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Silent breaches are happening right now, most companies have no clue

The breaches and ransomware attacks of 2024 highlighted systemic vulnerabilities, demonstrating how third-party and fourth-party dependencies amplify risks across industries, according to a Black Kite report. Researchers revealed how silent breaches underscore the risk posed by unseen vulnerabilities in third-party networks. By exploiting these hidden weaknesses, attackers disrupted individual organizations and exposed the fragility of entire supply chains. Third-party breach incidents in 2024 Unauthorized network access accounted for more than 50% of publicly disclosed third-party … More → The post Silent breaches are happening right now, most companies have no clue appeared first on Help Net Security.
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CEOs must act now to embrace AI or risk falling behind

While 4 out of 5 CEOs recognize AI’s potential, many worry gaps in their understanding will impact strategic decisions, risking missed opportunities and falling behind competitors, according to Cisco. Yet, CEOs are not standing still. With support from IT leaders and trusted partners, they plan to empower their people, modernize infrastructure, and strengthen cybersecurity to sharpen their competitive edge in an AI-driven future. “Leaders who act decisively today to build resilient, future-proofed networks will be … More → The post CEOs must act now to embrace AI or risk falling behind appeared first on Help Net Security.
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An ontology for threats, cybercrime and digital forensic investigation on Smart City Infrastructure, (Wed, Feb 12th)

Blue teams have it hard – they maintain a watchful eye on whatever technology is deployed to detect threats, respond to incidents, perform digital forensics and reverse malware (or make malware happy!) when needed. Hopefully, no one has to handle all these roles alone since there is also the continuous learning aspect of getting up to speed with the latest threat vectors, vulnerabilities and exploit techniques. Adversaries only need one attack to succeed to gain actions on objective. In contrast, defenders have to detect and stop every attack to prevent adversaries from being successful. Let&#x27s now extrapolate to an even bigger problem – what if this happens on emerging/future technologies and adversaries can get away with such crimes?
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ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9320, (Wed, Feb 12th)

(c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
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Scientists harness AI to help protect whales, advancing ocean conservation and planning

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will help predict endangered whale habitat, guiding ships along the Atlantic coast to avoid them. The tool is designed to prevent deadly accidents and inform conservation strategies and responsible ocean development.
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NBN Co’s fibre upgrades reach record high

Awareness and network progress drive opportunity.
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DC area feds are under 2-hour delayed arrival for Wednesday

The Washington, D.C. region is digging out of a storm, which is dumping as much as eight inches of snow. The post DC area feds are under 2-hour delayed arrival for Wednesday first appeared on Federal News Network.
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GSA ‘losing too many people,’ as leaders pursue cuts to personnel, office space and contracts

About 2,000 GSA employees — approximately 15% of its workforce — live more than 50 miles from the nearest GSA regional office amid return-to-office push. The post GSA ‘losing too many people,’ as leaders pursue cuts to personnel, office space and contracts first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Trump EO directs agencies to submit reorganization plans, prepare for RIFs

The order doesn’t say when the RIFs should start, but directs agencies to prioritize “functions that are not mandated by law or statute.” The post Trump EO directs agencies to submit reorganization plans, prepare for RIFs first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Trump EO directs agencies to submit reorganization plans, prepare for RIFs

The order doesn’t say when the RIFs should start, but directs agencies to prioritize “functions that are not mandated by law or statute.” The post Trump EO directs agencies to submit reorganization plans, prepare for RIFs first appeared on Federal News Network.
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