AI coding helpers get FAILing grade
An academic study says ChatGPT is wrong more than half the time, when asked the sort of programming questions you’d find on Stack Overflow. The “comprehensive analysis” concludes that GitHub Copilot’s LLM engine will make many conceptual errors, couching its output in a wordy, confident and authoritative tone ... Read More
No net for some, no root for devs — Google pilot walls off staff internet, access for ‘safety’
Google employees are to be protected from themselves. In what’s being described as a pilot program, they’ll lose internet access at work and/or root privileges ... Read More
JumpCloud ‘nation state’ phishing attack spotlights third-party risk management
A state-sponsored phishing attack on JumpCloud highlights the importance of strong third-party risk management (TPRM). The big identity service provider believes it was a victim of a sophisticated breach that targeted a few specific customers ... Read More
EU-US data transfers back in hotseat: Security of user data adds to privacy concerns
The Europeans say a new agreement with the U.S. means it’s OK to transfer data westwards again. Two previous decisions had been struck down by the EU’s judicial branch, due to the risk of NSA surveillance under FISA§702. But third time’s a charm ... Read More
MOVEit supply-chain bug walks before it runs
Progress Software’s MOVEit file-transfer platform has been causing high-profile data leaks ... Read More
