Monthly Archives: December 2024

Upskilling and reskilling the public sector

Governments must ensure that they are consistently training and educating employees through upskilling and reskilling to keep up with advancements. The post Upskilling and reskilling the public sector first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Microsoft enforces defenses preventing NTLM relay attacks

Since making Kerberos the default Windows authentication protocol in 2000, Microsoft has been working on eventually retiring NTLM, its less secure and obsolete counterpart. Until NTLM gets disabled by default, Microsoft is working on shoring up defenses against NTLM relay attacks. How do NTLM relay attacks work? NTLM is a suite of Microsoft protocols that authenticate users and computers based on a challenge/response mechanism between the client (which seeks to be authenticated) and server (which … More → The post Microsoft enforces defenses preventing NTLM relay attacks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Enabling AI to explain its predictions in plain language

Researchers developed a system that converts AI explanations into narrative text that can be more easily understood by users. This system could help people determine when to trust a model’s predictions.
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Discovery of new growth-directed graphene stacking domains may precede new era for quantum applications

Researchers discovered that three-layer graphene can naturally self-organize into specific stacking patterns (ABA/ABC domains) during growth on silicon carbide, eliminating the need for manual manipulation. This breakthrough could enable scalable production of quantum devices.
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Better environmental performance boosts profits and cuts costs

Using a new calculation method, researchers found in an international comparative study that investors value corporate environmental performance more than mere information disclosure. In some developed countries, beyond sustainability efforts, companies can improve environmental efficiency to enhance economic performance.
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Leap in modelling human impact on climate may lead to early warning of climate disasters

Mathematicians have applied statistical mechanics to climate change detection and attribution for first time. They have shown how to separate the ‘signal’ of human-made climate change from the ‘noise’ of natural climate fluctuations. This allows for a dramatic improvement in the ability to detect climate change and early warnings of climatic tipping points.
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A connection between quantum theory and information theory

With the help of a new experiment, researchers have succeeded in confirming a ten-year-old theoretical study, which connects one of the most fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics — the complementarity principle — with information theory. Their study provides a piece of the puzzle for understanding future quantum communication, metrology, and cryptography.
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BadRAM: $10 hack unlocks AMD encrypted memory

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a vulnerability (CVE-2024-21944, aka BadRAM) affecting ADM processors that can be triggered by rogue memory modules to unlock the chips’ encrypted memory. The SPD chip can be modified using an off-the-shelf microcontroller. The researchers used a Raspberry Pi Pico, for a cost of around $10 “We found that tampering with the embedded SPD chip on commercial DRAM modules allows attackers to bypass AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) protections — including AMD’s … More → The post BadRAM: $10 hack unlocks AMD encrypted memory appeared first on Help Net Security.
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​​6 enterprise technology predictions to watch in 2025

Executives and analysts expect businesses to reassess their AI priorities next year, grappling with vendor and workforce shifts along the way.
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House, Senate Democrats urge Biden to bump civilian federal pay raise up to 4.5%

Lawmakers called for a 4.5% federal pay raise to align with the military’s expected 2025 raise. Currently, civilian feds are likely to get a 2% raise next year. The post House, Senate Democrats urge Biden to bump civilian federal pay raise up to 4.5% first appeared on Federal News Network.
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