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Building Safer LLMs: How Proxy-Based Policy Engines Stop Prompt Injection
- Proxy-based policy engines provide a robust way to protect Language Model Models (LLMs) from threats by inserting a proxy between users and the model.
- Defenses live in the proxy, removing the need to fine-tune every new LLM model version for security risks, and enabling centralized management of multiple models.
- LlamaGuard and PromptGuard are LLM-based classifiers for filtering input/output to detect attacks, while open-source proxy tools like Usage Panda can monitor and control LLM traffic.
- Relying on a proxy-based layer with a policy engine enhances LLM security, ensuring they behave reliably and safely without changing base models.
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Internet Authentication Service for CyberSecurity
- Internet Authentication Service (IAS) is a network service by Microsoft that offers centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting for user access to network resources.
- IAS implements the RADIUS protocol, enabling organizations to manage user accounts and permissions centrally, enhancing security by allowing only authorized users to access sensitive information.
- IAS can take different forms, including RADIUS, TACACS+, and LDAP, catering to various organizational needs such as remote user authentication and detailed user permission controls.
- The key features of IAS include authentication, authorization, and accounting, ensuring secure user access to resources and tracking user activity for compliance purposes.
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Beyond KYC: How Technology is Transforming the Fraud Prevention Game
- Digital wallets and cryptocurrencies are prime targets for fraud, as per SEON's report.
- Traditional fraud prevention methods struggle to keep up with evolving tactics.
- Organizations shift focus to proactive strategies, prioritizing real-transaction monitoring and digital footprint analysis.
- Device intelligence offers additional defense layer to detect fraudulent activities in online transactions.
- Adoption of advanced technologies enhances security, reduces fraud rates, and boosts customer experiences.
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Banks Roll Out Confirmation of Payee Across Australia to Crack Down on Scams
- Banks in Australia are officially rolling out Confirmation of Payee, a name-matching service to protect customers from scams.
- Investing around $100 million in the technology, banks aim to keep consumers' money safe through the Scam-Safe Accord initiative.
- Confirmation of Payee helps reduce scams by verifying name, BSB, and account number details before payments are made, giving customers more control and confidence.
- Australia's banking sector is leading in customer protection against scams with the implementation of Confirmation of Payee, contributing to the reduction of scam losses and enhancing customer safeguards.
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SSH Over Tor: Cool, Practical, or Just Tinfoil Hats?
- Suricata is being explored further in a robotics project to monitor network interactions for security and system behavior during development and deployment.
- With modern robots having multiple network interfaces, monitoring network traffic is crucial, and Suricata offers deep packet inspection capabilities.
- Suricata operates in IDS mode, providing intrusion detection through deep packet inspection and configurable rules for generating alerts.
- A custom Python script can distill Suricata logs, grouping entries for better analysis, revealing traffic patterns and potential intrusion attempts.
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Yuzu Keys: Your Gateway to Nintendo Switch Gaming on PC
- Understanding Yuzu keys is crucial for gamers looking to play Nintendo Switch games on PC through emulation.
- Yuzu keys act as a decryption password for the emulator to read encrypted Switch game files, enabling gameplay.
- Obtaining Yuzu keys legally involves extracting them from your own Nintendo Switch using tools like Lockpick_RCM, avoiding risky downloads from unknown sources.
- Setting up Yuzu keys correctly allows gamers to enhance gameplay experience with features like improved visuals, higher frame rates, backup saves, and more.
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AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge
- AT&T is rolling out a protection called Wireless Account Lock to prevent unauthorized changes to mobile accounts in an effort to combat SIM swapping, a form of account hijacking.
- SIM swapping, or port-out fraud, has been a longstanding issue that has affected wireless carriers and their customers. Scammers use this technique to swap out SIM cards, gaining access to accounts and potentially stealing funds, as seen in a case involving cryptocurrency theft.
- The new Wireless Account Lock feature aims to prevent SIM-swap scams by restricting changes to SIM cards until the lock is deactivated. This protection is available in the myAT&T mobile app settings.
- AT&T's Wireless Account Lock follows similar protection services introduced by T-Mobile and Verizon. The move comes amid increasing efforts to combat unauthorized SIM swaps, with the Federal Communications Commission implementing rules to make such scams harder to execute.
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Cisco removed the backdoor account from its Unified Communications Manager
- Cisco addressed a static SSH credentials vulnerability in its Unified Communications Manager, tracked as CVE-2025-20309.
- The vulnerability allowed remote attackers to log in using hardcoded root credentials, granting full root privileges without authentication.
- Cisco removed the backdoor account from its Unified Communications Manager to mitigate the issue.
- Admins are advised to upgrade to fixed software releases to prevent exploitation of the vulnerability, with no workarounds available.
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Tech Radar
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Security experts flag another worrying issue with Anthropic AI systems - here's what they found
- Security experts discovered a critical-severity vulnerability in Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Inspector project, allowing potential remote code execution attacks against host devices.
- The flaw in the Inspector tool could have been exploited by hackers to steal data, deploy malware, and move laterally within networks.
- To exploit the vulnerability, attackers needed to exploit a decades-old browser bug alongside the flaw in Inspector.
- Anthropic addressed the flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-49596, in mid-June 2025 by issuing a patch to version 0.14.1, adding a session token and origin validation as preventive measures.
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Beyond Basic Chat: Getting To The Bottom Of Cloud Messaging’s Security Edge
- Cloud messaging has evolved beyond basic chat, emphasizing the importance of security in modern communication.
- Modern cloud messaging platforms focus on user authentication, data protection, API security, compliance, proactive defense, and device-level security.
- Interoperability and standardization are crucial for ensuring secure and unified communication across different platforms.
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A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
- Recent cyberattacks on UK, US, and Canada caused by financially motivated cybercriminals.
- The group, Scattered Spider, targets companies with expertise in backend systems and social engineering.
- Group members deploy ransomware or extortion attacks after gaining system access.
- Law enforcement pressure in 2024 temporarily slowed down the group, but recent attacks resumed.
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Why Allowlisting Alone Is Not Sufficient to Protect Cloud Workloads
- Allowlisting outbound destinations has operational challenges in dynamic cloud environments.
- Trusted services can be compromised, leading to data exfiltration or C2 channel abuse.
- Limitations like DNS tunneling and misconfigurations expose vulnerabilities of allowlisting alone.
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Tech Radar
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Google has patched another urgent security flaw in Chrome - so update now or be at risk
- Google's TAG team discovered and patched a high-severity bug in Chrome's V8 engine, identified as CVE-2025-6554, that allowed threat actors to execute arbitrary code on endpoints.
- The bug was actively exploited in the wild, posing risks of data theft, token exfiltration, and malware deployment.
- Google released patches for Windows, macOS, and Linux versions on June 26, urging users to update to safeguard their systems.
- The exploit was discovered by Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), indicating potential abuse by nation-state threat actors in targeted attacks.
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Insurance group Kelly Benefits says over half a million people now affected in major data breach - here's what we know
- Insurance group Kelly Benefits suffered a data breach affecting over half a million customers.
- Sensitive information such as full names, Social Security numbers, and financial data was compromised.
- Victims are being offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.
- Kelly Benefits urges customers to remain vigilant against potential phishing attacks and fraud.
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Medium
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Zama and FHE: The Future of Private and Secure Blockchains Has Arrived
- Zama is utilizing Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to enable smart contracts to be executed on encrypted data, ensuring privacy and security.
- FHE allows computations to be performed on encrypted data, keeping the actual data hidden from nodes, making it a game-changer for Web3 by maintaining data confidentiality.
- Zama's Confidential Blockchain Protocol enables fully private smart contracts, where inputs and outputs remain encrypted throughout the execution, offering enhanced privacy compared to traditional blockchains.
- Zama and FHE are introducing a new era for Web3 by prioritizing privacy as a foundational design element, allowing for various applications like private voting, secure transactions, and confidential health apps without exposing sensitive data.
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