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You can guess what’s dominating the congressional agenda this week

“Democratic lawmakers … made it clear they’re going to push back against several of the executive orders affecting federal employees,” said Mitchell Miller. The post You can guess what’s dominating the congressional agenda this week first appeared on Federal News Network.
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5,000+ SonicWall firewalls still open to attack (CVE-2024-53704)

5,000+ SonicWall firewalls are still vulnerable to attack via a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-53704) that, according to SonicWall, should be considered “at imminent risk of exploitation”. The warning came last week from Bishop Fox researchers, after they successfully exploited the vulnerability on unpatched SonicWall firewalls and announced they will be releasing details of their exploit code on February 10. “Although significant reverse-engineering effort was required to find and exploit the vulnerability, the exploit itself is rather … More → The post 5,000+ SonicWall firewalls still open to attack (CVE-2024-53704) appeared first on Help Net Security.
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As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here’s what changes could be in store

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring. The post As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here’s what changes could be in store first appeared on Federal News Network.
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As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here’s what changes could be in store

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring. The post As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here’s what changes could be in store first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary

Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security team. The post Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote

Hegseth took the oath Saturday from Vice President Vance less than 12 hours after a dramatic late-night vote installed him as the Pentagon’s leader. The post Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote

Hegseth took the oath Saturday from Vice President Vance less than 12 hours after a dramatic late-night vote installed him as the Pentagon’s leader. The post Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

The action removes oversight in many parts of his new administration, and some members of Congress are suggesting the dismissals violate federal oversight laws. The post Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Silobreaker Tickets empowers intelligence teams with AI-augmented tools

Silobreaker launched Tickets, a workflow management feature designed to elevate the efficiency, collaboration and impact of intelligence teams. Tickets is built with native support for Threat Intelligence teams, offering robust capabilities to manage and fulfil intelligence requirements across cyber, geopolitical and physical security domains – all supported by AI-driven insights. Tickets empowers teams of all sizes to prioritise and manage both incoming Requests for Information (RFI) and outbound incidents, which are surfaced from Silobreaker’s extensive … More → The post Silobreaker Tickets empowers intelligence teams with AI-augmented tools appeared first on Help Net Security.
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An unusual “shy z-wasp” phishing, (Mon, Jan 27th)

Threat actors who send out phishing messages have long ago learned that zero-width characters and unrendered HTML entities can be quite useful to them. Inserting a zero-width character into a hyperlink can be used to bypass some URL security checks without any negative impact on the function of the link, while any unrendered entities can be used to break up any suspicious words or sentences that might lead to the message being classified as a potential phishing, without the recipient being aware of their inclusion.
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