A New Take on an Old Saying · Joseph Thacker
The saying “You’re the average of the five people spend the most time with” is still true, but has been redefined by the digital world.…
Month: September 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 438 by Pierluigi Paganini
Security Affairs newsletter Round 438 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2023 A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!…
Six Tips to Ensure a Strong Patch Management Strategy
By Ashley Leonard, CEO and Founder, Syxsense The proliferation of software applications and updates across the market today has put pressure on enterprise security teams…
Can LLMs Create New Things? · Joseph Thacker
Is generative AI output a novel creation or simple imitation? I’ve heard many people say that LLMs (and generative AI overall) don’t create new things.…
Popular Thesaurus Website Used in Sneaky Cryptojacking Scheme
KEY FINDINGS Group-IB uncovers cryptojacking campaign on popular thesaurus site. Attackers used a drive-by-download technique to spread malware. The campaign distributed a Monero cryptocurrency miner.…
National Student Clearinghouse data breach impacted approximately 900 US schools
National Student Clearinghouse data breach impacted approximately 900 US schools Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2023 U.S. educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data…
Be a Hype Man For Your Friends · Joseph Thacker
Explaining the benefits of hyping up your friends’ ideas. Amplify (ˈam·pləˌfī) verb: To make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend. Idea Amplification (īˈdēə ˌam·plə·fəˈkā·shən) noun:…
Top PIM Practices For Enhancing Cybersecurity In Retail
In the ever-evolving landscape of retail, where eCommerce has become a cornerstone of business operations, the significance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. As consumers increasingly…
Week in review: 18 free Microsoft Azure cybersecurity resources, K8 vulnerability allows RCE
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: LLM Guard: Open-source toolkit for securing Large Language ModelsLLM Guard…
The Prompt Injection Primer · Joseph Thacker
Bringing clarity to questions about Prompt Injection Security Everyone loves talking about prompt injection, but the real impact to an application is often hard to…
Yes. LLMs can create convincingly human output. · Joseph Thacker
Why LLMs don’t sound human, strategies to fix it, and real examples. I’ve talked to a lot of people that think it’s obvious when text…
More Tips and Scripts from a Hacker Dad · Joseph Thacker
As I mentioned in my last parenting post, I’m a hacker and bug bounty hunter. So, I spend a lot of my time improving myself…