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Legacy May Kill, (Sun, Aug 3rd)

Just saw something that I thought was long gone. The username “pop3user” is showing up in our telnet/ssh logs. I don't know how long ago it was that I used POP3 to retrieve e-mail from one of my mail servers. IMAP and various webmail systems have long since replaced this classic email protocol. But at least this one attacker is counting on someone still having a “pop3user” configured.
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Week in review: Food sector cybersecurity risks, cyber threats to space infrastructure

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Review: LLM Engineer’s Handbook For all the excitement around LLMs, practical, engineering-focused guidance remains surprisingly hard to find. LLM Engineer’s Handbook aims to fill that gap. Vulnhuntr: Open-source tool to identify remotely exploitable vulnerabilities Vulnhuntr is an open-source tool that finds remotely exploitable vulnerabilities. It uses LLMs and static code analysis to trace how data moves through an application, from … More → The post Week in review: Food sector cybersecurity risks, cyber threats to space infrastructure appeared first on Help Net Security.
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This spectrometer is smaller than a pixel, and it sees what we can’t

Researchers have successfully demonstrated a spectrometer that is orders of magnitude smaller than current technologies and can accurately measure wavelengths of light from ultraviolet to the near-infrared. The technology makes it possible to create hand-held spectroscopy devices and holds promise for the development of devices that incorporate an array of the new sensors to serve as next-generation imaging spectrometers.
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NARA sees ‘encouraging’ progress toward fully electronic records

One year after NARA’s deadline for ditching permanent paper records, federal agencies have made important strides in digital records management. The post NARA sees ‘encouraging’ progress toward fully electronic records first appeared on Federal News Network.
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NARA sees ‘encouraging’ progress toward fully electronic records

One year after NARA’s deadline for ditching permanent paper records, federal agencies have made important strides in digital records management. The post NARA sees ‘encouraging’ progress toward fully electronic records first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TMFbSD

Here’s how VA envisioned cutting 83,000 employees before scrapping its plans

The VA proposed cutting 5% of clinical roles across the Veterans Health Administration, largely through attrition and closing “underused” medical facilities. The post Here’s how VA envisioned cutting 83,000 employees before scrapping its plans first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Here’s how VA envisioned cutting 83,000 employees before scrapping its plans

The VA proposed cutting 5% of clinical roles across the Veterans Health Administration, largely through attrition and closing “underused” medical facilities. The post Here’s how VA envisioned cutting 83,000 employees before scrapping its plans first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TMFb74