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As agents run amok, CrowdStrike's $740M SGNL deal aims to help get a grip on identity security

Thu, 2026-01-08 22:09
Authentication is basically solved. Authorization is another thing entirely...

CrowdStrike has signed a $740 million deal to buy identity security startup SGNL. The move underscores the growing threat of identity-based attacks as companies struggle to secure skyrocketing numbers of non-human identities, including AI agents.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

ChatGPT Health wants your sensitive medical records so it can play doctor

Thu, 2026-01-08 21:20
It's for less consequential health-related matters, where being wrong won't kill customers

Could a bot take the place of your doctor? According to OpenAI, which launched ChatGPT Health this week, an LLM should be available to answer your questions and even examine your health records. But it should stop short of diagnosis or treatment.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Pay and pray: Nvidia reportedly wants money up front for Chinese H200 orders

Thu, 2026-01-08 20:24
Beijing could green-light sales to select customers as soon as this quarter

Nvidia's H200 GPUs could begin trickling into China as soon as this quarter, but there's a catch. Due to all the geopolitical turmoil that's ravaged US-China trade relations over the past year, buyers may need to pay up front for the coveted AI accelerators. And they won't get a refund if China decides to block the imports!…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Google pushing Gemini into Gmail, but you can turn it off

Thu, 2026-01-08 18:59
Love Google AI Overviews? Now they're in your inbox

We hope you like more AI in your Gmail inbox, because Google is "bringing Gmail into the Gemini era." It'll be on by default, but the good news is that you can disable it. …

Categories: Linux fréttir

Patch Cisco ISE bug now before attackers abuse proof-of-concept exploit

Thu, 2026-01-08 18:43
No reports of active exploitation … yet

Cisco patched a bug in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) products that allows remote attackers with admin-level privileges to access sensitive information - and warned that a public, proof-of-concept exploit for the flaw exists online.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Linus Torvalds: Stop making an issue out of AI slop in kernel docs – you're not changing anybody's mind

Thu, 2026-01-08 18:28
'Because the AI slop people aren't going to document their patches as such'

Today, it is hard to escape LLM bots and the endless slop they emit, but the Linux kernel might be largely safe … for now.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

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