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As 2025 draws to a close, security professionals are faced with the sobering realization that traditional strategies for web security are dangerously outdated. AI-powered attacks, evolving injection techniques, and supply chain breaches affecting hundreds of thousands of websites have required a fundamental rethink of defense strategies. Here are five threats that reshaped web security this year and why the lessons learned will define digital protection for years to come. 1. Vibe coding Natural language coding, or “vibecoding,” will go from novelty to reality in 2025, with nearly 25% of Y Combinator startups using AI to build their core codebases. One…
Professor Fatiha Benmokhtar conducts advanced experiments at the Jefferson Laboratory using the Hybrid Ring Imaging Cerenkov Detector to probe the structure of protons. Understanding the structure of proton quarks and gluons, the fundamental building blocks of visible matter, is a central goal of modern nuclear physics and a top priority of the long-term program of the U.S. Department of Energy/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). In the theory of strong interactions, quantum chromodynamics (QCD), protons appear as relativistic, strongly bound states of nearly massless quarks and gluons (collectively called partons). Decades of experimental and theoretical research have provided deep insights…
Cybercriminals associated with a financially motivated group known as GoldFactory have been observed launching new attacks targeting mobile users in Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam by impersonating government services. The activity, which has been observed since October 2024, involves the distribution of modified banking applications that act as a conduit for Android malware, Group-IB said in a technical report issued on Wednesday. GoldFactory, which has been assessed to be active as far back as June 2023, first gained attention early last year when the Singapore-based cybersecurity firm detailed threat actors’ use of custom malware families including GoldPickaxe, GoldDigger, and GoldDiggerPlus, which…
Adam Hammond, EMEA Business Leader at IBM Quantum, discusses the UK’s position in the global quantum space and outlines key needs for future growth. While artificial intelligence (AI) is at its peak, quantum computing is emerging as the next technological revolution, estimated to be worth $850 billion by 2040. UNESCO has named 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. If the UK seizes this opportunity, quantum computing could become a real differentiator for the country, with the power to shape our economy and the world for the better. Getting there will require policy strategies that emphasize technological neutrality,…
A surprising amount of food is lost between harvest and market, but this is not always the case. Jack Shaw explores innovations that increase food security, profitability, and sustainability. Around the world, a significant portion of harvested food does not reach markets, stores and supermarkets and is lost during handling, processing or distribution chains. This is a major challenge for global food security, but there is hope on the horizon. As technology advances, a wave of post-harvest innovation is creating more resilient and efficient food production systems. Why post-harvest food loss is important When harvested food goes bad, the overall…
One of Canada’s most research-intensive universities and home to the country’s most powerful nuclear research reactor, McMaster University is committed to preparing tomorrow’s nuclear engineers, scientists and medical leaders. McMaster University is preparing the next generation of nuclear professionals for careers in the evolving nuclear industry. The University’s world-class nuclear research facility, centered around the 5MW McMaster reactor, provides a unique hands-on learning experience for students at the graduate and undergraduate levels, as well as early and mid-career professionals from Canada and around the world looking to expand their skill sets. World Center for Nuclear Education and Training A group…
December 4, 2025Ravi LakshmananDDoS attack/network security Cloudflare announced Wednesday that it detected and mitigated the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in history, reaching 29.7 terabits per second (Tbps). The web infrastructure and security company said the activity originated from a rental DDoS botnet known as AISURU, which has been linked to numerous high-volume DDoS attacks over the past year. The attack lasted 69 seconds. The target of the attack was not disclosed. This botnet primarily targets telecom providers, gaming companies, hosting providers, and financial services. Cloudflare also tackled a 14.1 Bpps DDoS attack from the same botnet. AISURU…
Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be the “largest rotating object” ever discovered, and their rotation may contain important clues about how galaxies develop.Located 140 million light-years from Earth, this spiral structure is a long string of gas that is approximately 5.5 million light-years long and 117,000 light-years wide, wider than the Milky Way. The cosmic filament has 14 hydrogen-rich galaxies chained together like charms on a bracelet. These galaxies reveal the existence of filaments, researchers explained in a paper published today (December 3) in the Monthly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society.”The initial discovery itself was a surprise,”…
Can any company, large or small, really reverse the dominance of Nvidia’s AI chips? Probably not. But if you can peel away some of it yourself, you could make hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said this week. As expected, the company announced its next-generation AI chip, Trainium3, an AI chip that competes with Nvidia, at the AWS re:Invent conference. This is 4x faster and consumes less power than the current Trainium2. Jassy reveals some trivia about Trainium today in a post on X, showing why the company is so bullish on the chip. He…
For thousands of years, ethnic groups in what is now southwestern China have buried their dead in “hanging coffins” on cliffs, but their identities have long eluded researchers. Now, new genetic research has revealed that this ancient funerary tradition was practiced by the ancestors of people who still live in the region today.Researchers also found a genetic link between ancient peoples who practiced the “hanging coffin” tradition of fixing ancient wooden coffins to exposed cliffs and Neolithic (“Neolithic”) peoples who lived on the coasts of southern China and Southeast Asia.The discovery “provides valuable insight into the genetic, cultural and historical…