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I remember seeing this article before. Keep in mind that the publisher of the report has a financial interest in promoting their AI’s “agentic” capabilities. In the report they state that AI can replace skilled teams of hackers. For a target taking security even somewhat seriously, that statement is hard to believe and really underlines their financial incentive.

I argue this isn’t novel at all. At the end of the day, you’re still generally scanning the Internet for vulnerable systems. Script kiddies have been using this broad recipe for decades. I think this is more accurately an incremental improvement in automation rather than the paradigm shift that Anthropic would have you believe.

Is this the jailbait mod guy?

It’s a reason, but probably not the only reason. You are less likely to innocuously forget while on auto-pay, though, I doubt they care why so long as they get paid.

Note that this report is specifically for the JavaScript tool of this same name.

They don’t mind if you’re dead so long as it’s on auto pay.

It's certainly not your fault. Nobody could have been certain prices would explode this much.

I’m really glad I met my memory needs last year. The price is completely unjustifiable. AI will blow over (revert to reasonable expectations) and when it does, hopefully there will be something left of the market so that we still have companies left to sell us RAM.

An unmanaged switch is a simple, zero-configuration network device that connects multiple Ethernet devices together. This is by far the most common type of switch because they're cheaper to make and satisfy most needs in the home and small office. There are no settings to configure, and the device generally avoids inspecting the traffic it switches. Unmanaged switches are commodity products that are all pretty much same, varying only in the number of ports and speeds provided. These are made in large volumes.

Managed switches add a central processor (CPU) for device administration. This design enables configuration settings which is usually an important precursor to have features such as VLANs, QoS, IGMP snooping, and port security. Businesses need managed switches to implement security policies. In addition to the added hardware, businesses have deep pockets, and managed switches are no longer simple commodities because comparing the advanced feature set and software is no longer trivial. Professional managed switches can cost thousands.

Only recently have we seen pro-sumer switches occupy the space in between these two options by offering some managed features (VLANs) while reserving necessary enterprise features (port security, DHCP snooping, reporting) to segment the market. I bought one for $25 the other day which is almost the same as an unmanaged switch. I would no longer recommend buying an unmanaged switch to anyone with even a passing interest in home networking.

What has been seen... cannot be un-seen.

An intern at work once asked me what a CD was and I had to explain that it was a vinyl for computers.

It’s an excellent case in point for why they don’t care at all about laws. They just want to hurt people.

I hardly have a doctor (Who can afford that?) but I use the insurance website to search for nearby providers because coverage is most important to me. Then, I look at reviews of their offices on Google Maps before calling to see if they're taking new patience for final selection.