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Submission + - Two unpatched Citrix NetScaler RCE zero-days face active exploitation

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Warning: Two unpatched Citrix NetScaler RCE zero-days face active exploitation

“Security firm watchTowr says attackers are exploiting two unpatched remote-code-execution flaws in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances. Citrix has not confirmed the vulnerabilities, issued a fix or published indicators of compromise, leaving administrators to choose between isolation and continued exposure.”

Submission + - FLOCK has installad 335,000 snooper-cans in the United States. (tomshardware.com)

Submitted by noshellswill
noshellswill writes: FLOCK has generated an invasion-level event, by the unsupervised installation of 335,000 cameras in the United States. As FLOCK Inc. has actively "partnered" for access with armed enforcement agendas both public and private ... while selling data to any paying customer .. their public safety threat exceeds prudent (re)publican standards.

Submission + - Inside Britain's Infrastructure Of Information Control (dailywire.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The term “Orwellian” is not supposed to be a compliment. But far too often in the modern world, governments behave as if George Orwell’s warnings against totalitarianism, notably in “1984” and “Animal Farm,” are instruction manuals for governance.

On September 22, Britain’s new (and unelected) Prime Minister Andy Burnham took to the stage at the U.N. and announced a new “National Centre for Information Defence” to “detect, attribute, and disrupt” hostile state information attacks.

But this announcement is so pernicious because there is actually some merit in highlighting the kind of information warfare that is being waged against Western populations. But none of us can trust our own governments, given their recent track records, to have such power over information.

Submission + - Complain about a watchlist? Go on a watchlist! (metro.co.uk)

Submitted by Shakes Fist
Shakes Fist writes: "Social media posts criticising government policy are being monitored and investigated by officials, Metro can reveal.

Negative X and Reddit posts from unsuspecting Brits attacking the UKâ(TM)s anti-terror programme Prevent were added to a database of critical online comments.

Metro has obtained a list of nearly 80 critical posts found and logged by the Standards and Compliance Unit (StaCU), which oversees Prevent, between March 2024 and February 2025.

One campaign group whose tweet was recorded in the database said the revelations raised âserious questions about freedom of expression and the right to dissent and protestâ(TM) in the UK."

  âoeIt is deeply concerning to see the Prevent duty being used to enable the monitoring of people and organisations simply because they are critical of the programme. That raises serious questions about freedom of expression and the right to dissent and protest.â

We denounce the âoetroubling lack of transparency about what happens to the information gathered through this social media monitoring [by the Standards and Compliance Unit]: how long it is retained, who it is shared with, and ultimately what the government is using it for.â

Weâ(TM)re clear that âoePrevent has expanded far beyond its stated aim of identifying people considered âoevulnerable to radicalisationâ, and has increasingly been used to justify extensive surveillance.â

Criticising the programme for its many faults shouldnâ(TM)t lead to getting put on a database.

ðY' Sarah Lasoye for ORG.

Submission + - US appeals court upholds Pentagon's supply chain risk label on Anthropic (cnbc.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes:
  • A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., upheld the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic.
  • The DoW labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk in March, and Anthropic sued the Trump administration in an effort to undo that action.
  • The designation prevents the U.S. military from using Anthropic’s models and blocks defense contractors from using them in their work with the agency.
  • “We remain confident in our position and are considering all options, including further review,” an Anthropic spokesperson said in a statement.

Comment SaaS boosted Linux and open source usage,.. (Score 1) 356

by Selur (#59040428) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Do You Prefer One-Time Purchases or SaaS Subscriptions?

Personally, like most others, I prefer to pay more and get a life-long version than the monthly payment stuff.
Like with most stuff I prefer one-time payment over monthly costs to have lower base costs.

That said, the whole software as a service thing seems to drive more and more users and companies to Linux and open source software.
At least in my corner of the world more and more companies are switching and or alt least experimenting with Linux alternatives since they prefer to donate to projects (one time or from time to time, to sponsor a feature) more than having more and more of the software they use changing to saas.

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