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Portland Mayor Wheeler introduces new city administrators as charter reform takes shape
The new structure follows a vote in 2022 to overhaul Portland’s form of government.
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Nike lowers annual, quarterly outlook after lackluster Q4 earnings
Nike now expects first-quarter revenue to be down 10% and full-year revenue to be down middle-single digits.
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Chipotle gives new Trail Blazer Donovan Clingan a bowl of his own
The former UConn center hits town with a signature dish.
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Rust-Based P2PInfect Botnet Evolves with Miner and Ransomware Payloads
The peer-to-peer malware botnet known as P2PInfect has been found targeting misconfigured Redis servers with ransomware and cryptocurrency miners. The development marks the threat’s transition from what appeared to be a dormant botnet with unclear motives to a financially motivated operation. “With its latest updates to the crypto miner, ransomware payload, and rootkit elements, it…
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The Secrets of Hidden AI Training on Your Data
While some SaaS threats are clear and visible, others are hidden in plain sight, both posing significant risks to your organization. Wing’s research indicates that an astounding 99.7% of organizations utilize applications embedded with AI functionalities. These AI-driven tools are indispensable, providing seamless experiences from collaboration and communication to work management and
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Prompt Injection Flaw in Vanna AI Exposes Databases to RCE Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a high-severity security flaw in the Vanna.AI library that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution vulnerability via prompt injection techniques. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5565 (CVSS score: 8.1), relates to a case of prompt injection in the “ask” function that could be exploited to trick the library into executing…
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How to Use Python to Build Secure Blockchain Applications
Did you know it’s now possible to build blockchain applications, known also as decentralized applications (or “dApps” for short) in native Python? Blockchain development has traditionally required learning specialized languages, creating a barrier for many developers… until now. AlgoKit, an all-in-one development toolkit for Algorand, enables developers to build blockchain applications in pure
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Russian National Indicted for Cyber Attacks on Ukraine Before 2022 Invasion
A 22-year-old Russian national has been indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in staging destructive cyber attacks against Ukraine and its allies in the days leading to Russia’s full-blown military invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Amin Timovich Stigal, the defendant in question, is assessed to be affiliated with the Main Directorate of…
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A look back at Nike CEO John Donahoe’s adventures at eBay
The Nike CEO spent a decade leading eBay, during which time he tangled with famed activist investor Carl Icahn.
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Portland CEO on raising $35M in a ‘punishing’ VC environment
It’s a ‘punishing’ venture capital environment. Here’s how Boulder Care CEO Stephanie Strong attracted competing investors in a recently raised $35M round, adding to a total of $85M raised since its founding.
