Monthly Archives: February 2025

Rising wages drive innovation in automation technology

Labor market policies shape firms’ innovation dynamics. A new study shows for the first time that higher minimum wages for low-skill jobs drive firms to develop automation technologies. Rising wages for high-skill labor, in contrast, can hamper this effect.
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House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda

The vote is a step toward delivering what Trump has called his “big, beautiful bill,” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts. The post House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Judge gives Trump administration two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid

The judge says the administration has given no sign of complying with his nearly two-week-old court order to ease its funding freeze. The post Judge gives Trump administration two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Cloud data storage woes drive cost overruns, business delays

Nearly two-thirds of organizations exceeded their budgets last year as unanticipated usage and egress fees piled up, according to Wasabi Technologies.
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Hundreds of GitHub repos served up malware for years

Kaspersky researchers have unearthed an extensive and long-running malware delivery campaign that exploited users’ propensity for downloading code from GitHub and using it without first verifying whether it’s malicious. “Over the course of the GitVenom campaign, the threat actors behind it have created hundreds of repositories on GitHub that contain fake projects with malicious code – for example, an automation instrument for interacting with Instagram accounts, a Telegram bot allowing to manage Bitcoin wallets, and … More → The post Hundreds of GitHub repos served up malware for years appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Pentera Cyber Pulse identifies new threats and vulnerabilities

Pentera has unveiled Cyber Pulse, a new mechanism to update the Pentera platform with the latest vulnerabilities and attack techniques from the Pentera research team. Cyber Pulse delivers a continuous stream of new cyber exposure validation capabilities, enabling organizations to identify and mitigate new threats and vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. The MITRE ATT&CK catalog grew by over 30 new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) in the past year alone, while CISA’s Known Exploited … More → The post Pentera Cyber Pulse identifies new threats and vulnerabilities appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Red Hat OpenShift 4.18 enhances security across IT environments

Red Hat announced Red Hat OpenShift 4.18, the latest version of the hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. Red Hat OpenShift 4.18 introduces new features and capabilities designed to streamline operations and security across IT environments and deliver greater consistency to all applications, from cloud-native and AI-enabled to virtualized and traditional. According to the Gartner press release Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations for 2025, revirtualization/devirtualization is one of the top I&O trends for … More → The post Red Hat OpenShift 4.18 enhances security across IT environments appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Seal OS fixes vulnerabilities in Linux operating systems

Seal Security launched Seal OS, a solution designed to automatically fix vulnerabilities in both Linux operating systems and application code. Seal OS delivers long-term support for a wide range of Linux distributions, encompassing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine and more. This support extends to various deployment models, including containers, virtual machines, and bare metal installations. By addressing 99% of Linux vulnerabilities and application code issues, Seal OS provides a solution … More → The post Seal OS fixes vulnerabilities in Linux operating systems appeared first on Help Net Security.
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The compliance illusion: Why your company might be at risk despite passing audits

For many CISOs, compliance can feel like a necessary evil and a false sense of security. While frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS offer structured guidelines, they don’t automatically equate to strong cybersecurity. The challenge? Many organizations focus on checking the compliance box rather than ensuring their controls are effective. The problem isn’t compliance itself, it’s the mindset. Too often, security teams scramble to pass an audit, only to return to business … More → The post The compliance illusion: Why your company might be at risk despite passing audits appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Dalfox: Open-source XSS scanner

DalFox is an open-source tool for automating the detection of XSS vulnerabilities. With powerful testing capabilities and a wide range of features, it makes scanning, analyzing parameters, and verifying vulnerabilities faster and easier. “The uniqueness of Dalfox lies in its speed and ability to easily integrate into pipelines. When designing Dalfox, my primary focus was reducing unnecessary requests to save time for testers and minimize server load. This approach has proven to be a significant … More → The post Dalfox: Open-source XSS scanner appeared first on Help Net Security.
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