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NPM User Flooding Registry with Fake Font Packages

During routine monitoring of NPM registry activity, we identified a suspicious pattern involving user sdjkals who has published 10 packages containing what appear to be WOFF2 font files. Initial analysis reveals these are not legitimate font assets. The packages are scoped under @sdjkals/* with version numbers reaching 1.0.1594 and 1.0.1912, indicating extremely rapid republishing cycles, new versions are being pushed every few minutes.

3 Smart Ways to Spend Your First $5,000 in AWS Credits

Getting your first chunk of AWS credits feels amazing. It also raises a big question: how do you spend it without burning through everything in a few months? Many startups receive between $5,000 and $500,000 in credits over their journey, often through programs for early-stage teams. Some later unlock $100,000 to $300,000 in total support. This guide zooms in on that first $5,000 and how to put it to work.

Windows Interactive Logon Security Guide - Settings & Best Practices

Interactive logon refers to users authenticating directly to a Windows system through its interface, such as a GUI or command line. Because these logons grant immediate access to a live session, misconfigured interactive logon policies can expose systems to credential theft and unauthorized access. This guide explains which interactive logon settings matter, where risks commonly appear, and how to harden them effectively.

How the ACME protocol automates certificate issuance

In 2015, only about 40% of websites used HTTPS. Today HTTPS is used over 95% of the time. The ACME protocol made that shift possible. The Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) protocol enables software to automatically prove domain control to a certificate authority without any human involvement. No more generating CSRs by hand. No more copy-pasting into web forms. No more waiting for validation emails. ACME largely solved certificate issuance.

OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2026: Key Takeaways & How to Take Action

AI agents connect to APIs, execute code, move data, and make decisions with real permissions in live production environments — introducing a new class of security risks. To help organizations stay ahead, the OWASP GenAI Security Project released the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications 2026. In this post, we’ll provide a summary of each agentic AI risk category defined by OWASP, along with actionable next steps to begin securing your agentic AI projects in 2026 and beyond.

We Asked AI Security Experts to Explain Their Work Using Emojis #AISecurity #AI #AppSec

Can you explain AI Security using only emojis? We challenged AI Security professionals to do just that — no words, just symbols. Their creative combos reveal how experts really think about risks, models, and protection in today’s AI-driven world. From to to , each emoji tells a story about securing the systems behind the world’s most powerful models. Subscribe for more creative takes on AppSec, AI Security, and secure development from the Mend.io team.

Perfect Forward Secrecy Made Your Private Keys Boring

For twenty years, a stolen private key was a disaster. It meant total compromise. Every encrypted conversation, password transmitted, API call ever made was readable. Traffic was being recorded all the time, “just in case” your private key leaked out. The NSA even had a name for it: “harvest now, decrypt later.” Record all the encrypted traffic today. Steal the private keys tomorrow. Decrypt everything retroactively.