered more laptop farms in the U.S. used by North Korean nationals to gain employment in IT roles at more than 64 companies between 2018 and 2024
therecord.media/doj-indicts-...
therecord.media/doj-indicts-...
DOJ indicts two Americans for running laptop farm used in North Korea IT worker scam
The Justice Department indicted five people for their role in a scheme that allowed North Koreans to gain employment with at least 64 U.S. companies and earn hundreds of thousands of dollars for Pyong...
therecord.media
January 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The DOJ uncovered more laptop farms in the U.S. used by North Korean nationals to gain employment in IT roles at more than 64 companies between 2018 and 2024
therecord.media/doj-indicts-...
therecord.media/doj-indicts-...
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Well now I wanna try it
Meta is deleting links to Pixelfed, a decentralized, open source Instagram competitor that has had skyrocketing signups in recent days: www.404media.co/meta-is-bloc...
Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
Pixelfed said it is "seeing unprecedented levels of traffic."
www.404media.co
January 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Well now I wanna try it
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CTO at NCSC Summary: week ending December 29th
That weird bit in the middle edition..
ctoatncsc.substack.com
December 27, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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There's at least two plot ideas in this...
Antwerp opticians' window displays are absolutely insane.
December 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
There's at least two plot ideas in this...
December 17, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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People's right to exist should never be determined by their economic value and the incoming administration doesn't actually care about tanking the economy for ideological reasons but I don't think anyone outside the tech industry understands just how much the tech economy relies on trans people
November 20, 2024 at 1:10 AM
People's right to exist should never be determined by their economic value and the incoming administration doesn't actually care about tanking the economy for ideological reasons but I don't think anyone outside the tech industry understands just how much the tech economy relies on trans people
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If you ever wondered why vi uses h, j, k, and l for cursor movement: it's because it was written using an ADM-3A terminal, which had a keyboard that looked like this
November 20, 2024 at 12:11 AM
If you ever wondered why vi uses h, j, k, and l for cursor movement: it's because it was written using an ADM-3A terminal, which had a keyboard that looked like this
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As we're in this rapid growth of @bsky.app, not only are we going to see accnts impersonating high profile individuals, but critically, impersonating high reputation news sources.
All it would take is some imaginative "Breaking News" to hit public confidence.
Can the real BBC News please stand up?
All it would take is some imaginative "Breaking News" to hit public confidence.
Can the real BBC News please stand up?
November 19, 2024 at 8:04 AM
As we're in this rapid growth of @bsky.app, not only are we going to see accnts impersonating high profile individuals, but critically, impersonating high reputation news sources.
All it would take is some imaginative "Breaking News" to hit public confidence.
Can the real BBC News please stand up?
All it would take is some imaginative "Breaking News" to hit public confidence.
Can the real BBC News please stand up?
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Sure, a snowy back garden sounds like fun, but for any dog owners out there, you now have your own dog 💩 minefield.
One step and it could be catastrophe.
One step and it could be catastrophe.
November 19, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Sure, a snowy back garden sounds like fun, but for any dog owners out there, you now have your own dog 💩 minefield.
One step and it could be catastrophe.
One step and it could be catastrophe.
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Jen Easterly’s service at the helm of the top Federal Cyber agency inspired many to picture themselves as leaders at that level too. Whatever she chooses as her next adventure will be inspiring too.
It was my honor to serve in the inaugural Cyber Safety Review Board.
techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/c...
It was my honor to serve in the inaugural Cyber Safety Review Board.
techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/c...
CISA Director Jen Easterly to depart agency on January 20 | TechCrunch
CISA's director will depart the agency after three years at the helm, as part of the "seamless transition" of government power.
techcrunch.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Jen Easterly’s service at the helm of the top Federal Cyber agency inspired many to picture themselves as leaders at that level too. Whatever she chooses as her next adventure will be inspiring too.
It was my honor to serve in the inaugural Cyber Safety Review Board.
techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/c...
It was my honor to serve in the inaugural Cyber Safety Review Board.
techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/c...
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With reports of "fake" bsky accnts impersonating UK MPs, its important to note that accnt verification (akin to the pre-Musk Twitter "Blue tick") is left to the user, not @bsky.app.
This is done using a method similar to how email spoofing is mitigated, with a special DNS record:
This is done using a method similar to how email spoofing is mitigated, with a special DNS record:
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 6:10 PM
With reports of "fake" bsky accnts impersonating UK MPs, its important to note that accnt verification (akin to the pre-Musk Twitter "Blue tick") is left to the user, not @bsky.app.
This is done using a method similar to how email spoofing is mitigated, with a special DNS record:
This is done using a method similar to how email spoofing is mitigated, with a special DNS record:
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Is it…. Not speeding?
November 16, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Is it…. Not speeding?
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CTO at NCSC Summary: week ending November 17th
Zero-days everywhere...
ctoatncsc.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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Thanks LinkedIn, maybe you’re another service I don’t need.
November 15, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Thanks LinkedIn, maybe you’re another service I don’t need.
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We know more about what is in our sausages than our software.
SBOMs tell us that 3rd party libraries are patched but not that the 1st party code is 25 years old, in a memory unsafe language of which only 8% has been touched in the last 4 years.
Transparency has a way to go..
SBOMs tell us that 3rd party libraries are patched but not that the 1st party code is 25 years old, in a memory unsafe language of which only 8% has been touched in the last 4 years.
Transparency has a way to go..
October 10, 2024 at 6:06 AM
We know more about what is in our sausages than our software.
SBOMs tell us that 3rd party libraries are patched but not that the 1st party code is 25 years old, in a memory unsafe language of which only 8% has been touched in the last 4 years.
Transparency has a way to go..
SBOMs tell us that 3rd party libraries are patched but not that the 1st party code is 25 years old, in a memory unsafe language of which only 8% has been touched in the last 4 years.
Transparency has a way to go..
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Hi. I’m Bumper. I’m here to offer a daily dose of me.
July 20, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Hi. I’m Bumper. I’m here to offer a daily dose of me.