Ransomware can now run directly on the CPU, researcher warns

A security researcher designed a way to "weaponize" microcode updates to install ransomware directly onto the CPU. Rapid7 analyst Christiaan Beek drew inspiration from a critical flaw in AMD's Zen processors, discovered by Google researchers earlier this year. The flaw could allow attackers to modify the RDRAND instruction and inject......

“Prompt engineering” is no longer a job, but a skill

Just two years ago, prompt engineering was the talk of the tech world – a seemingly essential new job born from the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Companies were eager to hire specialists who could craft the right questions for large language models, ensuring optimal AI performance. The role was......