Amazon's AWS SSM agent can be used as post-exploitation RAT malware

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InfraCopilot | The Intelligent Infra-as-Code Editor
Meet the most advanced infrastructure design tool that understands how to define, connect, scale infrastructure-as-code.
First release of jq in 5 years
Command-line JSON processor. Contribute to jqlang/jq development by creating an account on GitHub.
A virtual filesystem locking surprise
It is well understood that concurrency makes programming problems harder; the high level of concurrency inherent in kernel development is one of the reasons why kernel work can be challenging. Things can get even worse, though, if concurrent access happens in places where the code is not expecting it. The long story accompanying this short patch from Christian Brauner is illustrative of the kind of problem that can arise when assumptions about concurrency prove to be incorrect.
introducing curl command line variables | daniel.haxx.se
File distribution over DNS: (ab)using DNS as a CDN (eighty-twenty news)
Valuing undervalued superpowers
On doing glue work, a critical role that is too often considered expendable.
The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media
Trialling ActivityPub and the federated model for social media and it's possibilities for the BBC.
BBC launches an “experimental” Mastodon server
The BBC has launched social.bbc.
jless - A Command-Line JSON Viewer
jless is a command-line JSON viewer designed for reading, exploring, and searching through JSON data.
A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work
Want to really understand large language models? Here’s a gentle primer.
Black Women Earn Less than White Men in Every State analyzed and Won’t Reach Pay Equity with White Men Nationally until 2144
Linus Torvalds: "Let's Just Disable The Stupid [AMD] fTPM HWRND Thing"
Linux creator Linus Torvalds is growing frustrated with AMD fTPM hardware random number generator bugs on recent Ryzen systems plaguing the kernel and has expressed a desire in disabling its use.
U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations (Gift Article)
American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during a Chinese move against Taiwan.
PS5 beta rolls out today with new accessibility and audio options, social features, and UI enhancements
Invited beta participants from select countries can test new PS5 features.
Scripting with Go: a 400-line Git client that can create a repo and push itself to GitHub
In which I rewrite my toy pygit client in Go to see how suitable Go is for simple scripts.
NASA launches its own streaming platform
NASA+ will be a "no subscription required" streaming service for viewing rocket launches and NASA science, with app integration coming later this year.
Five common traits of successful Backstage adopters | Backstage Software Catalog and Developer Platform
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What?!? 17 intelligence agencies and six branches aren’t enough?!? smgdh | Senate opens path for a cyber-focused military branch
The chamber's version of this year's National Defense Authorization Act would order up a third-party assessment of establishing a cyber-specific military service.
The US government is taking a serious step toward space-based nuclear propulsion
"NASA is looking to go to Mars with this system."
Lissy93/web-check: 🌐 All-in-one website OSINT tool for analysing any website
🌐 All-in-one website OSINT tool for analysing any website - Lissy93/web-check: 🌐 All-in-one website OSINT tool for analysing any website
Intel jumps 7% as it returns to profitability after two quarters of losses
Intel management has told investors that the company's turnaround will take time, and that it is aiming to match TSMC's chip-manufacturing prowess by 2026.
There is so much space junk. It’s good to see a strategy for permanent disposal by controlled re-entry (from a satellite built before that idea became the rule) | European satellite plunges back to Earth in first-of-its-kind assisted re-entry
"This is quite unique, what we are doing here."
NASA temporarily loses contact with one of its most distant spacecraft
The Voyagers were launched nearly half a century ago.
Data Leak Exposes 572 GB of Student, Faculty Info from Accreditation Org
Twitter @Hackread - Facebook @ /Hackread
App Store developers must detail why they're using some APIs
The App Store review process is very strict to ensure that apps comply with Apple’s guidelines. And soon, this whole...
SEC to require companies to disclose cybersecurity incidents
The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new rules Wednesday requiring companies that it regulates to quickly disclose “material” cybersecurity incidents and share the details of their cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance with the commission on an annual basis.
Why is DNS still hard to learn?
Amara's Law
We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run. In 1973, Roy Amara hired a team at Stanford Research Institute to investigate how scientists were using ARPANET, a precursor to the Internet that was only four years old at the time. They found that scientists were not only using the network for work but also for personal matters (one scientist realized he forgot his razor at an overseas conference and used ARPANET to request it bac
T568B Cheat Sheet T-shirt – VKC.sh | Veronica Explains