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Gamified Learning: Using Capture the Flag Challenges to Supplement Cybersecurity Training [Guest Diary], (Sun, Mar 17th)

[This is a Guest Diary by Joshua Woodward, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu BACS program]
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T4Czyy

Week in review: Cybersecurity job openings, hackers use 1-day flaws to drop custom Linux malware

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Transitioning to memory-safe languages: Challenges and considerations In this Help Net Security interview, Omkhar Arasaratnam, General Manager at the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), discusses the evolution of memory-safe programming languages and their emergence in response to the limitations of languages like C and C++. LastPass’ CIO vision for driving business strategy, innovation Recently, LastPass appointed Asad Siddiqui as its … More → The post Week in review: Cybersecurity job openings, hackers use 1-day flaws to drop custom Linux malware appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T4BbXJ

Obfuscated Hexadecimal Payload, (Sat, Mar 16th)

This PE file contains an obfuscated hexadecimal-encoded payload. When I analyze it with base64dump.py searching for all supported encodings, a very long payload is detected:
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T4B0fM

Drones becoming central to a variety of CBP’s mission sets

Quinn Palmer, the National Operations Director for small unmanned aircraft systems at CBP, said drones are bringing more benefits to the agency every year. The post Drones becoming central to a variety of CBP’s mission sets first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T47Rfn

Drones becoming central to a variety of CBP’s mission sets

Quinn Palmer, the National Operations Director for small unmanned aircraft systems at CBP, said drones are bringing more benefits to the agency every year. The post Drones becoming central to a variety of CBP’s mission sets first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T47RPD

Foreign Service makes candidate assessment fully remote to broaden hiring pool

The Foreign Service is making a switch to virtual assessments for candidates, after figuring out a remote format during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Foreign Service makes candidate assessment fully remote to broaden hiring pool first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T46h02

AI and the future of corporate security

In this Help Net Security video, Tracy Reinhold, CSO at Everbridge, discusses why AI technology must be embraced while also exploring some guardrails that must be in place to protect organizations against threats using AI to penetrate facilities. The post AI and the future of corporate security appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T45VnX