Windows 11 misses the pointer while Defender cries wolf

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AI
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                            ai and ml Anthropic promises zero data retention – but customers must check it workedMore compliance-friendly stance could boost appeal of Fable
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                            Security Attacker stole a METR API key, used $600K worth of credits, and no one noticed for weeksThe model provider gave METR the credits for free. An actual customer would not have been so lucky
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                            ai and ml Anthropic pledges to try harder to keep models under control, asks partners to chip inSecurity ... this time it will be different
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                            SYSTEMS Nvidia is building an IP licensing empire on the back of NVLinkEven when you think you're not buying Nvidia, you might still be buying Nvidia
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                            ai and ml Energy biz SSE smacked around in court by a guy and AICompany's three year pursuit of debt from non-existent address ended by Oxford judge
Infosec
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                            Security Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacksPLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!
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                            Security Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attackPLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more
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                            Black Hat and DEF CON DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructureVoting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included
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                            Security EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz AcronisWent at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified
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                            Malware Month Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sightOn the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career

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