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Using Real-Time Threat Detection To Stop Kubernetes Attacks

Using Real-Time Threat Detection To Stop Kubernetes Attacks

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Over the last year 89% of organizations experienced at least one container or Kubernetes security incident, making security a high priority for DevOps and security teams. Despite many DevOps teams’ opinions of Kubernetes not being secure, it commands 92% of the container market. Gartner predicts that 95% of enterprises will be running containerized applications in production by 2029, a significant jump from less than 50% last year.  While misconfigurations are responsible for 40% of incidents and 26% reported their organizations failed audits, the underlying weaknesses of Kubernetes security haven’t yet been fully addressed. One of the most urgent issues is deciphering the massive number of alerts produced and finding the ones that reflect a credible threat. Kubernetes attacks are growing Attackers are finding Kubernetes environments to be an easy target due to the growing number of misconfigurations and vulnerabilities enterprises using them are not resolving quickly – if at all. Red Hat’s latest state of Kubernetes security …

Chatbots can persuade people to stop believing in conspiracy theories

Chatbots can persuade people to stop believing in conspiracy theories

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After each conversation, participants were asked the same rating questions. The researchers followed up with all the participants 10 days after the experiment, and then two months later, to assess whether their views had changed following the conversation with the AI bot. The participants reported a 20% reduction of belief in their chosen conspiracy theory on average, suggesting that talking to the bot had fundamentally changed some people’s minds. “Even in a lab setting, 20% is a large effect on changing people’s beliefs,” says Zhang. “It might be weaker in the real world, but even 10% or 5% would still be very substantial.” The authors sought to safeguard against AI models’ tendency to make up information—known as hallucinating—by employing a professional fact-checker to evaluate the accuracy of 128 claims the AI had made. Of these, 99.2% were found to be true, while 0.8% were deemed misleading. None were found to be completely false.  One explanation for this high degree of accuracy is that a lot has been written about conspiracy theories on the internet, making …

Donald Trump Can’t Stop Posting

Donald Trump Can’t Stop Posting

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He has begun to speak like someone who is deep inside the right-wing internet. Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Evan Vucci / AP; Getty. September 11, 2024, 7:31 PM ET During last night’s debate, Donald Trump said some strange things, even by his own standards. He praised the Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán (using the antidemocratic term strongman approvingly); lamented that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are “eating the dogs”; and falsely suggested that Kamala Harris wants to do “transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison.” This is not merely the stuff of normal Trumpian discourse. This is the stuff of someone who is merely spending way too much time on the right-wing internet. Trump has long used the internet prolifically. But recently, he has exhibited himself as someone who is not simply on the internet, but as someone who is of the internet. In real life, he speaks in posts emblematic of the terminally online. Orbán is a figure who is dear to much of the online far right for his …

5 myths about antidepressants you should stop believing

5 myths about antidepressants you should stop believing

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During my work as a clinical psychologist and neurobiologist, I have spoken with many individuals who are considering taking antidepressant medications such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Many ask me for my thoughts on whether they need medication, whether the talk therapy will be enough or whether they are “strong enough” to get over it without medications. I always make a point of listening to their reasons for taking medications versus their hesitations. While many are reasonable, such as potential interactions with other health conditions, I also hear many unfounded reasons over and over, suggesting that myths underlying antidepressant hesitancy exist deep in our collective psyches. Given the rising rates in depression and anxiety, it is time to talk about how treatments work and why people hesitate so we can make informed treatment decisions — especially when hesitations may not be grounded in science. Here are some of the most common myths I hear, along with my responses: Myth 1: I am stronger if I do this without meds Overcoming depression is like overcoming …

UK to stop exporting some arms to Israel

UK to stop exporting some arms to Israel

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Good evening. Britain will stop exporting some military equipment to Israel after concluding there is a risk they may be used in breach of humanitarian law in Gaza. Elsewhere, Jeremy Corbyn has formed an “Independent Alliance” with four other pro-Gaza independent MPs to boost their voice in the House of Commons. If you want to receive twice-daily briefings like this by email, sign up to the Front Page newsletter here. Britain to stop exporting some arms to Israel Around 30 licenses for the export of arms to Israel out of 350 will be affected, David Lammy has announced. The decision was made under the strategic export licensing criteria, which bans the export of items if there is a risk of them being used for violation of humanitarian law in the areas of humanitarian provision and access, treatment of detainees, and prosecution of military campaigns. Follow the story live here. Jeremy Corbyn forms pro-Gaza alliance with independent MPs Mr Corbyn is joining forces with Shockat Adam, Ayoub Khan, Adnan Hussain and Iqbal Mohamed, giving the alliance the …

Stop paying for antivirus software. Here’s why you don’t need it

Stop paying for antivirus software. Here’s why you don’t need it

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isayildiz/Getty Images In June, the United States Department of Commerce announced a ban on Kaspersky software. As of September 29, ZDNET’s Lance Whitney reported, Kaspersky will no longer be able to provide antivirus signature updates and code updates for the banned products to customers in the United States. Also: Did you get a fake McAfee or Norton invoice? How the scam works When I read that news, I was as shocked as anyone. Did someone accidentally press a button that transported us back to 1999? People still pay for third-party antivirus software? Apparently people do, but good luck finding reliable information on the market for antivirus software in 2024. Most of the data I was able to uncover came courtesy of the developers of said software, which is not the most reliable source. Antivirus software by the numbers A recent survey by Security.org turned up some numbers about the US market that seem believable. That survey says roughly 54% of Americans use the default virus protection that comes with their device, while 46% use third-party antivirus …

FDA Approves Futuristic Gel That Can Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding in Seconds

FDA Approves Futuristic Gel That Can Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding in Seconds

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a futuristic gel that can stop severe bleeding from life-threatening injuries, like a deep cut or gunshot wound, for human use. As Reuters reports, the invention could represent a big leap, providing first responders a way to treat major wounds in a matter of seconds. The gel dubbed Traumagel was developed by Cresilon, a medical device company based in Brooklyn. “This is for stab wounds, gunshot wounds, motor vehicle accidents — really anywhere where this product will stand between a patient and death,” Cresilon CEO Joe Landolina told Reuters. Current methods that use tourniquets, gauze wraps, or chemicals can take a relatively long time to stem the bleeding, unlike Traumagel which can effectively patch a life-threatening injury in seconds, according to Landolina. Traumagel, an algae-derived product, comes in a syringe, is ready for use, and is easy to apply. Landolina told Reuters the product will be commercially available in late 2024, and envisions the gel being used by paramedics and combat medics out in the field. “91 …

Weight-loss jab Wegovy may help people stop smoking, researchers suggest | Science & Tech News

Weight-loss jab Wegovy may help people stop smoking, researchers suggest | Science & Tech News

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The weight-loss jab Wegovy may help people quit smoking, researchers suggest. Smokers with type 2 diabetes who took semaglutide were less likely to need medical care linked to their smoking, a study found. Researchers said the findings indicate the drug, sold under the brand name Wegovy, should be investigated for its use in helping people stop smoking. Compared to seven other diabetes medications, using semaglutide was associated with a lower risk for medical care related to tobacco addiction (tobacco use disorder – TUD), the study found. Those who used the drug were less likely to be diagnosed with TUD, be prescribed medication to stop smoking or be given smoking cessation counselling. In the journal Annals of Internal Medicine the researchers said: “Semaglutide was associated with reduced smoking cessation medication prescriptions and counselling. “Similar findings were observed in patients with and without a diagnosis of obesity.” They added: “These findings suggest the need for clinical trials to evaluate semaglutide’s potential for TUD treatment.” Read more:Jab approved for use in preventing heart attacks and strokesWhat are weight …

Was the jailing of Just Stop Oil protesters fair? | Protest

Was the jailing of Just Stop Oil protesters fair? | Protest

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I agree wholeheartedly with Chris Packham’s and Dale Vince’s article criticising the jailing of environmental protesters (You may find Just Stop Oil annoying. You may dislike their tactics. But they do not belong in prison, 19 July). It’s a chilling response that shames our judiciary. Yes, the protesters are often annoying, aggrandising and disruptive: that’s the point. Our history is littered with such protesters, whose actions have changed the lives of many and resulted in governments enacting legislation. That we now have legally protected characteristics for many citizens is, in part, due to campaigns by annoying, aggrandising and disruptive citizens, often pilloried, jailed and worse. Our legislative limits on the right to protest in the past few years are starting to look like an insidious march towards “illiberal democracy”, to coin a phrase that Viktor Orbán has used to describe his government.Patrick CallaghanLondon When I heard the news of the lengthy prison sentences meted out to the environmental truth-tellers, I suddenly felt I had been transported to another country. Was I now in Russia? Or North …

Stop Complaining About Referees – The Atlantic

Stop Complaining About Referees – The Atlantic

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From the very first batter of the game, the coach was giving the umpire a hard time. It was a Little League game, and the kids were 10. The umpire was maybe 16. “You sure?” the coach kept asking, about virtually every call, even when the ump was clearly right. “You sure about that?” Meanwhile the kids on the bench were going wild—climbing the dugout fence, goofing off, paying no attention to the game. Instead of controlling them, the coach was needling the ump. I’ve been coaching Little League for four years, and watching professional sports for four decades, and I see this sort of thing now more than ever. Fans, athletes, coaches, parents, precocious children who read The Atlantic, please hear my plea: Stop complaining about umpires. (And referees, and officials of any kind who enforce the rules.) Just stop. Hitters in the big leagues grumble about strikes at least a couple of times per game, and pitchers have perfected their death stare. Pro soccer players act as if they’ve never once fallen down …