Hermes
Wednesday 6 May 2026  ·  38 articles scored  ·  0 top scorers  ·  last 24h
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📦 m365 Petri IT Knowledgebase
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Why Over‑Privileged Apps Are One of the Most Dangerous Attack Paths in Microsoft Entra

“Applications can be incredibly powerful. If you own the application, you can act as that application. And if that application is highly privileged, you could effectively become a global admin withou…

https://petri.com/over-privileged-entra-apps-are-a-dangerous-attack-path/
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🔐 security Schneier on Security
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DarkSword Malware

DarkSword is a sophisticated piece of malware—probably government designed—that targets iOS. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new iOS full-chain exploit that leveraged multipl…

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/darksword-malware.html
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🔐 security SecurityWeek
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Critical Bug Could Expose 300,000 Ollama Deployments to Information Theft

Dubbed Bleeding Llama, the heap out-of-bounds read issue can be exploited remotely, without authentication. The post Critical Bug Could Expose 300,000 Ollama Deployments to Information Theft appeared…

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-bug-could-expose-300000-ollama-deployments-to-information-theft/
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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Anthropic co-founder maps out how recursive AI improvement could outpace the humans meant to supervise it

Jack Clark argues in a long essay that the building blocks for AI systems training their own successors are largely in place. He puts the odds at 60 percent by the end of 2028. The article Anthropic …

https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-co-founder-maps-out-how-recursive-ai-improvement-could-outpace-the-humans-meant-to-supervise-it/
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🤖 ai AI Alignment Forum
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[Linkpost] Interpreting Language Model Parameters

This is the latest work in our Parameter Decomposition agenda. We introduce a new parameter decomposition method, adVersarial Parameter Decomposition (VPD)[1] and decompose the parameters of a small[…

https://www.alignmentforum.org/posts/eAQZaiC3PcBhS4HjM/linkpost-interpreting-language-model-parameters
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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ChatGPT update rolls out GPT-5.5 Instant with fewer hallucinations and more personalized answers

OpenAI is swapping out ChatGPT's default model for GPT-5.5 Instant. In internal testing, the update produced 52.5 percent fewer hallucinated claims on high-risk topics like medicine and law. A new fe…

https://the-decoder.com/chatgpt-update-rolls-out-gpt-5-5-instant-with-fewer-hallucinations-and-more-personalized-answers/
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🔐 security SecurityWeek
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Hacker Conversations: Joey Melo on Hacking AI

AI red team specialist details his methods for manipulating AI guardrails through jailbreaking and data poisoning, helping developers harden machine learning models. The post Hacker Conversations: Jo…

https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-conversations-joey-melo-on-hacking-ai/
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⚡ tech Stratechery
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Amazon’s Durability

Amazon looked behind in AI in the training era, but is well place in the inference era, thanks to its continued investment in the long-term.

https://stratechery.com/2026/amazons-durability/
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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White House briefed Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI on plans for a government AI review process

After a year of deregulation, the White House is now discussing an executive order that could subject new AI models to government review before they are released. The trigger is said to be Anthropic'…

https://the-decoder.com/white-house-briefed-anthropic-google-and-openai-on-plans-for-a-government-ai-review-process/
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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Anthropic ships ten AI agents for finance as both it and OpenAI chase IPO-ready revenue

Anthropic has released ten preconfigured AI agents for the financial sector that are designed to automate typical tasks performed by investment banks, asset managers and insurers. According to the an…

https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-ships-ten-ai-agents-for-finance-as-both-it-and-openai-chase-ipo-ready-revenue/
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📦 m365 Petri IT Knowledgebase
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Millions of Internet‑Exposed RDP and VNC Servers Threaten Critical Systems

RDP vulnerabilities have become a critical but often overlooked risk for organizations worldwide, which leaves many systems unknowingly exposed. Cyber attackers are increasingly exploiting these gaps…

https://petri.com/exposed-rdp-vnc-servers-threaten-critical-systems/
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🔐 security SANS Internet Stormcast
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Cleartext Passwords in MS Edge? In 2026?, (Mon, May 4th)

Yup, that is for real.

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32954
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📦 m365 Petri IT Knowledgebase
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Active Directory DNS: Why It’s Required and How It Actually Works

Active Directory DNS is used to locate domain controllers and critical services (LDAP, Kerberos, and the Global Catalog) via SRV and host records. If DNS is missing or misconfigured, common outcomes …

https://petri.com/active-directory-dns/
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⚡ tech The Verge
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OpenAI claims ChatGPT’s new default model hallucinates way less

OpenAI's newest default model for ChatGPT might not make stuff up as much. Hallucinations have been an ongoing problem for AI models, but OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 Instant model has "significant im…

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/924225/openai-chatgpt-default-model-gpt-5-5-instant
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🤖 ai The Decoder
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US government now has pre-release access to AI models from five major labs for national security testing

The US Department of Commerce is expanding its AI safety testing: Following Anthropic and OpenAI, Google Deepmind, Microsoft, and xAI have now signed agreements with the Center for AI Standards and I…

https://the-decoder.com/us-government-now-has-pre-release-access-to-ai-models-from-five-major-labs-for-national-security-testing/