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The new rules for AI and encrypted messaging, with Mallory Knodel (Lock and Code S06E01)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… The era of artificial intelligence everything is here, and with it, come everyday surprises into exactly where the next AI tools might pop up. There are major corporations pushing customer support functions onto AI chatbots, Big Tech platforms offering AI image generation for social media posts, and…
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iMessage text gets recipient to disable phishing protection so they can be phished
A smishing (SMS phishing) campaign is targeting iMessage users, attempting to socially engineer them into bypassing Apple’s built in phishing protection. For months, iMessage users have been posting examples online of how phishers are trying to get around this protection. And, now, the campign is gaining traction, according to our friends at BleepingComputer. It works…
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A week in security (January 6 – January 12)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Dental group lied through teeth about data breach, fined $350,000 AI-supported spear phishing fools more than 50% of targets US Cyber Trust Mark logo for smart devices is coming GroupGreeting e-card site attacked in “zqxq” campaign Massive breach at location data seller: “Millions” of users affected Google Chrome AI extensions…
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VERT Threat Alert: January 2025 Patch Tuesday Analysis
Today’s VERT Alert addresses Microsoft’s January 2025 Security Updates. VERT is actively working on coverage for these vulnerabilities and expects to ship ASPL-1139 as soon as coverage is completed. In-The-Wild & Disclosed CVEs CVE-2025-21333 The first of three Hyper-V vulnerabilities this month is a heap-based buffer overflow that leads to privilege escalation to SYSTEM. Microsoft…
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Passwords 101: don’t enter your passwords just anywhere they’re asked for | Kaspersky official blog
Learn how to distinguish a fraudulent site from a real one. Whenever you’re asked to log in to an online service, verify your identity, or download a document through a link, you’re usually required to enter your username and password. This is so common that most of us do it automatically without thinking twice. However,…
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Trusted-relationship cyberattacks and their prevention
How to work with suppliers to reduce the risk of incidents related to supply-chain cyberattacks. The old saying, “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link”, directly applies to enterprise cybersecurity. Businesses these days often rely on dozens or even hundreds of suppliers and contractors, who, in turn, use the services and products…
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Build Your First AI Application Using LlamaIndex!
In this tutorial, we will explore how to build a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) application using LlamaIndex, an innovative framework to help you build large language model (LLM) powered applications. By the end of this guide, you will have a clear understanding of the components involved and a hands-on demo that will help you implement your…
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TS1103: ‘for await’ loops are only allowed within async functions and at the top levels of modules
TS1103: ‘for await’ loops are only allowed within async functions and at the top levels of modules TypeScript is a powerful programming language that builds on JavaScript by adding static types. It allows developers to specify the data types of variables, function parameters, and return values, which can help catch errors early in the development…
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TS1099: Type argument list cannot be empty
TS1099: Type argument list cannot be empty TypeScript is a strongly typed programming language that builds on JavaScript by adding optional static types. This means that while you can write JavaScript in TypeScript, you also have the ability to define the types of variables, function parameters, and objects, leading to improved code quality and developer…
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TS1095: A ‘set’ accessor cannot have a return type annotation
TS1095: A ‘set’ accessor cannot have a return type annotation TypeScript is a strongly typed programming language that builds on JavaScript by adding optional static types. This allows developers to catch errors early and write more maintainable code. Types are essentially contracts that define what kind of data can be stored and manipulated. They help…