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Cisco has released security updates to patch a ClamAV vulnerability that could lead to denial-of-service. The vulnerability is caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in the OLE2 decryption routine that could lead the program to crash when scanning maliciously crafted OLE2 content. Cisco has stated that PoC exploit code is publicly available but there is no evidence of active exploitation.
South Korean VPN provider IPany was breached in a supply-chain attack that deployed a custom SlowStepper malware. The attackers breached the IPany development environment and added their custom SlowStepper malware to the VPN installation. The SlowStepper C2 malware supports commands that gather system information, fetch and run files from the C2 server, enumerate and exfiltrate files, run Python-based spyware tools, run shell commands, execute syscalls, and delete files or directories.
A security vulnerability in Zendesk's subdomain registration feature allows cybercriminals to conduct phishing and investment scams. CloudSEK researchers discovered that attackers can create fake subdomains resembling legitimate brands to deceive victims. This poses a significant risk as attackers can send convincing phishing emails and manipulate users into sharing sensitive information or funds.
TAP is a Microsoft Entra ID solution that provides users with temporary passwordless access so one of the other permanent passwordless mechanisms can be configured. Previously, TAP would not work for guest users as they would generally need to authenticate with a remote provider. This blog post shows how to enable the newly released Entra ID TAP for internal guests feature.
Behavioral IOCs attempt to enrich a traditional IOC by correlating multiple events to add context for more robust detections. This post introduces the concept of behavioral IOCs in cloud environments and provides an example of how Wiz developed IOCs for a specific threat actor. It recommends beginning with a piece of identifying information about a threat actor or tactic and then iteratively mapping out unique parameters or other identifiers to detect that threat actor to the IOC.
Security professionals often get invited late to cloud projects, causing panic over potential vulnerabilities. To secure these environments, follow a playbook with steps like gaining access, implementing least privilege access, enabling MFA, and conducting a compromise assessment. By following the steps in this blog post, you can take control, address security concerns, and protect valuable data in cloud projects effectively.
garak (Generative AI Red-teaming & Assessment Kit) is a vulnerability scanner for LLMs from NVIDIA.
LitterBox is a sandbox tool for testing malware payloads. It helps red teamers validate evasion techniques and assess detection mechanisms. The tool provides detailed analysis reports and should only be used in secure testing environments.
FediSecFeeds searches CVE data in infosec.exchange and ioc.exchange instances. The output can be fetched via GitHub's API.
Terraform makes use of lock files to ensure that multiple users are not modifying a state file simultaneously. Prior to version 1.10, users who were using the S3 backend required a DynamoDB table to store the lock file. As of the newly released version 1.10, Terraform can make use of S3 conditional writes to utilize S3 for both state file and lock file storage.
Threat actors are tricking Telegram users into running malicious PowerShell scripts by pretending to be a captcha or verification system. This tactic exploits the news around Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht to lure victims into downloading malware. Users should be cautious and avoid running any unfamiliar commands on their devices to avoid falling victim to such attacks.
MasterCard had a DNS error, unnoticed for five years, that allowed potential interception or redirection of internet traffic. A security researcher discovered the error and prevented cybercriminals from exploiting it by registering the mistyped domain. The issue has been resolved, but it highlights the importance of careful domain configuration for cybersecurity.
The Trump administration disbanded the Cyber Safety Review Board investigating the Salt Typhoon hacks, causing concern among cybersecurity experts about the impact on national security.
Windows 11 24H2 is now available to all eligible Windows 10 PCs via Windows Update.
The DOJ and FBI removed Chinese-linked PlugX malware from over 4,200 U.S. computers.
Amazon, Shein, and Costco are among the 600 top-rated companies, scored based on friendliness, competence, accessibility, and solution speed. In this study, more than 67,000 U.S. customers evaluated companies across seven key categories of customer service to create the America's Best Customer Service 2025 list.
Rivals X, Bluesky, and Instagram have introduced features to capitalize on the uncertainty surrounding TikTok. X launched a US-only vertical video feed with casting and minimization options, while Bluesky debuted a customizable "Trending Videos" feed with swipe and pause functionality. Instagram added a tall grid for vertical media and announced a video-editing app called Edits to attract content creators. These moves highlight how platforms are prioritizing video-centric features to compete for TikTok's audience.
Storytelling helps brands move beyond transactional marketing by creating better connections with their audiences. The Hero's Journey framework mirrors the customer experience: brands identify problems (awareness), help customers navigate options (consideration), and offer solutions (decision), eventually creating brand advocates (advocacy). Complementing this structure, tactics like authentic messaging, addressing customer pain points, and showcasing value through storytelling tools such as blogs, social media, and UGC, create a cohesive and more impactful narrative.
Warmly grew from $1M to $3M ARR in 2024 by shifting from founder-led sales to a repeatable GTM motion. Its journey included scaling outbound efforts, doubling its SDR team, segmenting roles, and introducing partnerships, which now drive 12% of revenue. Despite early challenges like email deliverability and team inefficiencies, Warmly's experiments created a foundation for sustained growth beyond founder-led sales which was not scalable.
Slate helps social media teams create high-quality, on-brand content. It features an all-in-one editor for creating videos and images optimized for platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. The mobile app allows teams to produce content on the go, while the Brand Hub centralizes asset management to ensure brand consistency.
LinkedIn transitioned from rule-based to data-driven marketing attribution by combining top-down Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) and bottom-up Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA) approaches. The new model uses transformer-based attention mechanisms to analyze customer journeys, enabling more accurate conversion predictions and improving marketing ROI. Initial results showed a 150x increase in credit for upper- and mid-funnel campaigns compared to traditional models, aligning with spending increases. The system is estimated to deliver a 5% lift in marketing-driven revenue for FY25 through in-quarter optimizations.
DoorDash succeeded by targeting suburban markets early, where delivery alternatives were limited, customers were affluent, and order values were higher. This created a strong competitive advantage. The company prioritized logistics to dominate customer demand, ensuring a wide selection of restaurants, even at the expense of speed and price. DoorDash focused on reliability, app usability, and customer retention, while also outpacing competitors in launching features and partnerships. It also rapidly expanded its market share by aggressively raising funds and investing over $3 billion in marketing and sales from 2019-2021. Favorable timing, such as competitors' constraints and the pandemic-driven demand surge, amplified its strategic and executional strengths.
Super Bowl spending and viewership hit $17.4B in consumer spending and over 123M viewers last year. Food and beverages dominated sales, offering D2C brands prime opportunities to tie campaigns to game-day excitement. Audiences increasingly value watching the commercials, with 42% tuning in specifically for the ads, which have become a cultural highlight. Ad revenue reached $650M, with 30-second spots costing $7M. Millennials remain the top viewers, but cross-generational appeal allows brands to target broader audiences.
The first episode of Lifecycle Pitch features Brian Sun, Drew Price, and Andy King presenting 5 email concepts for Netflix. These include Exclusive Content, My Top 10, What Friends Watch, Travel the Globe, and Biggest Fan. These ideas focus on improving engagement, conversion, and retention through automated, value-driven communication.
Strategically cut costs while investing in brand-building, actively listen to feedback for growth, and deepen your product knowledge to connect with customers more authentically.
Instagram's shift from its initial stance reflects changing user preferences for long-form content and competition with platforms like TikTok.
X has released an interactive content calendar with listings of key dates and events in 2025.
Website redirects send users and search engines from one URL to another, often using 3xx status codes like 301 (permanent) or 302 (temporary). While necessary for maintaining functionality after URL changes, excessive or poorly configured redirects can delay page loading, negatively impacting Core Web Vitals such as First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).
This article presents two CSS tricks for enhancing HTML `dialog` elements. The first trick uses the `::backdrop` pseudo-element to blur the background behind the dialog for a subtle visual effect. The second trick disables page scrolling while a dialog is open using the `body:has(dialog[open])` selector. This prevents the underlying page content from shifting during interaction with the dialog.
Working from home can cause eye strain, so optimizing lighting is crucial. The ideal setup uses even, diffused light, balancing brightness to avoid both overly dim and overly bright conditions. Natural light is preferred, but artificial light should be high-quality, dimmable, and flicker-free. Strategically placed lamps can help diffuse light and minimize harsh shadows.
The UX of login codes often suffers from delays, confusing messaging, and annoying input fields. To make this experience better, focus on delivering codes promptly, using clear and concise messaging, and enable easy copy-paste or autofill functionality.
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Jolt is AI for 100K+ codebases. It accurately selects context files in multi-million line codebases and generates multi-file changes while matching your code style. In this video [9], you can see how Jolt tackles a GitHub issue about adding standard-deviation shading
Tailwind CSS v4.0 is a major release that focuses on performance improvements, with up to 5x faster full builds and over 100x faster incremental builds. The framework uses modern CSS features like cascade layers and custom properties for more flexibility. Some changes include a new CSS-first configuration, the replacement of the JavaScript config file for customization, and the introduction of new utilities for 3D transforms, gradients, and container queries.
BrowserAI is an open-source project that allows you to run LLMs directly in your web browser. It provides offline capabilities, privacy, and speed with WebGPU acceleration.
React Native 0.77 has been released. Expo SDK 52 supports both 0.76 and 0.77. React Native 0.77 has new styling capabilities (like `display: contents` and `boxSizing`), Android 16KB page support, and a Swift-based community template (while maintaining Objective-C compatibility).
Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Overflow, plans to donate over half his net worth within five years following the $1.8 billion sale of his company. He's concerned about wealth inequality and limited opportunities for many Americans, so he aims to address these issues through philanthropy.
A five-year-old typo in MasterCard's DNS settings allowed potential interception of internet traffic. Security researcher Philippe Caturegli discovered and registered the misconfigured domain "akam.ne" for $300, preventing potential exploitation. MasterCard acknowledged the error and stated there was no actual risk to its systems, but Caturegli disputes this claim.
This is a subjective list of seven highly influential papers in computer science history. The list spans from Alan Turing's foundational work on computation in 1936 to Sergey Brin and Larry Page's development of PageRank in 1998. The papers cover key areas like information theory, database management, algorithm complexity, and the architecture of the internet.
Creative ways to say “no” in nice ways, like “let's circle back after we've tackled the core priorities.”
This Hacker News thread discusses various creative applications of small (0.5B-3B parameter) language models, including an Excel add-in for filtering research papers, a tool for identifying cookie notices, and a system for responding to SMS spam.
Perplexity has launched Sonar, an API that allows enterprises and developers to integrate its generative AI search tools into applications, providing real-time, citation-backed answers.
CodePen showcases the top-rated code projects of 2024.
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OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, along with others, have teamed up to build multiple data centers for AI in the US. The joint venture, called The Stargate Project, will create hundreds of thousands of jobs and secure American leadership in AI. It will begin with a large data center project in Texas before eventually expanding to other states. The companies expect to pour up to $500 billion into the venture over the next four years. OpenAI is reportedly aggressively building out a team of chip designers and engineers to create an AI chip for running models - it could arrive in data centers as soon as 2026.
Employer.com has joined forces with YouTuber MrBeast to buy TikTok. They haven't disclosed their all-cash bid amount, and it's not clear if ByteDance is seriously considering the offer. President Trump has signed an executive order delaying any potential TikTok ban for 75 days. Other potential TikTok buyers include Elon Musk, Amazon, Oracle, and a syndicate headed by billionaire Frank McCourt.
Isomorphic Labs' Nobel Prize-winning chief executive officer says that the company will hopefully have some AI-designed drugs in clinical trials by the end of the year. It is working on shortening the drug discovery process from a decade or more to just weeks or months. The company, created in 2021 to commercialize Google DeepMind's AlphaFold AI for drug discovery, announced strategic research collaboration agreements with Eli Lilly & Co. and Novartis AG last year. AlphaFold can model a range of molecular structures and predict how they interact with each other.