Cybersecurity

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GitHub's Fake Star Economy: How Reputation-as-a-Service Is Poisoning Open Source

GitHub's Fake Star Economy: How Reputation-as-a-Service Is Poisoning Open Source

Six million fake stars. A 100x surge in bot campaigns. LLM-generated issue comments. Inside the Reputation-as-a-Service economy that is eroding trust in open source, and why the 50,000-star repo you found might really have 500 real users.

23 days ago
Jeff Crume on Dark Web Risks and Data Security

Jeff Crume on Dark Web Risks and Data Security

IBM Distinguished Engineer Jeff Crume discusses dark web risks, the value of personal data on the black market, and essential security measures like MFA and passkeys.

27 days ago
Sanaz Yashar: AI is Key to Iran's Cyber Offense

Sanaz Yashar: AI is Key to Iran's Cyber Offense

Sanaz Yashar, CEO of Zafran, discusses how Iran is leveraging AI for sophisticated cyber attacks, targeting critical infrastructure globally and posing a significant threat.

2 months ago