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Sophos discloses critical Firewall remote code execution flaw
Sophos has addressed three vulnerabilities in its Sophos Firewall product that could allow remote unauthenticated threat actors to perform SQL injection, remote code execution, and gain privileged SSH access to devices. The vulnerabilities affect Sophos Firewall version 21.0 GA (21.0.0) and older, with the company already releasing hotfixes that are installed by default and permanent fixes through new firmware updates. The…
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Code Faster and Better for Just $28
TL;DR: Turbocharge your programming, particularly your collaborations, with Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows — it’s on sale for just $27.97 through December 22. Time is money, so boosting your productivity can have a significant impact on your bottom line, such as when you can collaborate on programming seamlessly and efficiently across platforms with your teams. That is exactly…
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Supply chain scares and Google’s AI code
November has come to a close, and the depths of winter are just around the corner. But that doesn’t mean events in tech are slowing down at all – nor that attackers are taking an early Christmas break. In the past month, we’ve seen a slew of cyber incidents, ranging from high-profile exploits of Microsoft vulnerabilities to a ransomware attack…
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GitHub says Copilot improves code quality – but are AI coding tools actually producing results for developers?
Software development has frequently been identified as an area ripe for improvement through generative AI adoption, but a recent study has challenged perceptions around how beneficial AI coding tools are for developers. The data science team at software development specialists Uplevel looked into the impact generative AI coding assistants are having on the efficiency and efficacy of developers. The investigation…
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Sundar Pichai says more than 25% of Google’s code is now AI-generated – and it’s a big hint at the future of software development
Over a quarter (25%) of Google’s internal source code is AI-generated, according to CEO Sundar Pichai, hinting at what’s in store for the future of development at big tech firms. Speaking during a recent earnings call, Pichai explained that the firm is using AI within its development teams to improve coding processes, as well as to boost productivity and efficiency.…
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Nokia waves off IntelBroker breach claims, says leaked source code came from a third party application
Nokia has issued a statement claiming leaked source code data published on an underground hacking forum was stolen from a third-party server and poses no threat to Nokia or its customers. The Finnish telecommunications company downplayed the severity of the incident, claiming no company or customer data was implicated in the leak. The prominent threat actor IntelBroker listed a “large…
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Nokia says hackers leaked third-party app source code
Nokia’s investigation of recent claims of a data breach found that the source code leaked on a hacker forum belongs to a third party and company and customer data has not been impacted. The statement comes in response to threat actor IntelBroker earlier this week releasing data belonging to Nokia, allegedly stolen after breaching a third-party vendor’s server. The hacker tried to…
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Nokia investigates breach after hacker claims to steal source code
Nokia is investigating whether a third-party vendor was breached after a hacker claimed to be selling the company’s stolen source code. “Nokia is aware of reports that an unauthorized actor has alleged to have gained access to certain third-party contractor data and possibly data of Nokia,” the company told BleepingComputer. “Nokia takes this allegation seriously and we are investigating. To…
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Can AI coding tools be trusted? Developers aren’t so sure – over a third are concerned about AI-generated code quality despite widespread adoption and productivity gains
Over one-third (39%) of software developers have little to no trust in AI-generated code despite most admitting to using AI coding tools daily, new research shows. Google’s ‘State of DevOps’ report found over 75% of surveyed developers use AI for at least one daily professional responsibility. Chief among use cases is code generation, with 74.9% using the technology to write…
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DevSecOps teams are ramping up the use of AI tools, but they’ve got serious concerns — AI-generated code is causing major security headaches, rampant ‘alert fatigue’, and is slowing down development processes
While a plethora of organizations globally are now using AI in their software development processes, DevSecOps teams are worried about the growing array of security risks, new research shows. In a recent survey by Black Duck Software, nine-in-ten developers reported using AI coding tools in their daily workflow and highlighted the marked benefits of integrating AI within the development lifecycle.…
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