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DShield Sensor JSON Log Analysis, (Sun, Jan 8th)

This is a review and analysis of some of my json DShield logs for a 9-day period. For this, I created some parsers using jq [1] and MS PowerBI which I described here to parse GeoIP [2] with the script previously posted here. This is the highlights from this timeframe 5 – 13 Dec 2022:
http://news.poseidon-us.com/SgZQpV

OPM finding ways to better engage agency’s internal hybrid workforce

The Office of Personnel Management added tools, training opportunities for its internal staff, in an effort to better engage a hybrid workforce.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/SgXWgk

A soft, stimulating scaffold supports brain cell development ex vivo

Brain-computer interface companies like Neuralink are in the news a lot these days for their potential to revolutionize how humans interact with machines, but electrodes are not the most brain-friendly materials — they’re hard and stiff, while brains are soft and squishy, which limits their efficacy and increases the risk of damaging brain tissue.  A new hydrogel-based electrode developed at the Wyss Institute solves that problem by providing a tunable, conductive scaffold that human neurons and other cell types feel right at home in. Not only does the scaffold mimic the soft, porous conditions of brain tissue, it supported the growth and differentiation of human neural progenitor cells (NPCs) into multiple different brain cell types for up to 12 weeks. The achievement is reported in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Not only can the new electrode be used to study the formation of human neural networks in vitro, it could enable the creation of implantable devices that more seamlessly integrate with a patient’s brain tissue, improving performance and decreasing risk of injury.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/SgTbjz

14 UK schools suffer cyberattack, highly confidential documents leaked

More than a dozen schools in the UK have suffered a cyberattack which has led to highly confidential documents being leaked online by cybercriminals. That’s according to a report from the BBC which claimed that children’s SEN information, child passport scans, staff pay scales and contract details have been stolen by notorious cybercrime group Vice Society, known for disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks in the UK and other countries. Passport, contract data stolen and posted on dark web Pates Grammar School in Gloucestershire is one of 14 to have been impacted by the data breach, the BBC reported, with Vice Society hackers using generic search terms to steal documents. “One folder marked ‘passports’ contains passport scans for pupils and parents on school trips going back to 2011, whereas another marked ‘contract’ contains contractual offers made to staff alongside teaching documents on muscle contractions. Another folder marked ‘confidential’ contains documents on the headmaster’s pay and student bursary fund recipients,” the BBC wrote. The hack at Pates is estimated to have taken place on September 28 before data was published on the dark web. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Gloucestershire Police confirmed they were investigating the alleged breaches in 2022. To read this article in full, please click here
http://news.poseidon-us.com/SgTXdc

DoD reveals name-change recommendations for nine Army bases

In today’s Federal Newscast: DoD reveals the name-change recommendations for nine Army bases. AFGE says that inmate sex incidents are creating stress-induced illnesses for federal prison guards. And private debt collectors hired by the IRS get mixed reviews.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/SgTQwM