Matt Foster

Bowling Green, Kansas City, Pensacola

Sports Reporter at KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO)

Sports Reporter @KSHB41 || @UWMadison Alum

Articles

AWS Introduces Extended Threat Detection for EKS via GuardDuty

5 days ago | infoq.com | Matt Foster

AWS has expanded GuardDuty's threat detection capabilities on EKS clusters, introducing new runtime monitoring features that use a managed eBPF agent to detect container-level threats. The update allows customers to identify suspicious behavior such as credential exfiltration, reverse shells, and crypto mining by analyzing system calls directly from the Kubernetes data plane.
An Official Journal Of The NRA | Hardware Review: SIG Sauer ZULU6 HDX Pro Binocular

1 week ago | americanhunter.org | Matt Foster

Okay, here’s a “too long, didn’t read” option for you: I like this binocular. No, I love this binocular. After testing the SIG ZULU6 on two pronghorn hunts and over the course of an entire season looking for blacktail deer in Oregon’s coastal range, I’ve concluded that I’m not glassing or hunting without it until something better comes along. Sure, you could stop reading now that you have the gist of the article, but there are a few caveats.
Former Royals GM Dayton Moore hosts 11th annual C You in the Major Leagues baseball camp

1 week ago | kshb.com | Matt Foster

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — It's Dayton Moore's favorite part of summer. “We look forward to this week every year,” said Moore, former Royals general manager. “There’s no place I’d rather be.”On a hot summer afternoon at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, the crack of bats and the cheers of young players filled the field. The sounds signified the return of the C You in the Major Leagues baseball camp, a beloved annual tradition now in its 11th year.
Apple Completes Migration of Key Ecosystem Service to Swift, Gains 40% Performance Uplift

2 weeks ago | infoq.com | Matt Foster

Apple has migrated its global Password Monitoring service from Java to Swift, achieving a 40% increase in throughput and significantly reducing memory usage—freeing up nearly 50% of previously allocated Kubernetes capacity. In a recent post, Apple engineers detailed how the rewrite helped the service scale to billions of requests per day while improving responsiveness and maintainability.
Surfing the Web at Scale: Orca Explores a Human-Guided Future for AI Agents

2 weeks ago | infoq.com | Matt Foster

Researchers at UC San Diego have released Orca, an open-source system that demonstrates how large language models (LLMs) can assist users on the web—not by taking control, but by guiding interaction. In the peer-reviewed white paper, the research team were able to demonstrate a significant improvement in task speed and accuracy during evaluation — offering early evidence of the potential of human-in-the-loop agents in real-world workflows.
GitHub Actionsの一部アクションの侵害でCI/CDサプライチェーンのリスクが浮き彫りに

3 weeks ago | infoq.com | Matt Foster

InfoQ ホームページニュース GitHub Actionsの一部アクションの侵害でCI/CDサプライチェーンのリスクが浮き彫りに原文リンク(2025-04-16) 先日、参照・利用用途で人気のGitHub Actionsの一部のアクションが利用者リポジトリを侵害する事件があり、オープンソース GitHub Actionsの公開・使用に伴う重大な脆弱性が露呈する事態となった。新しいメンテナから公開されたバージョンに難読化された悪意のあるコードが含まれており、tj-actions/changed-filesアクションが一時的に乗っ取られる事態が発生し、GitHub ActionsのエコシステムにおけるCI/CDのセキュリティに関する懸念が開発者コミュニティで巻き起こった。この事件で、GitHub Actionsのサプライチェーン自体がアタックサーフェイス（攻撃対象領域）になりつつあるという変化が浮き彫りになった。多くのガイダンスがワークフロー環境の強化に注力する一方、インポート用GitHub Actionsのセキュリティ調査に熱心なチームはほとんどないないのが現状だ。...
Have I Been Pwned 2.0 Adds New Tools for Data Breach Monitoring

3 weeks ago | infoq.com | Matt Foster

Have I Been Pwned (HIBP)- the popular data breach notification service founded by security researcher Troy Hunt, has launched a major front-end redesign aimed at improving breach visibility and laying the groundwork for future capabilities. In an interview with InfoQ, Hunt highlighted automation, family account enrollment, and improved enterprise workflows as immediate next steps, while calling for stronger breach disclosure norms across the industry.
The Algorithmic Echo Chamber: How AI is Shaping Critical Thinking

1 month ago | medium.com | Matt Foster

First Published on the Mafost Blog as The Algorithmic Echo Chamber: AI’s Quiet Influence on Critical ThinkingAI is everywhere — answering questions, streamlining tasks, and even generating creative insights. But as we rely more on AI, one critical question emerges: Is technology sharpening our minds, or subtly dulling them? Studies suggest that frequent AI tool usage correlates with declining critical thinking abilities — a phenomenon known as cognitive offloading.
Back Unmasking “Natural Flavor”: Is Your “Food” Actually Food?

1 month ago | medium.com | Matt Foster

We’re told “natural flavor” is harmless, even good. But what if this seemingly innocent label is fundamentally deceiving us, shaping our palates, and contributing to a societal health crisis? This article dives deep into why our current food system’s definition of “natural” is a lie, and why it’s time for radical transparency. As a consumer, I’m constantly bombarded with labels like “made simply” and “no artificial flavors.” Take Triscuits, for example.
HashiCorp Releases Terraform MCP Server for AI Integration

1 month ago | infoq.com | Matt Foster

HashiCorp has released the Terraform MCP Server, an open-source implementation of the Model Context Protocol designed to improve how large language models interact with infrastructure as code. By exposing real-time Terraform Registry data—such as module metadata, provider schemas, and resource definitions—in a structured format, the server enables AI systems to ground their suggestions in current, validated configuration patterns.