The month of November is coming to an end and the depths of winter are fast approaching. But that doesn’t mean at all that tech events are slowing down, or that attackers are taking an early Christmas vacation.
Over the past month, we’ve seen a slew of cyber incidents, ranging from high-profile exploitation of Microsoft vulnerabilities to a ransomware attack on a supply chain software company integral to major brands.
Elsewhere, Google CEO Sundar Pichai praised his company’s progress in using AI to generate internal source code – but how far can AI code really go, and threatens software engineers with layoffs?
In this episode, Jane and Rory once again speak with Ross Kelly, ITPro’s News and Analysis Editor, to unpack some of November’s most significant stories.
Highlights
“It turned out to be a domino effect type situation here, as you can imagine in a lot of these cases, where the hackers were able to gain access to networks that had been down for a little while before from being discovered, and made numerous lateral movements.”
“Blue Yonder provides software to a range of major brands in the UK and US, particularly retailers, grocery stores, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Starbucks, for example. Essentially, the software that Blue Yonder provides helps retailers model demand, respond to market changes, optimize inventory and so, you know, it’s essential software for a lot of these big brands.
“The big problem here is that they don’t just create AI-generated source code and release it. There will always be some human involvement, some form of testing, some form of quality control and assurance. So it makes a great title and, you know, it’s good for you, Google, but how many developers spend their time rigorously reviewing this and making sure it’s the shape of the ship? »