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Week in review: PoCs allow persistence on Palo Alto firewalls, Okta credential stuffing attacks

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Palo Alto firewalls: CVE-2024-3400 exploitation and PoCs for persistence after resets/upgrades There are proof-of-concept techniques allowing attackers to achieve persistence on Palo Alto Networks firewalls after CVE-2024-3400 has been exploited, the company has confirmed on Monday, but they are “not aware at this time of any malicious attempts to use these persistence techniques in active exploitation of the vulnerability.” Microsoft, … More → The post Week in review: PoCs allow persistence on Palo Alto firewalls, Okta credential stuffing attacks appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6RWpt

New study reveals how teens thrive online: factors that shape digital success revealed

A new study sheds light on the role that new and traditional media play in promoting and affecting character development, emotions, prosocial behavior and well-being (aka happiness) in youth.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6Qz0t

New computer algorithm supercharges climate models and could lead to better predictions of future climate change

A study describes a new computer algorithm which can be applied to Earth System Models to drastically reduce the time needed to prepare these in order to make accurate predictions of future climate change. During tests on models used in IPCC simulations, the algorithm was on average 10 times faster at spinning up the model than currently-used approaches, reducing the time taken to achieve equilibrium from many months to under a week.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6QRRY

Addressing and closing critical skills gaps in the federal workforce

How do you know if you have skills gaps in your agency and how can you address them? The post Addressing and closing critical skills gaps in the federal workforce first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6QCJm

Most Guardsmen will retrain or retire rather than join Space Force

“Harvesting of National Guard resources to the regular components is a solution looking for a problem,” said Col. Michael Griesbaum. The post Most Guardsmen will retrain or retire rather than join Space Force first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6Nqqw

‘We have to find talent’ Cyber leaders push for skills-based hiring

One advocate of skills-based hiring says employers need to stop looking for ‘unicorns’ and invest more in hands-on training to fill cyber skills gaps. The post ‘We have to find talent’ Cyber leaders push for skills-based hiring first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6Njw2

New way emerges to test, validate military grade lasers

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) unit has finished building what it calls a diagnostic system to evaluate the performance of high energy lasers. The post New way emerges to test, validate military grade lasers first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6N9mr

CISA warned 1,750 organizations of ransomware vulnerabilities last year. Only half took action.

The majority of CISA’s ransomware vulnerability warning pilot alerts were sent to government facilities, healthcare and public health organizations.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6MMzC

IRS extends remote work pilot, in bid to ‘keep up’ with workforce expectations

The IRS having met the Biden administration’s return-to office goals, is extending its remote work pilot program. The post IRS extends remote work pilot, in bid to ‘keep up’ with workforce expectations first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6L9jf