
Eric Brackett
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Eric Brackett
@EricWBrackett
Founder of https://t.co/mBvStVP9BS, husband, father. I advocate for human rights, free speech, anti drugs, and religious freedom.





If judged based on consumer adoption, AI chatbots are the most popular technology ever. If judged based on poll numbers, they are the least popular. How to explain this? A big part of it is the Doomer Industrial Complex — hundreds of astroturfed organizations that have spread doomer narratives about AI. Writer Nirit Weiss-Blatt (@DrTechlash) has analyzed this ecosystem and traced its funding to just a few Effective Altruism billionaires. Namely Dustin Moskovitz, Jaan Tallinn, Vitalik Buterin, and Sam Bankman-Fried (yes, the convicted felon). Collectively they have donated over a billion dollars to the cause of catastrophizing AI. Those repeating the memes should understand the source. Full article: aipanic.news/p/the-ai-exist…

An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” @JohnCassidy writes. nyer.cm/FUZwzw8










⚠️ HikvisionExploiter – An Automated Exploitation Toolkit Targeting Hikvision IP Cameras Read more: cybersecuritynews.com/hikvisionexplo… A new open-source tool called HikvisionExploiter has emerged, designed to automate attacks on vulnerable Hikvision IP cameras. This Python-based utility targets unauthenticated endpoints in cameras running outdated firmware, such as version 3.1.3.150324. It streamlines reconnaissance and exploitation, highlighting how easily exposed devices can be compromised for surveillance hijacking or credential theft. HikvisionExploiter performs a series of automated checks, starting with verifying access to the /onvif-http/snapshot endpoint to capture live images without authentication. To Get Daily Security Updates, add Cyber Security News ® as your preferred source on Google -> lnkd.in/gtssq6QX #cybersecuritynews







China having BigIP F5 source code... that's Cisco/Huawei again. What a coup for them. If you do not understand the significance of a foreign nation state having unfettered source code access to the latest F5 load balancers, you don't understand the anything about user scale.

In 2024, cyber threat actors gained access to a U.S. federal agency network—Review our advisory on the importance of timely patching & proactive threat monitoring. Apply mitigations to protect your org’s network & strengthen incident response planning. 👉 go.dhs.gov/iAc






