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Dark Reading’s Becky Bracken: Hello, everyone, and welcome to Dark Reading Confidential. It’s a podcast from the editors of Dark Reading where we bring you real-world stories straight from the cyber trenches. I’m Becky Bracken, and I am joined today by Rich Mogull, chief analyst at the Cloud Security Alliance, to talk about probably the most important story right now in terms of cybersecurity and helping us figure out where we are and where we go from here. Thank you for joining us, Rich.Rich Mogull: Yeah, thanks for having me today.DR’s Becky Bracken: It’s an exciting development, I think. Just…

Bipartisan work on the long-awaited Clarity Act continues after Democratic senator Catherine Cortez Masto said that she, along with two law enforcement groups, are feeling “good” about proposed changes to the bill, according to a news report.  Along with the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys and the National District Attorneys Association, Cortez backed changes to the bill and said they felt positive about “the chance to resolve this issue once and for all,” according to a POLITICO report. The changes were sent to the White House. A number of lawmakers are hoping the Clarity Act — which would set…

The taste of a madeleine famously sent French writer Marcel Proust back into vivid memories of childhood. New research suggests that this kind of recollection may involve more than the brain alone. Signals from the digestive system may also help determine which food-related experiences become memories. The study, led by Scott Kanoski, professor of biological sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, indicates that the gut may contribute to memory formation, particularly when an experience involves finding and consuming food. Published in Nature Communications, the research examined the vagus nerve, one of the body’s main communication…

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. The world’s largest remaining stretches of undisturbed forest are shrinking. Fires now cause more of the loss than logging, while mining and oil and gas development have moved close to the top of the list. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis from the World Resources Institute, based on data developed with researchers at the University of Maryland, U.S., and the nonprofit Greenpeace. The report examines “intact forest landscapes,” large blocks of forests that show no readily detectable signs of industrial…

Andy Burnham is well qualified to speak on the subject of what can go wrong with social care policy. As health secretary in 2010, he proposed reforms to be funded by a 10% inheritance levy. This was called a “death tax” by the opposition. It was never introduced.Where Mr Burnham failed, none have subsequently succeeded. David Cameron accepted the recommendations of the 2011 Dilnot commission, which proposed a cap on the amount any individual would pay for care, but the cost to the exchequer thwarted implementation. Theresa May suggested plugging the money gap with a revised means test and no individual cap. This was branded a…

The “Cabanes de Tchanquées” – a canine boarding facility in the town of Créon on the northern outskirts of Bordeaux – is packed to the brim. Dogs bark on its grounds and occasionally, a few meows pierce through the din. The facility doesn’t normally house cats but the raging wildfires in the Gironde region have seen the kennel transformed into a vast refuge for pets.    Rapidly moving wildfires have burned their way through an area four times the size of Paris, incinerating forests and homes and forcing thousands to evacuate without much warning. Amid the panic of the evacuations, many owners…

In his comments at the IPPR, Miliband also reflected on what his grandfather, a Russian emigre to Poland, would have made of having “not one but two of his grandsons as British foreign secretary — I don’t think he would have believed it!” His brother David, who held the role from 2007-2010, also held background talks with Andy Burnham on a prospective return from New York, where he has been president of the International Rescue Committee since 2013. But it was Ed who seized the crown this time. Brexit shift The other main shift in U.K. power play is the…

The convicted fraudster George Cottrell transferred a total of more than $2m to his mother, Fiona Cottrell, in the days before her 2024 donations to Reform UK, the Guardian understands.Financial industry sources told the Guardian that Fiona received one deposit of $1.4m and two tranches of more than $300,000 each – money she attributed to having come from her son, George, when bankers asked about the deposits.On each occasion, the Guardian understands transfers were made 24-72 hours before Fiona made a donation either directly to Reform, or via Britain Means Business, a fundraising vehicle for the political party.According to sources,…

Nothing has had a strong visual identity since the Ear 1 were released in 2021 for $99 and challenged the notion that a highly featured headset requires a high price. The Ear 3A have the same transparent look as Nothing’s previous earbuds, with a clear case and stem design accented by a solid-colored body — this time adding a striking pink alongside yellow, black, and white options. And Nothing continues to improve both ANC and audio performance. But the Ear 3A also share the buggy performance that has plagued Nothing earbuds. While $99 is an attractive price for them, be…

The security benefits of multifactor authentication (MFA) are well-known, yet MFA continues to be poorly, sporadically, and inconsistently implemented, undercutting its effectiveness as a security tool while often saddling users with an extra workflow burden — one of many obstacles to MFA’s success. Frequent news stories that describe innovative ways to circumvent MFA don’t help, such as evidence of an AI-fueled phishing attack that found cloud keys and SSH access details, and another case of an AI-based attack that leveraged Claude Code. Even the savviest vendors aren’t immune, as evidenced by a series of Okta attacks in 2023 that resulted in stolen GitHub…