🎉 We're excited to share that Socket is one of the initial recipients of OpenAI's Cybersecurity Grant Program, alongside Semgrep, Calif, and Trail of Bits. More on how we're putting frontier models to work defending open source →
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First investment from the UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Fund announced
www.uktech.news/ai/first-inv...
#UKtech
Open Source Policy & Ecosystem Forum - June 8, 2026 - CFP closes on April 17, 2026
⏰ Last call! CFP for the Open Source Policy & Ecosystem Forum closes TODAY.
📍 8 June 2026 | Brussels
Join policymakers, industry & open source leaders shaping Europe’s digital sovereignty.
👉 Submit now: events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-... #OSPEForum
Surely then no other government would be able to do anything?
Enter Britain’s AI Security Institute, established by the Sunak gov’t & rebadged by the Starmer one
AISI successfully negotiated access to Mythos preview. So far as we know, it is the only foreign government body to have done so 9/
Defense alliance NATO also has its own messenger, and the European Commission plans to make the switch by the end of the year. WhatsApp is owned by U.S. tech giant Meta, while Signal is run by a U.S.-based non-profit and managed by a large community of open-source software enthusiasts. /3
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#DRTechnology: Two-Factor Authentication Breaks Free from the Desktop https://zpr.io/4WPry6uqAyvu #darkreading #cybersecurity
‘To Putin, I say this: we see you’
Britain and its allies tracked a month-long covert Russian submarine operation in and around UK waters, defence secretary John Healey announced on Thursday.
Read the full story here: ft.trib.al/YRPc1W7
@edzitron.com
OpenAI has put its UK AI infrastructure project on hold. Shocker.
Seeing as whoever I asked over the past few months could give me no information about the project, and there were also no planning documents online -- as I said, shocker.
www.politico.eu/article/open...
Alan Turing Institute not providing value for money, says UKRI.
Critical review calls for “significant change” at beleaguered national AI institute, as chair steps down.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
'Resmearch' is where groups use AI to trawl large datasets & produce findings that support their stance.
@dcomerf.bsky.social says: “It’s bullshit science...peer review is asleep at the wheel on this stuff”.
Read @fionamcintyre.bsky.social's piece: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Malicious actors are targeting users on popular messaging apps to deploy #spyware & steal sensitive data. The @NCSC has issued a fresh warning regarding these sophisticated social engineering tactics.
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #TechNews
Open collaboration is moving fast in Europe.
The ELISA Project, Margo, NeoNephos, PowSyBl, PyTorch, and Zephyr are building the interoperable tech are building the Europe's digital future.
March newsletter is live: https://bit.ly/4dfdtjN
#OpenSource #EuropeanTech #DigitalSovereignty
Breach activity isn’t just rising—it’s shattering records. 📉 The ITRC’s 2025 report is out: www.linkedin.com/pulse/optery-dispatch-is...
This isn't just a "tech problem." It’s becoming a national inflationary issue. 💸
#DataBreach #CyberSecurity #ITRC2025 #SmallBusinessTips
Cybersecuirty In Asia: Confidence Falls As AI-Driven Threats Surge
Ransomware, data breaches, and deepfake fraud are rising. Yet cyber insurance adoption still lags behind the threat curve.
Read more: cyberinsurancenews.org/cybersecuirt...
#cyberinsurance #cybersecurity
Enabling the next generation of voice agents: @pytorch.org now supports cross-platform, low-latency audio inference for deploying voice-driven #agent experiences directly onto local devices, improving performance and privacy https://bit.ly/4uItvsF
The Jetsons lied to us
📣 We're launching the OpenSSF Ambassador Program!
Applications are now open on a rolling basis. Help us create a future where software is universally trusted and secure.
Learn more: openssf.org/blog/2026/03/23/introduc...
#OpenSSF
Vulnerability "slop" is real, and it's burning out our maintainers. 📉
On the latest #WhatsInTheSOSS podcast, Michael Lieberman from Kusari explains how we can use codified expertise to filter the noise and meet developers where they are.
openssf.org/podcast/2026...
📢 Announcing DevSec Station, my new podcast! 💜
If you write code, this is for you.
Short, practical #AppSec lessons. No scare tactics. Very little homework. 😉
https://twp.ai/9Pck1N
https://twp.ai/4ixUpJ
Hi @joel.drapper.me here’s my software security competition from @ukri.org apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/...
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