Multiple overlapping binding sites determine transcription factor occupancy Summary This Nature paper introduces PADIT-seq, a high-throughput in vitro assay that measures transcription factor (TF) affinity to every possible 10-base DNA…
Hackers Are Sophisticated & Impatient — That Can Be Good Summary Ensar Seker outlines a pragmatic approach to ransomware negotiations by treating modern attackers as professional, opportunistic and time‑pressed adversaries.…
Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimisation Summary The paper introduces the analog optical computer (AOC), an all‑analog, hybrid opto‑electronic platform that performs iterative fixed‑point searches to accelerate…
NIST Enhances Security Controls for Improved Patching Summary The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its Security and Privacy Control catalogue (version 5.2.0) to help organisations…
Single-cell transcriptomic and genomic changes in the ageing human brain Content summary This study uses droplet-based single-nucleus RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq), single-cell whole-genome sequencing (scWGS with PTA) and MERFISH spatial transcriptomics on…
JSON Config File Leaks Azure ActiveDirectory Credentials Source: Aleksia via Alamy Stock Photo Summary Researchers from Resecurity’s HUNTER team discovered an appsettings.json file for an ASP.NET Core app that was…
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage Summary This Nature paper presents a spatially explicit, precautionary estimate of how much CO2 can safely be stored in sedimentary basins worldwide.…
Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks Breached via Salesloft Drift Summary A widespread supply-chain compromise of the Salesloft Drift marketing SaaS has led to downstream breaches affecting major security vendors, including Zscaler…
A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour Summary The International Brain Laboratory pooled standardised recordings to produce a public, brain-wide electrophysiological dataset from mice performing a perceptual decision-making…
Jaguar Land Rover Shuts Down in Scramble to Secure ‘Cyber Incident’ Summary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) shut down parts of its IT systems after detecting a “cyber incident” that severely…
