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A "Wenlu" Brain System for Multimodal Cognition and Embodied Decision-Making: A Secure New Architecture for Deep Integration of Foundation Models and Domain Knowledge
Liang Geng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00570

A "Wenlu" Brain System for Multimodal Cognition and Embodied Decision-Making: A Secure New Architecture for Deep Integration of Foundation Models and Domain Knowledge
With the rapid penetration of artificial intelligence across industries and scenarios, a key challenge in building the next-generation intelligent core lies in effectively integrating the language understanding capabilities of foundation models with domain-specific knowledge bases in complex real-world applications. This paper proposes a multimodal cognition and embodied decision-making brain system, ``Wenlu", designed to enable secure fusion of private knowledge and public models, unified proc…

Urge Coach to Stop Selling Leather #AnimalRights

Urge Coach to Stop Selling Leather
Cows suffer for leather, and animal agriculture – which includes the leather industry – is a leading contributor to the climate catastrophe. We can help stop this.

Towards Secure MLOps: Surveying Attacks, Mitigation Strategies, and Research Challenges
Raj Patel, Himanshu Tripathi, Jasper Stone, Noorbakhsh Amiri Golilarz, Sudip Mittal, Shahram Rahimi, Vini Chaudhary
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02032

Towards Secure MLOps: Surveying Attacks, Mitigation Strategies, and Research Challenges
The rapid adoption of machine learning (ML) technologies has driven organizations across diverse sectors to seek efficient and reliable methods to accelerate model development-to-deployment. Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) has emerged as an integrative approach addressing these requirements by unifying relevant roles and streamlining ML workflows. As the MLOps market continues to grow, securing these pipelines has become increasingly critical. However, the unified nature of MLOps ecosystem …

Now that most services have implemented 2FA (multi-factor authentication) we are seeing a new breed of scams that exploit them and trick people into approving requests under the guise of fraud prevention, which is easy to do now that we are bombarded by more secure logins. The next time you get a fraud prevention alert, be quadruple vigilant about how you respond to 2FA requests.

From this year on, ESWC will be under the umbrella of SWSA, the Semantic Web Science Association, to secure financial sustainability for the upcoming years after its previous supporting organisation STI was dissolved in 2023. Basics about the transition are given by Elena Simperl, president of SWSA.
https://swsa.semanticweb.org/

This is going to be a different type of campaign.
Because when you’re going after Medicaid and even ripping food away from hungry kids,
all to cut taxes for donors and corporate lobbyists,
we’re not pulling punches.
I hope you’ll join us:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/loc_…

Elect Annie Andrews
Donate to send Annie to the Senate!

Now that most services have implemented 2FA (multi-factor authentication) we are seeing a new breed of scams that exploit them and trick people into approving requests under the guise of fraud prevention, which is easy to do now that we are bombarded by more secure logins. The next time you get a fraud prevention alert, be quadruple vigilant about how you respond to 2FA requests.

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Demonstration of Quantum-Secure Communications in a Nuclear Reactor
Quantum key distribution (QKD), one of the latest cryptographic techniques, founded on the laws of quantum mechanics rather than mathematical complexity, promises for the first time unconditional secure remote communications. Integrating this technology into the next generation nuclear systems - designed for universal data collection and real-time sharing as well as cutting-edge instrumentation and increased dependency on digital technologies - could provide significant benefits enabling secure…

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Keyed Chaotic Tensor Transformations for Secure And Attributable Neural Inference
This work introduces a novel framework for secure and privacy-preserving neural network inference based on keyed chaotic dynamical transformations. The proposed method applies a deterministic, cryptographically seeded chaotic system to tensors, producing non-invertible, user-specific transformations that enable authenticated inference, tensor-level watermarking, and data attribution. This framework offers a scalable and lightweight alternative to conventional cryptographic techniques, and estab…

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Federated k-Core Decomposition: A Secure Distributed Approach
As one of the most well-studied cohesive subgraph models, the $k$-core is widely used to find graph nodes that are ``central'' or ``important'' in many applications, such as biological networks, social networks, ecological networks, and financial networks. For Decentralized Online Social Networks (DOSNs), where each vertex is a client as a single computing unit, distributed k-core decomposition algorithms have already been proposed. However, current distributed approaches fail to adequately pro…

A Preference-Driven Methodology for High-Quality Solidity Code Generation
Zhiyuan Peng, Xin Yin, Chenhao Ying, Chao Ni, Yuan Luo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03006

A Preference-Driven Methodology for High-Quality Solidity Code Generation
While Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable progress in generating functionally correct Solidity code, they continue to face critical challenges in producing gas-efficient and secure code, which are critical requirements for real-world smart contract deployment. Although recent advances leverage Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) for code preference alignment, existing approaches treat functional correctness, gas optimization, and security …

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Aerial Relay to Achieve Covertness and Security
In this work, a delay-tolerant unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) relayed covert and secure communication framework is investigated. In this framework, a legitimate UAV serves as an aerial relay to realize communication when the direct link between the terrestrial transmitter and receiver is blocked and also acts as a friendly jammer to suppress the malicious nodes presented on the ground. Subsequently, considering the uncertainty of malicious nodes' positions, a robust fractional programming optimi…

Conclusions from the excellent #AlternativeDefenceReview
https://cnduk.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ADR-digital.pdf

Integrated Sensing, Computing and Semantic Communication for Vehicular Networks
Yinchao Yang, Zhaohui Yang, Chongwen Huang, Wei Xu, Zhaoyang Zhang, Dusit Niyato, Mohammad Shikh-Bahaei
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00522

Integrated Sensing, Computing and Semantic Communication for Vehicular Networks
This paper introduces a novel framework for integrated sensing, computing, and semantic communication (ISCSC) within vehicular networks comprising a roadside unit (RSU) and multiple autonomous vehicles. Both the RSU and the vehicles are equipped with local knowledge bases to facilitate semantic communication. The framework incorporates a secure communication design to ensure that messages intended for specific vehicles are protected against interception. In this model, an extended Kalman filter…

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RoSMM: A Robust and Secure Multi-Modal Watermarking Framework for Diffusion Models
Current image watermarking technologies are predominantly categorized into text watermarking techniques and image steganography; however, few methods can simultaneously handle text and image-based watermark data, which limits their applicability in complex digital environments. This paper introduces an innovative multi-modal watermarking approach, drawing on the concept of vector discretization in encoder-based vector quantization. By constructing adjacency matrices, the proposed method enables…

Recursive Privacy-Preserving Estimation Over Markov Fading Channels
Jie Huang, Fanlin Jia, Xiao He
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02725 https://

Recursive Privacy-Preserving Estimation Over Markov Fading Channels
In industrial applications, the presence of moving machinery, vehicles, and personnel, contributes to the dynamic nature of the wireless channel. This time variability induces channel fading, which can be effectively modeled using a Markov fading channel (MFC). In this paper, we investigate the problem of secure state estimation for systems that communicate over a MFC in the presence of an eavesdropper. The objective is to enable a remote authorized user to accurately estimate the states of a d…

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TherMod Communication: Low Power or Hot Air?
The Kirchhoff-Law-Johnson-Noise (KLJN) secure key exchange scheme leverages statistical physics to enable secure communication with zero average power flow in a wired channel. While the original KLJN scheme requires significant power for operation, a recent wireless modification, TherMod, proposed by Basar claims a "low power" implementation. This paper critically examines this claim. We explain that the additional components inherent in Basar's wireless adaptation substantially increase power …

Experimental Covert Communication Using Software-Defined Radio
Rohan Bali, Trevor E. Bailey, Michael S. Bullock, Boulat A. Bash
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02297

Experimental Covert Communication Using Software-Defined Radio
The fundamental information-theoretic limits of covert, or low probability of detection (LPD), communication have been extensively studied for over a decade, resulting in the square root law (SRL): only $L\sqrt{n}$ covert bits can be reliably transmitted over time-bandwidth product $n$, for constant $L>0$. Transmitting more either results in detection or decoding errors. The SRL imposes significant constraints on hardware realization of provably-secure covert communication. Thus, experimental v…

Hey, you #JavaScript folks want to build #secure web experiences? Well, join us on this #livestream where we talk about the best current practice of Backend For Frontend to keep your apps safe from…

Me gustó mucho la herramienta de cifrado de ficheros age https://github.com/FiloSottile/age y me puse a hacer un pequeño script para poder cifrar directorios de forma recursiva, desencriptarlos, tener definidas varias bóvedas en distintos ficheros de variables para poder descifrar unos u otros...…

The Automated but Risky Game: Modeling Agent-to-Agent Negotiations and Transactions in Consumer Markets
Shenzhe Zhu, Jiao Sun, Yi Nian, Tobin South, Alex Pentland, Jiaxin Pei
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00073

The Automated but Risky Game: Modeling Agent-to-Agent Negotiations and Transactions in Consumer Markets
AI agents are increasingly used in consumer-facing applications to assist with tasks such as product search, negotiation, and transaction execution. In this paper, we explore a future scenario where both consumers and merchants authorize AI agents to fully automate negotiations and transactions. We aim to answer two key questions: (1) Do different LLM agents vary in their ability to secure favorable deals for users? (2) What risks arise from fully automating deal-making with AI agents in consum…

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Duality on the Thermodynamics of the Kirchhoff-Law-Johnson-Noise (KLJN) Secure Key Exchange Scheme
This study investigates a duality approach to information leak detection in the generalized Kirchhoff-Law-Johnson-Noise secure key exchange scheme proposed by Vadai, Mingesz, and Gingl (VMG-KLJN). While previous work by Chamon and Kish sampled voltages at zero-current instances, this research explores sampling currents at zero-voltage crossings. The objective is to determine if this dual approach can reveal information leaks in non-equilibrium KLJN systems. Results indicate that the duality met…

Reminder that my shared ActBlue fundraising form is still live: #NHPolitics

COALESCE: Economic and Security Dynamics of Skill-Based Task Outsourcing Among Team of Autonomous LLM Agents
Manish Bhatt, Ronald F. Del Rosario, Vineeth Sai Narajala, Idan Habler
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01900

COALESCE: Economic and Security Dynamics of Skill-Based Task Outsourcing Among Team of Autonomous LLM Agents
The meteoric rise and proliferation of autonomous Large Language Model (LLM) agents promise significant capabilities across various domains. However, their deployment is increasingly constrained by substantial computational demands, specifically for Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) resources. This paper addresses the critical problem of optimizing resource utilization in LLM agent systems. We introduce COALESCE (Cost-Optimized and Secure Agent Labour Exchange via Skill-based Competence Estimation…

Inside bunker where ‘cyberspies’ shield aircraft carrier from Iran
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/inside-bunker-cyber-spies-shield-aircraft-carrier-iran-kxzxw5gj0

Inside bunker where ‘cyberspies’ shield aircraft carrier from Iran
In a secure Wiltshire facility, military cyberteams are on round-the-clock alert as HMS Prince of Wales enters one of the world’s most dangerous shipping lanes

Das Secure Mobile Networking Lab (SEEMOO) @… der @… hat zwei richtig tolle Open Source Apps entwickelt:
AirGuard für Android und iOS scannt regelmäßig (oder manuell) nach Tracking Tags wie z. B. Apple AirTags und kann so Stalking Tools si…

Zero-Trust Foundation Models: A New Paradigm for Secure and Collaborative Artificial Intelligence for Internet of Things
Kai Li, Conggai Li, Xin Yuan, Shenghong Li, Sai Zou, Syed Sohail Ahmed, Wei Ni, Dusit Niyato, Abbas Jamalipour, Falko Dressler, Ozgur B. Akan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23792

Zero-Trust Foundation Models: A New Paradigm for Secure and Collaborative Artificial Intelligence for Internet of Things
This paper focuses on Zero-Trust Foundation Models (ZTFMs), a novel paradigm that embeds zero-trust security principles into the lifecycle of foundation models (FMs) for Internet of Things (IoT) systems. By integrating core tenets, such as continuous verification, least privilege access (LPA), data confidentiality, and behavioral analytics into the design, training, and deployment of FMs, ZTFMs can enable secure, privacy-preserving AI across distributed, heterogeneous, and potentially adversari…

PDFs had a rough month, with one study crediting them for 15% of cyberattacks and Meta flubbing PDF redactions to leak rivals’ secrets in court. It's possible to make PDFs secure but easy to get burned https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonippolito…

Jon Ossof's fundraising has slowed dramatically since Marjorie Taylor Greene said she wasn't running.
And Republicans are ramping up their attacks and their spending against Jon.
The timing is not great, to say the least.
You made your last donation to Jon Ossoff in 2020 -- Thank you for that.
But if we are going to reach our goals and defend this seat, Jon needs you one more time.
Can you do it? For Jon? To hold this seat?
Please use this link …

Re-elect Jon Ossoff
Help Jon regain the Senate majority we won in Georgia

Realistic quantum network simulation for experimental BBM92 key distribution
Michelle Chalupnik, Brian Doolittle, Suparna Seshadri, Eric G. Brown, Keith Kenemer, Daniel Winton, Daniel Sanchez-Rosales, Matthew Skrzypczyk, Cara Alexander, Eric Ostby, Michael Cubeddu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24851…

Realistic quantum network simulation for experimental BBM92 key distribution
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide secure key material between two parties without relying on assumptions about the computational power of an eavesdropper. QKD is performed over quantum links and quantum networks, systems which are resource-intensive to deploy and maintain. To evaluate and optimize performance prior to, during, and after deployment, realistic simulations with attention to physical realism are necessary. Quantum network simulators can simulate a variety of quantum and cl…

The Cost of Restaking vs. Proof-of-Stake
Akaki Mamageishvili, Benny Sudakov
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24440 https://arxiv.org/pdf/25…

The Cost of Restaking vs. Proof-of-Stake
We compare the efficiency of restaking and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocols in terms of stake requirements. First, we consider the sufficient condition for the restaking graph to be secure. We show that the condition implies that it is always possible to transform such a restaking graph into secure PoS protocols. Next, we derive two main results, giving upper and lower bounds on required extra stakes that one needs to add to validators of the secure restaking graph to be able to transform it into…

#5 🧾 Validate file uploads with proper size, type and filename sanitization
🍪 Configure secure cookie settings with httpOnly and sameSite attributes
📈 Implement rate limiting to prevent brute force and #DDoS attacks

Dangerous waters - According to Media Watch, "Austen Tayshus" has since last year received more than 90 minutes of airtime on ABC local radio over 11 segments,
https://www.

ABC chair Kim Williams denies interfering with editorial decisions over comedian's radio appearances
Kim Williams has denied interfering in editorial decision-making in order to secure airtime for an Australian comedian.

Today's pondering: Once you start getting begbounties, does that mean you're site is easy to find and secure enough that the only thing to find are info-level issues, or are those engaging in begbounties so incompetent that info-level issues are the only thing they are able to find?

🥳 Hooray – the CVE Foundation has been set up to secure the future of the CVE programme: #ITSecurity

CVE Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2025 CVE Foundation Launched to Secure the Future of the CVE Program [Bremerton, Washington] – The CVE Foundation has been formally established to ensure the long-term viability, stability, and independence of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program, a

Folks using PHP don't relize how good we have it for things like "a nice datetime built-in" and "reasonably secure defaults on password generation and randomness."
And the three things I mentioned above have been around since 2006, 2013, and 2015, respectively.

🚀 Opening new frontiers with the first major in-the-field demo of practical quantum communications!
Read in the latest issue of the Nature Magazine about the first practical demonstration of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) within commercial telecom networks - a breakthrough in the field, achieved by a team from Toshiba Europe, GÉANT, PSNC, and Anglia Ruskin University.
A major step towards a scalable, secure, and practical quantum internet.
Learn more:

Toshiba Europe, GÉANT, PSNC and Anglia Ruskin University announce the first demonstration of Quantum Key Distribution within commercial telecommunication networks | GÉANT CONNECT Online
As reported in Nature, GÉANT, Toshiba Europe limited, PSNC and Anglia Ruskin University came together to work on the first major in-the-field demonstration of practical quantum communications using telecoms standard equipment and infrastructure. The experiment was conducted in Germany, with access to the network infrastructure provided by GÉANT. Communication was established over a link spanning

Synopsis: Secure and private trend inference from encrypted semantic embeddings
Madelyne Xiao, Palak Jain, Micha Gorelick, Sarah Scheffler
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23880

Synopsis: Secure and private trend inference from encrypted semantic embeddings
WhatsApp and many other commonly used communication platforms guarantee end-to-end encryption (E2EE), which requires that service providers lack the cryptographic keys to read communications on their own platforms. WhatsApp's privacy-preserving design makes it difficult to study important phenomena like the spread of misinformation or political messaging, as users have a clear expectation and desire for privacy and little incentive to forfeit that privacy in the process of handing over raw data…

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A Superposition Code-Based Semantic Communication Approach with Quantifiable and Controllable Security
This paper addresses the challenge of achieving security in semantic communication (SemCom) over a wiretap channel, where a legitimate receiver coexists with an eavesdropper experiencing a poorer channel condition. Despite previous efforts to secure SemCom against eavesdroppers, guarantee of approximately zero information leakage remains an open issue. In this work, we propose a secure SemCom approach based on superposition codes, aiming to provide quantifiable and controllable security for dig…

https://keyoxide.org/98bab9c9673825f3866a991339199d5488538d40

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A blockchain-based intelligent recommender system framework for enhancing supply chain resilience
This research proposed a data-driven supply chain disruption response baseline framework based on intelligent recommender system technology as an initial SCRes reactive solution. To improve the data quality and reliability of the proposed IRS as a stable, secure, and resilient decision support system, blockchain technology is integrated into the baseline architecture. The smart contract is prototyped to demonstrate the information exchange mechanism under a BLC network environment. The BLC-IRS …

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LaSDVS : A Post-Quantum Secure Compact Strong-Designated Verifier Signature
Digital signatures are fundamental cryptographic primitives that ensure the authenticity and integrity of digital communication. However, in scenarios involving sensitive interactions -- such as e-voting or e-cash -- there is a growing need for more controlled signing mechanisms. Strong-Designated Verifier Signature (SDVS) offers such control by allowing the signer to specify and restrict the verifier of a signature. The existing state-of-the-art SDVS are mostly based on number-theoretic hardne…

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Fast, Secure, Adaptable: LionsOS Design, Implementation and Performance
We present LionsOS, an operating system for security- and safety-critical embedded systems. LionsOS is based on the formally verified seL4 microkernel and designed with verification in mind. It uses a static architecture and features a highly modular design driven by strict separa- tion of concerns and a focus on simplicity. We demonstrate that LionsOS achieves excellent performance on system-call intensive workloads.

In Poland’s golden hour, a looming threat to Europe’s unity
Across Europe’s newest economic powerhouse,
where living standards have leapfrogged Japan’s and are on course to surpass Spain’s and Israel’s,
incomes are surging, shops are buzzing and borders are secure
— at least for now.

Poland, once a dreary outback in Cold War communism’s slough of despond, is now in Europe’s first rank in economic, diplomatic, military and political terms.
Situated in Cent…

In Poland’s golden hour, a looming threat to Europe’s unity
A nation is torn between its democratic promise and the pull of authoritarian politics.

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Keyed Chaotic Tensor Transformations for Secure And Attributable Neural Inference
This work introduces a novel framework for secure and privacy-preserving neural network inference based on keyed chaotic dynamical transformations. The proposed method applies a deterministic, cryptographically seeded chaotic system to tensors, producing non-invertible, user-specific transformations that enable authenticated inference, tensor-level watermarking, and data attribution. This framework offers a scalable and lightweight alternative to conventional cryptographic techniques, and estab…

Magnonic chaotic comb
Ruitong Sun, Guanqi Ye, Fusheng Ma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23163 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.23163

Magnonic chaotic comb
Optical chaotic comb, possessing the key metrics of intrinsic random amplitude, phase, and frequency modulation of comb lines, emerges as a novel chaotic source in information systems for coherence tomography, parallel ranging, and secure communications. Considering the analogies between magnons and photons, the magnonic analog of optical chaotic combs is expected but not yet explored. Here, we propose a scenario of generating magnonic chaotic combs based on mode coupling mechanism in magnonic …

This test verification worked...
"3rd Keyoxide test"
https://keyoxide.org/aspe:keyoxide.org:UL4KVCWXS27N3JZYWZ7Q2L247M
Thus, you can get verified on Mastodon using Keyoxide but how fast you'll be verified or not I can't predict at th…

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SATA: A Paradigm for LLM Jailbreak via Simple Assistive Task Linkage
Large language models (LLMs) have made significant advancements across various tasks, but their safety alignment remain a major concern. Exploring jailbreak prompts can expose LLMs' vulnerabilities and guide efforts to secure them. Existing methods primarily design sophisticated instructions for the LLM to follow, or rely on multiple iterations, which could hinder the performance and efficiency of jailbreaks. In this work, we propose a novel jailbreak paradigm, Simple Assistive Task Linkage (SA…

The Conservation Biology Institute is looking for volunteers with GIS and spatial data experience to help secure and preserve federally funded environmental datasets on their Data Basin platform
https://mailchi.mp/1757b2a216df/data-basin-quarterly-update?e…

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A Quantum "Lifting Theorem" for Constructions of Pseudorandom Generators from Random Oracles
We study the (quantum) security of pseudorandom generators (PRGs) constructed from random oracles. We prove a "lifting theorem" showing, roughly, that if such a PRG is unconditionally secure against classical adversaries making polynomially many queries to the random oracle, then it is also (unconditionally) secure against quantum adversaries in the same sense. As a result of independent interest, we also show that any pseudo-deterministic quantum-oracle algorithm (i.e., a quantum algorithm tha…

Progressively Projected Newton's Method
Jos\'e Antonio Fern\'andez-Fern\'andez, Fabian L\"oschner, Jan Bender
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21013

Progressively Projected Newton's Method
Newton's Method is widely used to find the solution of complex non-linear simulation problems in Computer Graphics. To guarantee a descent direction, it is common practice to clamp the negative eigenvalues of each element Hessian prior to assembly - a strategy known as Projected Newton (PN) - but this perturbation often hinders convergence. In this work, we observe that projecting only a small subset of element Hessians is sufficient to secure a descent direction. Building on this insight, we…

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ChainMarks: Securing DNN Watermark with Cryptographic Chain
With the widespread deployment of deep neural network (DNN) models, dynamic watermarking techniques are being used to protect the intellectual property of model owners. However, recent studies have shown that existing watermarking schemes are vulnerable to watermark removal and ambiguity attacks. Besides, the vague criteria for determining watermark presence further increase the likelihood of such attacks. In this paper, we propose a secure DNN watermarking scheme named ChainMarks, which genera…

Hey @… , how are you doing with the drive? When you expect it to be available? 💪
https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/112377590757900647

Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?
#linux

Thanks to Tailscale for being a Gold Sponsor of SCALE 22x https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/sponsor/tailscale

Collaborative Agentic AI Needs Interoperability Across Ecosystems
Rishi Sharma, Martijn de Vos, Pradyumna Chari, Ramesh Raskar, Anne-Marie Kermarrec
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21550

Collaborative Agentic AI Needs Interoperability Across Ecosystems
Collaborative agentic AI is projected to transform entire industries by enabling AI-powered agents to autonomously perceive, plan, and act within digital environments. Yet, current solutions in this field are all built in isolation, and we are rapidly heading toward a landscape of fragmented, incompatible ecosystems. In this position paper, we argue that interoperability, achieved by the adoption of minimal standards, is essential to ensure open, secure, web-scale, and widely-adopted agentic ec…

Upcoming GÉANT infoshare - Part 2 🚀
🔐 Quantum KMS Architectures and Services
This session will explore the key aspects of Key Management Systems (KMS) in enabling secure, scalable Quantum Key Distribution. Gain insights on architecture, standardisation, and integration—from both research and industry voices.
🔗 Sign up here: https://…

Infoshare: Quantum KMS Architectures and Services
The infoshare will focus on the aspects of Key Management Systems (KMS) for Quantum Key Distribution systems. KMS is a crucial component that allows to build, manage, scale QKD networks, define the interfaces for key delivery. The presentations will show KMS architectures, standardization, integration examples and strategies. KMS technologies are integral part of EuroQCI infrastructure and interconnectivity. The presentations will be provided by research institutions and also companies.The...

Keyed Chaotic Tensor Transformations for Secure And Attributable Neural Inference
Peter David Fagan
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Keyed Chaotic Tensor Transformations for Secure And Attributable Neural Inference
This work introduces a novel framework for secure and privacy-preserving neural network inference based on keyed chaotic dynamical transformations. The proposed method applies a deterministic, cryptographically seeded chaotic system to tensors, producing non-invertible, user-specific transformations that enable authenticated inference, tensor-level watermarking, and data attribution. This framework offers a scalable and lightweight alternative to conventional cryptographic techniques, and estab…

We are proud of our latest Strolch 2.5.0 release, which is now available #Maven central! We have worked hard to offer new features regarding Privileges, Component, Notifications, E-Mail etc.
Here is the blog post: https://strolch.li/blog/p…

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Attribute-Based Authentication in Secure Group Messaging for Distributed Environments
Messaging Layer security (MLS) and its underlying Continuous Group Key Agreement (CGKA) protocol allows a group of users to share a cryptographic secret in a dynamic manner, such that the secret is modified in member insertions and deletions. Although this flexibility makes MLS ideal for implementations in distributed environments, a number of issues need to be overcome. Particularly, the use of digital certificates for authentication in a group goes against the group members' privacy. In this …

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BaxBench: Can LLMs Generate Correct and Secure Backends?
Automatic program generation has long been a fundamental challenge in computer science. Recent benchmarks have shown that large language models (LLMs) can effectively generate code at the function level, make code edits, and solve algorithmic coding tasks. However, to achieve full automation, LLMs should be able to generate production-quality, self-contained application modules. To evaluate the capabilities of LLMs in solving this challenge, we introduce BaxBench, a novel evaluation benchmark c…

Authentication and authorization in Data Spaces: A relationship-based access control approach for policy specification based on ODRL
Irene Plaza-Ortiz, Andres Munoz-Arcentales, Joaqu\'in Salvach\'ua, Carlos Aparicio, Gabriel Huecas, Enrique Barra
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24742 …

Authentication and authorization in Data Spaces: A relationship-based access control approach for policy specification based on ODRL
Data has become a crucial resource in the digital economy, fostering initiatives for secure and sovereign data sharing frameworks such as Data Spaces. However, these distributed environments require fine-grained access control mechanisms that balance openness with sovereignty and security. This paper proposes an extension of the Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) standard, the ODRL Data Spaces (ODS) profile, aimed at supporting authorization and complementing existing authentication mechanisms…

The AfricaConnect3 Impact Report is here!
As we look ahead to the next chapter of the project, this report reflects on an incredible 5 years of progress—and the powerful role that NRENs have played in transforming digital access for Africa’s R&E communities.
Co-funded by the EU, AC3 has enabled over 3,000 institutions and more than 9 million users to benefit from high-speed, affordable, and secure connectivity.
📥 Read the full report: africaconnect3.net/resources (in …

HoneySat: A Network-based Satellite Honeypot Framework
Efr\'en L\'opez-Morales (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi), Ulysse Planta (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Gabriele Marra (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Carlos Gonz\'alez (German Aerospace Center), Jacob Hopkins (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi), Majid Garoosi (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), El\'ias Obreque (Universidad de Chile), Carlos Rubio-M…

HoneySat: A Network-based Satellite Honeypot Framework
Satellites are the backbone of several mission-critical services, such as GPS that enable our modern society to function. For many years, satellites were assumed to be secure because of their indecipherable architectures and the reliance on security by obscurity. However, technological advancements have made these assumptions obsolete, paving the way for potential attacks, and sparking a renewed interest in satellite security. Unfortunately, to this day, there is no efficient way to collect dat…

Privacy-Preserving Inconsistency Measurement
Carl Corea, Timotheus Kampik, Nico Potyka
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23825 https://arxiv…

Privacy-Preserving Inconsistency Measurement
We investigate a new form of (privacy-preserving) inconsistency measurement for multi-party communication. Intuitively, for two knowledge bases K_A, K_B (of two agents A, B), our results allow to quantitatively assess the degree of inconsistency for K_A U K_B without having to reveal the actual contents of the knowledge bases. Using secure multi-party computation (SMPC) and cryptographic protocols, we develop two concrete methods for this use-case and show that they satisfy important properties…

Next Generation Authentication for Data Spaces: An Authentication Flow Based On Grant Negotiation And Authorization Protocol For Verifiable Presentations (GNAP4VP)
Rodrigo Men\'endez, Andres Munoz-Arcentales, Joaqu\'in Salvach\'ua, Carlos Aparicio, Irene Plaza, Gabriel Huecas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24698

Next Generation Authentication for Data Spaces: An Authentication Flow Based On Grant Negotiation And Authorization Protocol For Verifiable Presentations (GNAP4VP)
Identity verification in Data Spaces is a fundamental aspect of ensuring security and privacy in digital environments. This paper presents an identity verification protocol tailored for shared data environments within Data Spaces. This protocol extends the Grant Negotiation and Authorization Protocol (GNAP) and integrates OpenID Connect for Verifiable Presentations (OIDC4VP) along with support for Linked Verifiable Presentations (LVP), providing a robust foundation for secure and privacy-preser…

Joint Data Hiding and Partial Encryption of Compressive Sensed Streams
Cristina-Elena Popa, Cristian Damian, Daniela Coltuc
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23357

Joint Data Hiding and Partial Encryption of Compressive Sensed Streams
The paper proposes a method to secure the Compressive Sensing (CS) streams. It consists in protecting part of the measurements by a secret key and inserting the code into the rest. The secret key is generated via a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator (CSPRNG) and XORed with the measurements to be inserted. For insertion, we use a reversible data hiding (RDH) scheme, which is a prediction error expansion algorithm, modified to match the statistics of CS measurements. The reco…

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The 2025 GÉANT Above-the-Net Services Incubator is officially open for proposals!
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GÉANT Project Above-the-Net Services Incubator: Call for Proposals | GÉANT CONNECT Online
The GÉANT (GN5-2) Project’s Above-the-Net Services incubator is looking for practical proposals around three areas of service concept investment being developed by the GN5-2 Above-the-Net Services team. These are: Digital Research Environment (DRE) Object Storage Infrastructure Data Movement Infrastructure Through the incubator, the GN5-2 project will offer person months (PMs) to project partners to develop