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Contractors breathe a sigh of relief at budget deal

Federal contractors, who never expected Congress to get a full-year appropriation done last week, were pleased about the avoidance of a government shutdown. The post Contractors breathe a sigh of relief at budget deal first appeared on Federal News Network.
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President Biden signs the annual defense policy bill into law

The bill also increases the income eligibility threshold for the basic needs allowance to 200% of federal poverty guidelines. The post President Biden signs the annual defense policy bill into law first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Federal telework to remain a crucial issue well into 2025

Already, key Republicans in Congress are looking ahead to further investigations into federal telework options for agency employees. The post Federal telework to remain a crucial issue well into 2025 first appeared on Federal News Network.
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HHS wants to reduce medical accidents. There’s a dashboard for that

A unit of the Health and Human Services Department set up a dashboard that aims to reduce the harm to the patient and health care workforce. The post HHS wants to reduce medical accidents. There’s a dashboard for that first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Crossing the Uncanny Valley: Breakthrough in technology for lifelike facial expressions in androids

Even highly realistic androids can cause unease when their facial expressions lack emotional consistency. Traditionally, a ‘patchwork method’ has been used for facial movements, but it comes with practical limitations. A team developed a new technology using ‘waveform movements’ to create real-time, complex expressions without unnatural transitions. This system reflects internal states, enhancing emotional communication between robots and humans, potentially making androids feel more humanlike.
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JAL’s systems back to normal after cyber attack

Caused some flight delays.
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Service disruptions continue to blindside businesses

Service disruptions remain a critical concern for IT and business executives, with 88% of respondents saying they believe another major incident will occur in the next 12 months, according to PagerDuty. PagerDuty surveyed 1,000 IT and business executives who were director level and above, from the US, UK, Australia and Japan. Organizations must focus on preventing service disruptions 86% of executives surveyed now realize that they have been prioritizing security at the expense of readiness … More → The post Service disruptions continue to blindside businesses appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cybersecurity spending trends and their impact on businesses

Managing cybersecurity and IT budgets is a critical element of organizational strategy. With increasing threats to data security, the rise of ransomware, and the need to protect IT infrastructure, organizations must invest wisely in cybersecurity to stay secure. This article shares key insights from cybersecurity budget surveys conducted in 2024. Despite massive security spending, 44% of CISOs fail to detect breaches Despite global information security spending projected to reach $215 billion in 2024, 44% of … More → The post Cybersecurity spending trends and their impact on businesses appeared first on Help Net Security.
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iOS devices more exposed to phishing than Android

The mobile threat landscape continues to grow at an alarming rate as cybercrime groups shift their tactics and target mobile devices in the early stages of their attacks, according to a recent Lookout report. The report highlights insights behind a 17% increase QoQ (quarter on quarter) in enterprise-focused credential theft and phishing attempts, 32% increase QoQ in malicious app detections and a trend showing iOS devices are more exposed to phishing attacks than Android devices. … More → The post iOS devices more exposed to phishing than Android appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Capturing Honeypot Data Beyond the Logs, (Thu, Dec 26th)

By default, DShield Honeypots [1] collect firewall, web and cowrie (telnet/ssh) [2] data and log them on the local filesystem. A subset of this data is reported to the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) where it can be used by anyone [3]. A common question that comes up from new users is whether there is any benefit to collecting PCAP data from the honeypots if the active services are already being logged. One example I often give of a useful benefit of having PCAPs is HTTP POST data. This data is not currently captured within the web honeypot logs, but can be seen within the PCAP data.
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