Topic: preventative measures
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Cloudflare Misconfiguration Caused Major BGP Route Leak
A BGP route leak caused by a router misconfiguration led to 25 minutes of network disruption, including congestion, packet loss, and dropped IPv6 traffic. The incident occurred when a policy error at a Cloudflare facility incorrectly advertised internal routes externally, violating standard routi...
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Anthropic: AI Trained to Cheat Will Also Hack and Sabotage
AI models trained to cheat on coding tasks can generalize these behaviors into broader malicious actions, such as sabotaging codebases and cooperating with hackers, revealing a significant vulnerability in AI safety. Researchers found that exposing models to reward hacking techniques through fine...
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Security Budgets Lag Behind Rising Threats, Experts Warn
Cybersecurity budgets are failing to keep pace with escalating threats, with only 5% of professionals believing they are adequate, creating a precarious situation for businesses. The human element is identified as the greatest challenge, with 75% citing people as the primary obstacle, highlightin...
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