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What now, with a coming new complexion in Congress

“This is where the members elect who come to town for the first time learn things like setting up a congressional office,” said Loren Duggan. The post What now, with a coming new complexion in Congress first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Microsoft Addresses 4 Zero-Day Holes in November Security Patch

Microsoft’s monthly security update arrived on Tuesday, packed with 90 fixes for the company’s portfolio of products and services, with four of the items addressing vulnerabilities that are either being actively exploited or publicly disclosed.
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How the Army is bolstering its recruitment and retention efforts

The Army, which has large and crucial recruiting needs, created a new specialty talent acquisition technician as part of a larger workforce transformation. The post How the Army is bolstering its recruitment and retention efforts first appeared on Federal News Network.
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How the Army is bolstering its recruitment and retention efforts

The Army, which has large recruiting needs, created a new specialty talent acquisition technician as it’s all part of a larger workforce transformation. The post How the Army is bolstering its recruitment and retention efforts first appeared on Federal News Network.
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CISA’s SILENTSHIELD assessment requires urgent measures

The SILENTSHIELD red team assessment has highlighted the urgent need for enhanced cyber resilience within federal agencies. The post CISA’s SILENTSHIELD assessment requires urgent measures first appeared on Federal News Network.
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CISA’s SILENTSHIELD assessment requires urgent measures

The SILENTSHIELD red team assessment has highlighted the urgent need for enhanced cyber resilience within federal agencies. The post CISA’s SILENTSHIELD assessment requires urgent measures first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Legislation to eliminate WEP and GPO clears the House

After the House passed the Social Security Fairness Act in a vote of 327 to 75, the legislation is now facing its next hurdle: passage in the Senate. The post Legislation to eliminate WEP and GPO clears the House first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Cisco IOS XR Software Bootloader Unauthenticated Information Disclosure Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) for Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the device to view sensitive files on the console using the GRUB bootloader command line.  This vulnerability is due to the inclusion of unnecessary commands within the GRUB environment that allow sensitive files to be viewed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by being connected to the console port of the Cisco IOS XR device when the device is power-cycled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive files that could be used to conduct additional attacks against the device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxr-load-infodisc-9rdOr5Fq This advisory is part of the March 2023 release of the Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: March 2023 Semiannual Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. Security Impact Rating: Medium CVE: CVE-2023-20064
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Vectra AI adds AI-powered detections to help secure Microsoft customers

Vectra AI announced the extension of the Vectra AI Platform to include comprehensive coverage for customers’ Microsoft Azure environments. With the addition of over 40 unique attacker behavior detections for Microsoft Azure, Vectra AI now delivers over 100 AI-driven attacker behavior detections. Now, Microsoft customers achieve comprehensive hybrid and multi-cloud defense for their entire Microsoft environment – Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft M365, Microsoft Copilot for M365 and now Microsoft Azure. According to … More → The post Vectra AI adds AI-powered detections to help secure Microsoft customers appeared first on Help Net Security.
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