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Uplimit raises stakes in corporate learning with suite of AI agents that can train 1,000 employees simultaneously
- Uplimit launched a suite of AI agents for corporate learning, targeting at rapid upskilling with reduced administrative burdens.
- The three sets of AI agents released are skill-building agents, program management agents, and teaching assistant agents.
- Uplimit focuses on addressing the skills gap accelerated by the advancement of AI, aiming to provide continuous learning at scale and speed.
- The company emphasizes active learning over passive content consumption, achieving completion rates exceeding 90 percent.
- Early customers have reported significant efficiency gains in course creation and instructor time reduction.
- The launch of Uplimit's AI agents aligns with concerns about AI's impact on employment and the need for effective upskilling solutions.
- The company ensures enterprise-grade security and privacy features to address potential data concerns.
- Uplimit sees an opportunity in using AI for upskilling programs, combating fear and misconceptions around the technology.
- The CEO, Julia Stiglitz, envisions AI enhancing the connection between learning and measurable business outcomes.
- Backed by prominent investors, Uplimit is well-positioned in the corporate learning market to help companies integrate AI solutions for workforce adaptation.
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Bluefin Adds Network Tokenization to ShieldConex Platforms for Enhanced Payment Security and Flexibility
- Bluefin has added network tokenization capabilities to its ShieldConex Tokenization as a Service and Orchestration platforms.
- This addition allows merchants to directly provision network-issued payment tokens from card brands such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.
- ShieldConex now becomes one of the industry's most comprehensive platforms for sensitive data security, combining vendor-agnostic vaultless tokenization, network tokenization, and PCI P2PE into a single, scalable solution.
- With this enhancement, Bluefin simplifies network tokenization access and management, enabling merchants to gain the security, efficiency, and cost benefits of network tokens without managing it themselves.
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Aurora Payments Enhances Payment Security and Merchant Savings with Launch of Network Tokenization on ARISE
- Aurora Payments has launched Network Tokenization on its ARISE Payment Platform.
- Network Tokenization replaces sensitive cardholder data with dynamic, network-issued tokens.
- This solution helps reduce fraud, increase approval rates, lower processing costs, and simplify PCI compliance.
- Aurora Network Tokenization offers up to 30% reduction in fraud, nearly 5% boost in approval rates, lower interchange fees, minimized chargebacks, and streamlined PCI compliance.
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Tech Radar
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Palo Alto Networks gateways facing huge number of possible security attacks
- Security researchers have observed a significant surge in login scanning activity against Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS GlobalProtect portals, with almost 24,000 unique IP addresses attempting to access these portals in March 2025.
- This pattern suggests a coordinated effort to identify exposed or vulnerable systems and potentially exploit them.
- 154 of the 24,000 unique IP addresses were labeled as 'malicious,' and the majority of the targets were located in the US.
- IT teams are advised to review their logs and harden their login portals to prevent potential attacks.
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U.S. CISA adds Apache Tomcat flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Apache Tomcat path equivalence vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24813, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
- The Apache Tomcat vulnerability CVE-2025-24813 allows remote code execution or information disclosure if specific conditions are met.
- Tomcat versions 9.0.99, 10.1.35, and 11.0 addressed the vulnerability.
- Users are recommended to update their affected Tomcat versions immediately to mitigate potential threats.
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Trump’s national security advisor reportedly used his personal Gmail account to do government work
- Senior members of the Trump administration’s National Security Council, including national security advisor Michael Waltz, used personal Gmail accounts for government work.
- Sensitive military positions and powerful weapons system discussions were conducted on a consumer version of Gmail, which is not approved for government use.
- Waltz received less sensitive but potentially exploitable information on his personal Gmail account, such as schedules and work documents.
- The use of personal Gmail accounts for government communication is considered problematic due to the risk of phishing attacks and information security breaches.
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TechCrunch
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Trump’s national security adviser reportedly used his personal Gmail account to do government work
- Senior members of the Trump administration’s National Security Council, including its top national security adviser, Michael Waltz, reportedly used personal Gmail accounts for government work.
- An aide to Waltz used the consumer version of Gmail to discuss sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems with colleagues from other government agencies.
- Waltz himself received less sensitive but potentially exploitable information in his personal Gmail account, including schedules and work documents.
- The use of personal Gmail accounts for government work is seen as problematic due to the risk of hackers targeting these accounts to obtain sensitive information.
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Advisor360° Launches Parrot AI: A More Secure, Compliant Generative AI Assistant for Financial Advisors
- Advisor360° has launched Parrot AI, a generative AI-powered meeting assistant designed for financial advisors.
- Parrot offers automated note-taking, transcription, meeting and conversation summaries, follow-up email crafting, and CRM system population.
- Developed by a team of cybersecurity and compliance experts, Parrot prioritizes security and compliance with enterprise-grade protocols.
- Advisor360° aims to provide advisors with secure and compliant AI-enabled tools to automate routine workflows and save time.
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Shield up to 5 devices from the evil internet with McAfee Total Protection
- McAfee Total Protection offers comprehensive security for up to 5 devices at a discounted price.
- It provides antivirus protection, VPN, web protection, and identity theft protection.
- The subscription includes a password manager and credit monitoring.
- The two-year plan is currently available for $19.99.
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FIS Launches Securities Matching Solution to Help Maximize Efficiencies for the U.S. Securities Finance Industry
- FIS has launched its automated Securities Finance Matching Platform in the U.S., following the completion of its SEC filing process.
- Licensed broker-dealers in the U.S. will be able to leverage FIS' scalable automated matching technology for more efficient, secure and cost-effective securities financing.
- The solution provides more choice and reduces single-point-of-failure risk for the U.S. securities finance industry.
- FIS' Securities Finance Matching Platform employs smart automation to achieve the lowest-cost match between securities lenders and borrowers, prioritizing risk management.
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VentureBeat
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Augment Code debuts AI agent with 70% win rate over GitHub Copilot and record-breaking SWE-bench score
- Augment Code launched its new “Augment Agent” technology focusing on complex software engineering projects over code generation.
- The company achieved the highest SWE-bench score by combining Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 3.7 with OpenAI’s O1 reasoning model.
- Augment Code raised $270 million in funding, with investors including Sutter Hill Ventures, Index Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
- Augment Agent stands out with a 200,000 token context window for understanding context across massive codebases.
- The company's real-time synchronization of code changes across teams differentiates it from competitors.
- Augment Code reports a 70% win rate over GitHub Copilot in enterprise competitions.
- The “Memories” feature in Augment Agent learns from developer interactions to align with individual coding styles.
- Augment emphasizes the importance of aesthetic and structural elements in coding alongside mathematical logic.
- Augment Code addresses concerns about intellectual property protection and security in AI coding tools.
- Augment Agent is now available for VS Code users with full compatibility in Microsoft's ecosystem.
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Global Fintech Series
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Omnichain Smart Contracts: Design Patterns and Implementation Challenges
- Omnichain smart contracts enable decentralized applications to function across multiple blockchain networks.
- Key design patterns for omnichain smart contracts include the Proxy Contract Pattern, Event-Driven Messaging Pattern, Hash Time-Locked Contracts (HTLCs), Multi-Signature and Governance Patterns, and Liquidity Pool Bridging.
- Challenges in implementing omnichain smart contracts include cross-chain security risks, message passing and latency issues, smart contract upgradability, gas fee variability, and regulatory and compliance issues.
- The future of omnichain smart contracts includes innovations such as Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs), AI-driven automation, and quantum-resistant cryptographic methods.
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E-Discovery and Information Governance: Adapting to Emerging Challenges
- The increase in digital data has enhanced the complexity and resource requirements of the e-discovery procedure.
- Efficient information governance is crucial in managing the deluge of data and meeting legal obligations.
- The growing number of data privacy laws requires organizations to invest in compliance software and consent management platforms.
- Robust cybersecurity measures and evaluating e-discovery partners are essential to protect sensitive information from threats.
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Tech Radar
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Apple just finally patched a whole host of OS security issues on older devices, so update now
- Apple has backported fixes for three security vulnerabilities on older versions of its operating systems.
- The vulnerabilities were being abused in highly sophisticated attacks.
- One of the vulnerabilities allowed disabling of 'USB Restricted Mode' on locked devices.
- The fixes for the vulnerabilities are now available in the latest iOS, iPadOS, and macOS versions.
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Schneier
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Rational Astrologies and Security
- Designers can spend their security budget on rational astrologies, something people treat as though it works even with little evidence.
- Security theater and rational astrologies are rational from the perspective of decision-makers.
- Security theater reassures people through cosmetic or psychological measures, considering the non-security purposes of a security system.
- Rational astrologies in security result from misaligned incentives and a need to show effort even when there is no good solution.
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