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Ransomware attacks on VMware ESXi servers surged in 2024, with demands reaching $5 million and exposure of 8,000 hosts to the internet. Attackers targeted ESXi architecture through vCenter to gain control and disrupt operations. Strategies like updates, MFA, detection tools, and network segmentation are crucial in mitigating ransomware risks on ESXi.
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Nearly 100% of organizations rely on at least some open source code. This has well-established benefits, but has also resulted in high-profile security breaches. Learn how to adopt OSS securely with Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) [11], how it's different from other methods, and what it actually means in practice.
Shift is a new paid Caido plugin that adds Copilot-like AI functionality to Caido.
Evil-Go is a fork of Go with some tweaks to make generated binaries more stealthy.
This repository can be used as a reference while learning and performing Bug-Bounty hunting.
Banshee Stealer is a macOS malware that first gained attention as a stealer-as-a-service in mid-2024. Its source code leaked in November 2024. Banshee steals system data, utilizes convincing pop-ups to convince users into entering their passwords, employs advanced evasion techniques, and exfiltrates data. The Banshee Stealer is a testament to the sophistication of modern macOS malware.
Barcelona has emerged as a hub for spyware companies, including Palm Beach Networks (now Head and Tail), Paradigm Shift, and Epsilon. Companies are attracted by the city's lifestyle, lower costs, and easier spyware export regulations compared to Israel. Critics warn this development could fuel Europe's surveillance tech concerns.
The UK government plans to ban schools, NHS, councils, and critical infrastructure operators from making ransomware payments. Private companies must report intended payouts, which could be blocked if going to sanctioned groups. The measure aims to deter hackers, who collected $1.1bn globally in 2023.
7M emails obtained in a breach at OpenSea in 2022 have now been published.
Microsoft warns that January 2025 Windows updates may fail if Citrix SRA version 2411 is installed.
The January Patch Tuesday set a record with 159 CVEs, including 3 publicly disclosed and 3 exploited vulnerabilities, with critical impacts like Remote Code Execution.
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In an age where capturing attention is more challenging than ever, how do the leading brands engage with their audiences?
A Bloomberg report suggested Chinese officials might allow Elon Musk's X platform to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, but TikTok dismissed the claims as "pure fiction." During a Supreme Court hearing last week, justices appeared inclined to uphold the legislation and stick to the January 19 deadline for the ban. This week, two Democratic lawmakers called on Congress and the President to extend the January 19 ban deadline.
Reddit's advertising business is on track to hit $1 billion in revenue in 2024 - competitors like Snapchat and Pinterest earn three to four times as much. Reddit has been focused on bringing in new advertisers, courting them with new ad products and features. This has helped the platform achieve 56% year-over-year growth in ad revenue.
Use non-human bots for bad news and human-like bots with tailored names, avatars, and tones for good news to optimize customer satisfaction and acceptance rates. Customers are 2.6 times more likely to accept bad news, such as higher prices, when conveyed by an obviously non-human AI bot compared to a human-like bot. Conversely, offers that are better than expected are 1.17 times more likely to be accepted when delivered by a human or human-like AI bot. People attribute intentionality to human agents or realistic bots, leading to stronger emotional reactions to news.
Use AI for ideation to craft content angles tailored to your target audience. Develop varied writing styles inspired by popular creators and create audience-specific style guides for precise targeting. Build a library of post formats for platforms like LinkedIn, such as industry insights or personal achievements. Combine tools like Google Deep Research, HeyGen, and ElevenLabs with Claude's insights to produce AI avatars and short-form videos.
With a 35% churn rate threatening its scalability in 2012, HubSpot applied a Market Investment Map to identify its ideal target audience: small B2B companies and agencies. The company achieved $270 million in revenue within only four years by focusing on segment-specific products, introducing outbound sales, and aligning metrics with these segments. Its success demonstrates the power evolving from Product-Market Fit to Platform-Market Fit through targeted investments and strategic expansion.
This guide offers insights from over 400 senior B2B decision-makers and billions of data points from a decade of prospecting campaigns. It highlights the shift to sophisticated, multi-channel strategies focused on relevance, personalization, and timing. It also stresses the importance of leveraging technology, data, AI, and buyer intent with a human-centered approach. The guide provides a roadmap for navigating modern B2B sales and staying competitive.
Users can manually download videos one at a time using TikTok's Save Video option or desktop download feature for eligible content. Repurpose.io allows bulk downloads directly to Google Drive, while Chrome extension myfaveTT exports liked and favorited videos as .mp4 files. Platforms like Triller also offer backup services through SaveMyTikToks.com.
Figma Slides emerged as Figma's response to 3.5 million users hacking its core design tool for presentations. Led by Mihika Kapoor, the project leveraged user insights to combine slide design with collaboration, addressing a significant market gap. Kapoor used five strategies to gain internal buy-in, including dramatic demos, anchoring around a clear vision, and creating viral internal moments like the “Flides” meme. Her storytelling and bold pitches turned skeptics into advocates, culminating in a showcase at a major sales event that shifted leadership's stance and set the stage for a mid-year launch. These efforts highlight the power of creative advocacy and storytelling in product marketing.
Challenger brands On and Hoka grew fast by offering new designs. These upstarts succeed by appealing to niche audiences, using social media to amplify their brands, and disrupting traditional product categories with innovations. For major players to stay competitive, they need to prioritize consumer-driven innovation, embrace more flexible marketing strategies, and target emerging opportunities and niches.
GoFundMe's response to the LA fires included a video campaign highlighting Walt, an Altadena resident, which raised $882K after 20M views. By partnering with Kalina from Make Big Talk, the team quickly verified and shared fundraisers, using storytelling to turn personal loss into widespread support. With 30K daily social mentions, GoFundMe is able to amplify the visibility and impact of LA campaigns while strengthening its own brand.
Nivea India set a Guinness World Record with 444 consecutive videos of people passing and applying moisturizer in its annual campaign.
Duolingo posted a cheeky post on X in response to TikTok users migrating to RedNote, another Chinese app.
Interactive demos are dynamic, lightweight, and available in formats like stitched screenshots with tooltips or HTML - unlike static videos, which can slow down your site.
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A flaw in Google's "Sign in with Google" OAuth allows attackers to access accounts of former employees at defunct startups by purchasing the company's domain. This vulnerability affects millions of Americans, granting access to sensitive data across various SaaS platforms like Slack, Notion, and HR systems containing social security numbers. Google is currently working on a fix.
rqlite is a distributed relational database that uses a testing strategy based on the testing pyramid. This strategy prioritizes comprehensive unit testing of individual components, followed by integration tests focusing on the interaction between Raft consensus and SQLite. A minimal set of end-to-end tests verify basic functionality, while performance testing pushes the database to its limits under heavy load.
React Server Components (RSCs) come with the "double data problem," where the same data is sent as both HTML and a "payload" (serialized React Element tree), potentially increasing bandwidth usage. RSCs use techniques like streaming and React's `Suspense` to optimize performance, but careful consideration of component placement (client vs. server) is necessary to avoid issues.
This developer rewrote their simple website from SvelteKit to plain HTML and CSS due to frustration with the Javascript bundler and build process, available free time, and a desire to migrate to Cloudflare Pages. The rewrite involved using Pandoc to convert Markdown blog posts to HTML, Python with the `uv` library for scripting, and the `http.server` module for serving the site. The result was a significantly smaller website (~88kb vs ~356kb).
This post goes over common mistakes new Rust programmers make. These mistakes include neglecting dedicated study time, diving into complex algorithms without sufficient foundational knowledge, and misinterpreting compiler errors and warnings. Best practices from other languages don't always apply directly to Rust, especially due to Rust's unique ownership and borrowing system.
Using `navigate(-1)` in Remix/React Router for creating "Back" links can be problematic as it accesses the browser's history, potentially navigating outside the application. A better approach is to use the `Link` component's `state` property to pass a `back` URL, allowing controlled navigation within the app.
Pyper is a pure Python framework for concurrent and parallel data processing that simplifies building data pipelines using a functional paradigm. It has an intuitive API to unify threaded, multiprocessed, and asynchronous operations safely.
Mirai is a Server-Driven UI framework for Flutter that allows developers to build dynamic, cross-platform apps using JSON configurations. It simplifies UI delivery, allowing for real-time updates without redeployment, and supports mobile, web, and desktop platforms.
pnpm 10.0 released with improved security by no longer running lifestyle scripts of dependencies by default, improved hashing, and other performance & feature improvements.
Achieving a "modern" terminal setup can be frustrating. Key aspects of a modern experience include multiline paste support, infinite shell history, and 24-bit color. Popular shells like bash and zsh often lack essential features out-of-the-box.
Using cosine similarity carelessly when comparing vectors generated from text embeddings can be problematic. While seemingly simple and widely used, cosine similarity often fails to capture true semantic similarity, instead focusing on superficial aspects like writing style or matching questions to questions rather than questions to answers. More effective approaches include directly querying LLMs for similarity comparisons, training task-specific embeddings, and pre-processing text to remove irrelevant information before embedding.
Traditional engineering metrics like features shipped or lines of code focus on outputs, which often fail to capture the true impact of engineering efforts. Outcome-oriented metrics, such as customer retention, feature adoption, and revenue growth, better align with business goals by measuring value delivered.
When creating deep copies of nested JavaScript objects, using `structuredClone` instead of shallow cloning methods like the spread operator (`...`) prevents unexpected state mutations by verifying that all nested objects and arrays are duplicated, not just referenced.
This website provides a collection of examples that demonstrate various FFmpeg functionalities, like extracting multiple video clips with one input.
"Epoch Semantic Versioning” is a new versioning scheme that extends Semantic Versioning by adding an "Epoch" number to better communicate the significance of changes, addressing the limitations of zero-major versioning and the logarithmic human perception of version numbers.
In 2024, Express.js released version 5.0, improved governance, enhanced security measures, and increased community engagement.
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Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok. The plan involves X taking control of the platform and running the businesses together. It is unclear whether Musk, TikTok, or ByteDance have held any talks about the terms of any possible deal. TikTok may no longer be in ByteDance's sole control. Chinese officials recognize that they will face tough negotiations with the Trump administration, so they see the TikTok negotiations as a potential area for reconciliation.
Chinese social media app RedNote is at the top of Apple's app store. RedNote is often thought of as the Chinese equivalent of Instagram. The company was founded in 2013 and had about 300 million monthly active users in July 2024. It was valued at $17 billion in July - it has raised over $900 million in total funding and has more than 2,000 employees. Many TikTok creators are rushing to find an alternative platform where they can keep posting videos while waiting to see what happens with TikTok, which faces a potential ban on January 19.
Starlink, now available in more than 100 countries, is cheaper than the leading fixed internet service provider in at least five of the 16 African countries where the service is available. The company does not offer fixed rates - it instead adjusts prices to reflect market conditions. Its satellites are able to provide services where ground-based internet infrastructure is sparse or nonexistent. Starlink has disrupted the existing internet service provider industry in Kenya, where it became so popular that the company had to pause new subscriptions due to network overload.
Blue Origin was scheduled to lift off yesterday morning but the mission was scrubbed right before it was scheduled to launch. The company is now troubleshooting a vehicle subsystem issue and reviewing opportunities for its next launch. Blue Origin still has until January 16 to launch before the currently approved launch window elapses. Its New Glenn rocket has faced many setbacks during its over a decade of development.