Monthly Archives: October 2023

Wireshark releases 2 updates in one day. Mac users especially will want the latest., (Sat, Oct 7th)

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Cloud Cultures, Part 4: Creating exceptional customer experiences in Italy

Milan, Italy, is home to one of our newest datacenter regions, supporting the Microsoft Cloud and Italian customers are already taking advantage of Azure services from this new region. The post Cloud Cultures, Part 4: Creating exceptional customer experiences in Italy appeared first on Azure Blog.
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Navigating Congressional Chaos: A Federal Employee’s Guide

FEDtalk host Jason Briefel, Director of Government and Public Affairs at Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., is joined by co-host Natalia Castro, the Deputy Director of Government and Public Affairs at Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C.
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VA makes data-sharing pledge for ‘seamless’ veteran health care across 13 health care systems

The Department of Veterans Affairs is sharing more of its data with non-VA medical providers — and vice versa — to improve health care for veterans wherever they seek help.
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iboss introduces Splunk Enterprise Security capability

In an era dominated by increasingly complex cybersecurity threats and the undeniable importance of meticulous data management, iboss unveils a new feature – the Splunk Enterprise Security capability. This latest addition will redefine the paradigms of data log collection, visibility, and processing. The expansive digital transformation has brought forth immense benefits for organizations worldwide. However, this migration evolution introduces challenges. Among them is the effective gathering of security log data across vast and multifaceted network … More → The post iboss introduces Splunk Enterprise Security capability appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Friday, October 6th, 2023 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/8690, (Fri, Oct 6th)

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NSA getting ‘a lot more flexible’ under major workforce initiative

The director of the NSA’s “Future Ready Workforce” initiative says “we’ve got some room to grow in our telework functions.”
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“Looney Tunables” bug allows root access on Linux distros (CVE-2023-4911)

A vulnerability (CVE-2023-4911) in the GNU C Library (aka “glibc”) can be exploited by attackers to gain root privileges on many popular Linux distributions, according to Qualys researchers. About CVE-2023-4911 Dubbed “Looney Tunables”, CVE-2023-4911 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the dynamic loader’s processing of the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. To exploit it, attackers first need to establish access to the system. “The GNU C Library, commonly known as glibc, is the C library in the … More → The post “Looney Tunables” bug allows root access on Linux distros (CVE-2023-4911) appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Okta AI helps companies responsibly innovate with AI

Okta announced Okta AI, a suite of AI-powered capabilities that empowers organizations to harness the power of AI to build better experiences and protect against cyberattacks. Embedded across both Workforce Identity Cloud and Customer Identity Cloud, Okta AI powers real-time Identity actions using the latest AI models and Okta’s crowdsourced threat intelligence and Identity data. Okta has robust privacy and compliance teams to handle data ethically and in compliance with privacy regulations, responsibly accelerating innovation … More → The post Okta AI helps companies responsibly innovate with AI appeared first on Help Net Security.
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14 power skills to succeed as a CIO

Effective CIOs master goal setting, prioritization and time scheduling to achieve outcomes that matter, according to Gartner’s Christie Struckman.
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