Public Exploits Released for Four Linux Kernel Flaws That Enable Local Root
A security researcher has released working exploit code for four Linux kernel flaws that each let a local user gain root, the highest level of access on a machine. Kernel maintainers have fixed all four over the past few weeks, so a system running an up-to-date kernel is not affected. But the exploit code is now public, and any machine still running an older kernel should be updated. The flaws
Turning Tech Talent Into Leadership Legacy
Transitioning from years of working in a senior technical or executive role to a leadership position is one of the most challenging phases of a STEM career. It requires moving away from making decisions on your own to mentoring others, making strategic decisions for the organization, and collaborating with coworkers from different generations.The shift in mindset is known as “legacy leadership,”…
New WordPress Click2Shell Flaw Forces Theme Installs, Can Chain to Code Execution
WordPress today released patches to fix a new set of vulnerabilities in its core software, one of which could allow a crafted web link, opened by a logged-in administrator, to install a theme from the official WordPress.org directory without anyone clicking Install. The security firm pwn.ai, whose researchers reported the flaw, calls the attack chain Click2Shell. On its own the flaw only
Transparent Tribe Deploys New Rust Backdoor Using Private GitHub Repositories for C2
The Pakistan-aligned threat group tracked as Transparent Tribe (aka APT36 and Earth Karkaddan) has been attributed to a fresh set of cyber attacks targeting government and defense entities in India and Afghanistan. The attacks, per Zscaler ThreatLabz, involve the use of previously undocumented tools called RUSTYSHADE, RUSTYMOVE, PSNATCH, and BASHNATCH. The activity has been codenamed Operation
Rethinking Robot Safety in the Age of AI
This article is brought to you by VicOne.Robot safety has traditionally asked: Can a machine remain safe when something goes wrong? Physical AI raises a harder question: Can a machine remain safe when an attacker changes what it sees, decides, or does even when nothing appears to have failed?As AI and robotics continue to advance at an unprecedented pace, modern robots perceive through multimodal…
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Student Retention Intelligence: Turn Risk Signals into Timely Action
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The AI Inference Revolution Is Here
Since about 2020, AI has largely focused on training bigger and better models. Large language models (LLMs) ballooned from millions of parameters to trillions. This proved effective: The largest version of OpenAI’s GPT-3, released in 2020, correctly answered just 43.9 percent of questions on a popular knowledge-and-reasoning benchmark. Just four years later, GPT-4o reached a score of 88.7 percent…
The Mind-bending Joyrides That Gave Rise to Tesla
In 2003, Martin Eberhard, a cofounder of Tesla Motors, decided it was time to start wooing investors. To do that, however, he needed an electric car. So he talked to Alan Cocconi and asked if he could borrow the tZero, the revolutionary and blazingly fast electric roadster that Cocconi had built at AC Propulsion.Eberhard’s idea was to drive the tZero up and down Sand Hill Road in the heart of…
Countries Seek to Curb Social Media Addiction for Kids
Social media plays a significant, multifaceted role in adolescents’ development, influencing how they communicate, learn, socialize, and express themselves.The benefits, however, are accompanied by risks that can undermine youngsters’ character as well as their cognitive and social development.The potential problems include excessive screen time, social media addiction, cyberbullying,…