Monthly Archives: May 2025

Tech meets tornado recovery

Traditional methods of assessing damage after a disaster can take weeks or even months, delaying emergency response, insurance claims and long-term rebuilding efforts. New research might change that. Researchers have developed a new method that combines remote sensing, deep learning and restoration models to speed up building damage assessments and predict recovery times after a tornado. Once post-event images are available, the model can produce damage assessments and recovery forecasts in less than an hour.
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Study shows vision-language models can’t handle queries with negation words

Researchers found that vision-language models, widely used to analyze medical images, do not understand negation words like ‘no’ and ‘not.’ This could cause them to fail unexpectedly when asked to retrieve medical images that contain certain objects but not others.
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A couple of things they didn’t tell you about retirement

No matter how much planning you did or how ready you think you are for the end of fulltime work, retirement will bring some effects you didn’t expect. The post A couple of things they didn’t tell you about retirement first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Generative AI may shoulder up to 40% of workload, some bank execs predict

Six in 10 bank executives list generative AI as a top investment priority this year, according to a survey published in April by KPMG.
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Russia-linked hackers target webmail servers in Ukraine-related espionage operation

ESET researchers have uncovered RoundPress, a Russia-aligned espionage operation targeting webmail servers via XSS vulnerabilities. Behind it is most likely the Russia-aligned Sednit (also known as Fancy Bear or APT28) cyberespionage group, holding the ultimate goal of stealing confidential data from specific email accounts. Operation RoundPress compromise chain (Source: ESET) Targets Most of the targets are related to the current war in Ukraine. They are either Ukrainian governmental entities or defense companies in Bulgaria and … More → The post Russia-linked hackers target webmail servers in Ukraine-related espionage operation appeared first on Help Net Security.
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LiongardIQ unifies asset inventory, network monitoring and AI insights

Liongard has launched LiongardIQ, a new product designed to address the complexities of cyber resilience. Available July 2025, LiongardIQ moves beyond the Liongard you once knew—introducing a next-generation platform powered by real-time visibility and response, centralized asset intelligence, and embedded AI to deliver intelligent Attack Surface Management. “This is Liongard revolutionized,” said Michelle Accardi, CEO of Liongard. “We’ve taken everything that made the platform essential and reimagined it for today’s cybersecurity landscape. LiongardIQ is relentless. … More → The post LiongardIQ unifies asset inventory, network monitoring and AI insights appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Building cybersecurity culture in science-driven organizations

In this Help Net Security interview, Anne Sofie Roed Rasmussen, CISO at Novonesis, discusses how a science-driven organization approaches cybersecurity, aligning innovation with protection, measuring cultural progress, managing shadow IT, and earning trust from scientific leaders. How do you measure progress when it comes to building a cybersecurity culture in a science-driven organization? Science, exploration, and innovation are at the heart of our organizational DNA. However, no one is immune to making mistakes—anyone, regardless of … More → The post Building cybersecurity culture in science-driven organizations appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Kubernetes has grown up: From testbed to critical infrastructure

In this Help Net Security video, Divya Mohan, Principal Technology Advocate at SUSE, discusses how Kubernetes has firmly transitioned from an emerging technology into a core part of enterprise production environments. A new survey from SUSE highlights the latest adoption patterns, challenges and priorities. Key highlights from the survey: 1. Production workloads are now Kubernetes-native: Nearly 40% of respondents now run all their production workloads on Kubernetes, with an additional 31% leveraging it for pre-production … More → The post Kubernetes has grown up: From testbed to critical infrastructure appeared first on Help Net Security.
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How 300,000+ hard drives performed in the real world

Cloud storage company Backblaze has released its Q1 2025 hard drive reliability report, which provides insights into the performance and failure rates of various HDD models used in their data centers. The data helps users understand which HDDs are reliable and which ones may be prone to failure. Top performing HDD models Several HDD models demonstrated exceptional reliability in Q1 2025, recording zero failures: HGST 4TB (HMS5C4040ALE640): This model has consistently shown strong performance, maintaining … More → The post How 300,000+ hard drives performed in the real world appeared first on Help Net Security.
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How Kim Crawley challenges big tech in “Digital Safety in a Dangerous World”

In this Help Net Security interview, Kim Crawley, cybersecurity expert and Professor at the Open Institute of Technology, discusses her upcoming book Digital Safety in a Dangerous World, which will feature her expert advice, as well as insights from other cybersecurity experts, lawyers, and activists, on how to lawfully protect your safety and privacy in challenging times. The post How Kim Crawley challenges big tech in “Digital Safety in a Dangerous World” appeared first on Help Net Security.
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