file transfer
File transfer software again under attack – CVSS 10 bug exploitable with a single HTTPS POST request
Some 2,900 exposed. It's Progress, but it's not progress...
MongoDB
A flurry of welcome new MongoDB tools show how powerful AI can be for developer productivity
“One of the most precious things that any organisation has is the time of their developers"
Citi
Citi appoints co-CIOs, as CEO says deep restructuring will make “some of our people very uncomfortable”
"We will focus on simplifying how we work"
AI
OpenAI faces novel jailbreak risks with GPT-4v image service
“Given the model’s imperfect but increased proficiency for such tasks, it could appear to be useful for certain dangerous tasks...such as synthesis of certain illicit chemicals”
Citi
Job of the Week: Head of Generative AI Security, Citi
"Ideate and leverage Gen AI to solve cybersecurity problems at scale for Citi..."
News
Killed by Google this week: Jamboard, Google Podcasts,
"Bit of strawberry Jam back there!"
NVIDIA
OVHcloud gets its happy mitts on NVIDIA GPUs, touts new AI instances
NVIDIA A100 80GB powered GPU instances are “immediately available" and a range more coming very soon.
China
Threat group is installing a backdoor in compromised Cisco router firmware. NSA says get better kit
"The modified firmware uses a built-in SSH backdoor, allowing BlackTech actors to maintain access to the compromised router without their connections being logged"
MongoDB
MongoDB takes .local literally: Takes cloud DBaaS Atlas to the Edge, reveals new AI toolings
"You can now deploy Atlas edge servers anywhere…that can be a factory, an oil rig, a mobile device or a sensor, all with seamless experience and integration"
cryptocurrencies
Researcher hit with a Grand Jury subpoena after feds confuse crypto crook investigation with crime
Sam Curry's work investigating a phishing website from his own IP address saw events escalate rapidly...
serverless
Confluent touts serverless Apache Flink, AI ambitions at "Current"
Adrian Bridgwater was at Confluent's "Current" event in San Jose. He reports back on serverless Apache Flink services and a lot of AI ambitions around data streaming.
AWS
Amazon swoops on AI hotshot Anthropic with $4 billion
AWS to replace Google Cloud as favoured compute platform and all future Anthropic models to be offered via Amazon Bedrock