433 Central Ave., 4th Floor, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 | info@poseidon-us.com | Office: (813) 563-2652

Week in review: Microsoft SharePoint servers under attack, landing your first cybersecurity job

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft pins on-prem SharePoint attacks on Chinese threat actors As Microsoft continues to update its customer guidance for protecting on-prem SharePoint servers against the latest in-the-wild attacks, more security firms have begun sharing details about the ones they have detected. How to land your first job in cybersecurity According to LinkedIn, job applications have surged over 45% in the past … More → The post Week in review: Microsoft SharePoint servers under attack, landing your first cybersecurity job appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TM7prP

These are the State Department offices hit hardest by widespread layoffs

Overall, a small percentage of employees who received RIF notices were terminated by accident, and have since been reinstated. The post These are the State Department offices hit hardest by widespread layoffs first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TM6rmw

From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

The postal service was established in 1775, when the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as postmaster general. The post From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TM6r3t

Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. President Donald Trump’s administration had withheld over $6 billion in funding on July 1 as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities. Officials later said the department would release $1.3 billion of the money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states. Friday’s announcement releases the rest of the money. The post Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TM6r3n

Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783 million research-funding cuts

U.S. District Judge William Young found that the abrupt cancellations ignored long-held government rules and standards. The post Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783 million research-funding cuts first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TM6qyG