npm is Scam-Spam Cesspool ¦ Google in Microsoft Antitrust Thrust - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ The @npmJS #npm #repo suffers #spam infestation, and
2⃣ Microsoft @Azure makes @GoogleCloud sad.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/7Dx18QMc2T #DevOps

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 31, 2023

Brits Slap Wrists of DDoS Kids, via NCA’s Fake Booter Sites - Security Boulevard

UK NCA: No Way
UK National Crime Agency nips it in the bud: Aims to scare straight naughty DDoS kiddies.

3/ The theory goes that an early slap on the wrist can stop people becoming hardened #cybercriminals.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’re a tiny bit skeptical, your majesty.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/zjtZKoRmkb

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 30, 2023

Do you trust AI to find app sec holes while you sleep? - ReversingLabs

Purr-fect? Or cat-astrophe?
Microsoft has turned OpenAI’s LLM onto cybersecurity. “Security Copilot” is its name for conversational, ChatGPT security analysis and monitoring.

Or, at least, so says #Microsoft.

In this week’s #SSBlogwatch we wonder whether to believe the hype.

For @ReversingLabs’ @SecuredSoftware: https://t.co/TMl9H2xe08 #AI #ML #GPT #GPT4 #ChatGPT #ChatGPT4

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 30, 2023