❗ DeepSeek has taken the world by storm and users are flocking to the popular R1 model, but security experts have issued a warning over "critical safety flaws".

🔎 Analysis from Cisco found R1 is vulnerable to a wide range of jailbreaking techniques.

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It might be time for organizations still using ADFS to transition to Entra ID, especially if you're in the education sector.

The number of digital services we log into is growing every year, driving password fatigue and security complacency.

Magic links provide a faster, safer, and stress-free alternative. Read my latest for @itpro.com on why I think businesses could save time and reduce risk by making the switch.

Mark Zuckerberg has hinted Meta could begin replacing engineers with AI as early as 2025, marking the latest in a string of troubling predictions for the profession.

@itssol.bsky.social digs into his latest prediction and similar ones made by industry counterparts.
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📉 Today's school-leavers could have worse digital literacy than those a decade ago – challenging long-held assumptions that those who grew up with the internet will have better tech skills by default.

📝 In their latest piece for ITPro, @peterrayallison.bsky.social takes a look at the issue:

Microsoft staff are facing their second round of layoffs in as many weeks as the firm continues its cost-cutting measures.

Staff spanning its security, sales, experiences and devices, and gaming segments will be affected.

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An interesting report from Schneider Electric using system dynamics modelling to sketch out four potential scenarios for AI data center power consumption over the next decade.

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After being listed on Black Basta's leak site, BT Group has confirmed its Conferencing division suffered an attack forcing it to take some of its servers offline.

The telco could be the latest victim of a new-and-improved social engineering campaign developed by the group.

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Europe's busiest children's hospital Alder Hey has issued a statement confirming threat actors may have been able to steal sensitive data, allegedly including patient records, through a digital gateway service.

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This week I had the chance to speak to John Roese, CTO at Dell Technologies (and now chief AI officer, too) about why businesses need to prioritise return on investment with AI.

Really interesting perspective on just getting started – and not just taking the safe route.