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HOW TO BUILD AN EFFECTIVE TRIAL FOR YOUR PRODUCT

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MONGODB SAYS CUSTOMER DATA WAS EXPOSED IN A CYBERATTACK

MongoDB reported that its corporate systems were breached in a cyberattack, resulting in the exposure of customer data. The breach was detected by the company on December 13th and investigations are underway. MongoDB believes that customer data stored in MongoDB Atlas was not accessed, but the attackers had unauthorized access to its systems for some time before being discovered.

RUSSIAN HACKERS ATTACK JETBRAINS’ TEAMCITY SERVERS

Russian-backed hackers have been exploiting a critical vulnerability in JetBrains’ TeamCity servers since September, infiltrating the servers via authorization bypass and arbitrary code execution. The threat actor, CozyBear, has affected more than 30,000 JetBrains customers, compromising dozens of companies and more than a hundred devices in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. JetBrains recommends updating on-premises servers to version 2023.05.4 or later to prevent exploitation.

NEW KV-BOTNET TARGETING CISCO, DRAYTEK, AND FORTINET DEVICES FOR STEALTHY ATTACKS

A new botnet called KV-botnet is targeting firewalls and routers from Cisco, DrayTek, Fortinet, and NETGEAR for covert data transfer by advanced persistent threat actors, including the China-linked threat actor Volt Typhoon. The botnet consists of two activity clusters, KY and JDY, which work together to access high-profile victims and establish covert infrastructure.

USING AI TO AUTOMATICALLY FUZZ RUST PROJECTS FROM SCRATCH

A group of researchers have developed a tool called Fuzzomatic that automatically fuzzes Rust projects using AI. The tool attempts to find sample usage to generate a fuzz target by checking the project’s README, any source files under an examples directory, unit tests, benchmarks, or public functions in the project. The researchers tested their tool on 37 of the top 50 starred GitHub projects written in Rust and found new bugs in 14 of them.

BULK ANALYSIS OF COBALT STRIKE'S BEACON CONFIGURATIONS

This post shares a dataset of Cobalt Strike Beacon payloads and their extracted configurations going back to November 2021. Analysis of the dataset shows that 88.97% of payloads leverage the CreateThread API call for process injection. Nearly 62.81% of the samples in the dataset have the default sleep time of 60,000 milliseconds.

NEW MICROSOFT INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM GUIDE SHARES BEST PRACTICES FOR SECURITY TEAMS AND LEADERS

Microsoft has created a downloadable guide called "Navigating the Maze of Incident Response" that focuses on the key factors of people and process in effective incident response. The guide helps organizations structure their incident response teams and define roles and responsibilities, including the need for non-technical support from leadership and other parts of the business.

to effectively leverage Vulnerability Threat Intelligence (VTI)

to prioritize threats and shape strategies for risk acceptance. Throughout the webinar, they will discuss how to use Vulnerability Threat Intelligence to gauge the true impact of vulnerabilities, shift from patch prioritization to an informed strategy, and preemptively tackle zero-day vulnerabilities and other imminent cyber threats.

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SESSIONPROBE

SessionProbe is a multi-threaded tool to check which URLs from a list of URLs that a session token can access. The tool is designed to be used with Burp Suite.

AWS-SUMMARIZE-ACCOUNT-ACTIVITY

A Python script to analyze CloudTrail data of a given AWS account and generate a summary of recently active IAM principals, API calls they made, and regions that they were active in. The summary is written to a JSON file and can be optionally visualized as a PNG file.

KUNAI

Kunai is a Rust-based threat-hunting project that aims to bring various monitoring tasks, ranging from security monitoring to Threat Hunting, to Linux-based systems.

YOUR SMART TV KNOWS WHAT YOU’RE WATCHING

Most modern Smart TVs are sold with Automatic Content Recognition enabled by default. This technology is used to collect data on everything you view and store it in a proprietary database for ad targeting. This article contains steps to disable Automatic Content Recognition on Roku, Samsung, and LG Smart TVs.

WHAT TO DO WHEN RECEIVING UNPROMPTED MFA OTP CODES

This article discusses what to do after receiving an unprompted MFA OTP code. Assume that the credentials for the site have been compromised and reset passwords for affected sites. Do not click any links in such messages and go directly to the site's URL.

CISA RELEASES SCUBA GOOGLE WORKSPACE SECURE CONFIGURATION BASELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the draft Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) Google Workspace (GWS) Secure Configuration Baselines for public comment. The draft baselines provide minimum viable security configurations for various GWS services. CISA is encouraging federal agencies and other organizations to adopt these baselines, tailored to their needs, and provide feedback.

10 YEARS LATER, NEW CLUES IN THE TARGET BREACH

KrebsOnSecurity first reported on a data breach affecting Target perpetrated by a cybercriminal known as Rescator in 2013. This retrospective details the research that KrebsOnSecurity has compiled over the past 10 years on uncovering the identity of Rescator.

QUICK TIP: MINIMIZING TERRAFORMED SCPS

AWS Service Control Policies have strict character limits that include whitespace. However, Terraform does not automatically minimize whitespace, which could lead to character count issues.

CHINA'S MIIT INTRODUCES COLOR-CODED ACTION PLAN FOR DATA SECURITY INCIDENTS

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has introduced a color-coded action plan to address data security incidents in the country.

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TIKTOK REQUIRES USERS TO “FOREVER WAIVE” RIGHTS TO SUE OVER PAST HARMS

TikTok implemented changes to its terms of service requiring users to file legal complaints within a year of alleged harm and give up rights to sue for older claims. This shift from private arbitration to specific court filings in California might be a tactic to avoid the high costs of mass arbitration. It is unclear if the changes would stand up against legal challenges.

GARTNER PREDICTS MASS CONSUMER SOCIAL MEDIA EXODUS BY 2025

Gartner anticipates a 50% decline in social media usage by 2025 due to concerns about misinformation, toxic user bases, and bots. This article emphasizes the need for marketers to reassess their strategies as consumers are starting to limit their online engagement. It also highlights emerging trends such as declining trust in AI and the potential disruption of organic search traffic with gen AI-powered search.

THE TRICK FOR PROMOTING A SAAS PRODUCT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

The biggest mistake marketers make when trying to advertise a SaaS product on short-form social media is only making content that talks about the product. Instead, marketers should make the vast majority of their content appeal to the customer base that they are trying to reach. For example, you could create 4 posts engineered strictly to go viral in the niche your product serves and then make 1 post strictly dedicated to selling your product’s benefits.

30+ GOOD COLD EMAIL SUBJECT LINES

This guide covers 30+ catchy subject lines to capture your recipient’s attention. It includes examples that are short and direct, long and descriptive, personalized, question-based, and benefit-focused.

THE ULTIMATE KEYWORD RESEARCH CHEATSHEET

This thread shares 4 steps in driving up to 10X organic growth using AI-powered SEO. First, get the right content in front of your audience quickly using AI-assisted workflows. Then ensure your site’s properly optimized for SEO. Common tech issues include improper URL directories or slow page load speeds. Third, develop AI-assisted processes for keyword and backlink research. The sweet spot is 80% AI content generation and 20% human refinement. Lastly, map and group keywords across the entire search intent funnel.

VIDEO MARKETING IN B2B SAAS: 7+ FORMATS TO CREATE

Videos are often put on the back burner because there’s a perception that they’re time-consuming to produce. This post shares 7 video concepts that can be created in a few minutes using Loom or Veed. It advises to start with more straightforward formats and iterate once results become evident.

MRBEAST’S ANALYTICS PLATFORM VIEWSTATS IS OUT IN BETA

ViewStats uses the YouTube API to provide detailed stats for both creators and their fans. The beta version only displays basic information like subscribers, estimated revenue, and video views.

HOW TO ONBOARD FREELANCE WRITERS

Eric Doty, Content Lead at Dock, shares his template and process for onboarding freelance writers to marketing teams. The template includes administrative details, company context, target audience information, content examples and guidelines, and any other resources. Providing this information to freelance writers ensures that they are prepared to contribute content that meets the company’s expectations.

5 MARKETING RULES TO FOLLOW FROM TOP-TIER BRANDS

THE FASTEST WAY TO GROW IS TO IDENTIFY YOUR CRAPPIEST CUSTOMER PROFILE

Identifying your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) is important, but it’s critical to figure out your Crappiest Customer Profile (CCP) first. Your CCP wastes your time, spends your CAC, and creates negative momentum in your market.

BOOKS A NEWBIE MARKETER SHOULD READ

A growing X thread of books users recommend new marketers to read. Popular ones include Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Building A Story Brand, The Illusion of Choice, and Perennial Seller.

ARTLIST’S 2024 CONTENT TREND REPORT

Artlist presents 5 predictions about the future of content creation, covering how brands will stand out as well as trends in hiring.

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DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

This article teaches database fundamentals by guiding the reader in building a simple database. It starts with the ACID properties (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability) that most databases aim to guarantee and discusses the challenges in achieving these properties. It then delves into the concept of storage engines in databases, comparing mutable B-Trees and immutable Log Structured Merge (LSM) Trees. It explains how LSM Trees are designed to minimize disk I/O and seeks, making them suitable for write-heavy workloads. The article touches on topics like bloom filters and Write-Ahead Logs (WALs) as part of database design to achieve ACID properties and isolation.

THE AWAIT EVENT HORIZON IN JAVASCRIPT

An async function, upon awaiting a Promise, cannot proceed until that Promise resolves, which could potentially lead to resource leaks if the Promise never settles. There are many remediations to the problem, like Explicit Resource Management and AbortSignal. However, in practice, they are limited and don't solve the fundamental problem. Instead, generator functions in JavaScript can offer more structured concurrency as they are not constrained by the await event horizon.

THE BEST WEBASSEMBLY RUNTIME MAY BE NO RUNTIME AT ALL

An alternative approach to WebAssembly (WASM) runtimes is no runtime at all. Traditional WASM runtimes like V8, Wasmer, WasmEdge, and Wasmtime are complex and platform-dependent. Instead, transpile Wasm code to C source code using tools like wasm2c or w2c2, which results in human-readable C code that can be compiled and run without the need for a dedicated runtime.

HOW TO PREPARE THE TECHNICAL INTERVIEW

This post shares an experience of preparing for internal interviews to switch teams at Amazon. It emphasizes the importance of making a positive impression on interviewers, both emotionally and rationally, by engaging in meaningful conversations and explaining thought processes clearly. It goes on to outline a strategic approach to interview preparation involving mindset, learning modes, a structured plan, struggle time, and the interview week, highlighting the importance of consistent effort and focus.

SVGL

A library of free-to-use SVG logos.

ANNOUNCING REACT HYDRATION OVERLAY - EASILY SQUASH HYDRATION ERRORS

Overlay for debugging hydration mismatches, providing an explicit diff between the server-side and client-side renders.

HOW MANY LINES OF C IT TAKES TO EXECUTE A + B IN PYTHON?

This article delves into the implementation details of how Python handles operations like "a + b" at the CPython runtime level. It discusses the use of the PyObject structure and PyTypeObject structure to enable polymorphism and inheritance in Python objects. The article explores how dynamic dispatch works in Python, including the compilation of Python code to bytecode and its execution by the CPython virtual machine.

WHY MULTI-CLOUD: THE 5 BEST REASONS, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS

A multi-cloud architecture is an approach that involves using multiple cloud providers for an application or company. There are several reasons to adopt a multi-cloud approach, including regulatory compliance, avoiding vendor lock-in, meeting customer requirements, gaining leverage in price negotiations with cloud providers, and empowering engineering teams. However, the primary motivation for adopting multi-cloud should be to address business problems rather than technical ones.

PROGRAMS ARE GAMES, PROGRAMMING IS A GAME

Programming can be considered a unique and fun game where individuals can create programs to map inputs to outputs, making it more enjoyable than many other activities.

MEASURING THE SIZE OF THE CACHE LINE EMPIRICALLY

OXLINT GENERAL AVAILABILITY

Oxlint is a JavaScript linter designed to catch erroneous or useless code without requiring any configurations by default. It’s 50-100 times faster than ESlint and defaults to identifying erroneous, redundant, or confusing code over unnecessary nitpicking rules.

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GOOGLE WORKING ON ‘PIXIE’ AI ASSISTANT FOR PIXEL 9, DISCUSSED GLASSES WITH OBJECT RECOGNITION

Pixie is an AI assistant from Google that could launch with the Pixel 9. Powered by Gemini, it will use data from Google products on devices to perform complex and multimodal tasks. Google has discussed creating glasses with the ability to recognize objects and advise wearers on how to use tools. The last bit of news on Google AR was how the hardware offer effort was being sidelined for a Samsung partnership.