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PCAPs or It Didn?t Happen: Exposing an Old Netgear Vulnerability Still Active in 2025 [Guest Diary], (Thu, Jan 30th)

[This is a Guest Diary by David Watson, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu BACS program]
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Legit Security unveils root cause remediation capabilities to reduce AppSec risk

Legit Security announced new root cause remediation capabilities, allowing teams to address multiple software vulnerabilities with one practical step. By pinpointing the choke points where remediation actions can address multiple issues at once, security teams accelerate risk reduction and reduce the burden on developers. “Our newest capabilities expand our customers’ ability to execute the most rapid and efficient remediation process for business-critical vulnerabilities,” said Lior Barak, Legit Security’s CPO. “Finding and fixing software vulnerabilities is … More → The post Legit Security unveils root cause remediation capabilities to reduce AppSec risk appeared first on Help Net Security.
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FBI wrestles with a spike in sexual misconduct claims and male-dominated culture

The FBI has recorded a sharp spike in complaints that its own agents and employees have engaged in sexual misconduct, ranging from assault to harassment, despite a pledge by the bureau’s leaders to eliminate the longstanding problem. An Associated Press investigation found the FBI tallied a nearly 50% increase in sexual misconduct allegations since launching an agency-wide crackdown in 2021. Advocates say the increase shows the bureau is struggling to protect women in a male-dominated workplace. The FBI says the increase indicates its reforms are working by making it easier to report misconduct. The post FBI wrestles with a spike in sexual misconduct claims and male-dominated culture first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Senate confirms Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency as Trump vows to cut climate rules

Zeldin has pledged to be a good steward of the environment and support career staff at EPA, but has declined to commit to specific policies. The post Senate confirms Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency as Trump vows to cut climate rules first appeared on Federal News Network.
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New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions

AI agents trained in simulations that differ from the environments where they are deployed sometimes perform better than agents trained and deployed in the same environment, research shows.
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Materials can ‘remember’ a sequence of events in an unexpected way

Many materials store information about what has happened to them in a sort of material memory, like wrinkles on a once crumpled piece of paper. Now, a team of physicists has uncovered how, under specific conditions, some materials seemingly violate underlying mathematics to store memories about the sequence of previous deformations.
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New acoustic wave phenomenon discovered

This novel finding regarding the nonreciprocal diffraction of acoustic waves could open doors for next-generation communication devices.
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Even quantum physics obeys the law of entropy

The universe is getting more disordered, entropy is growing — this is the second law of thermodynamics. But according to quantum theory, entropy should actually stay the same. Scientists took a closer look and resolved this apparent contradiction.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing

Kennedy inaccurately claimed Medicaid is fully paid for by the federal government when states and federal taxpayers fund it. The post Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing first appeared on Federal News Network.
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How JPMorgan Chase’s infrastructure chief keeps the AI engine humming

The bank is sourcing compute resources five to 10 years out, said Darrin Alves, CIO of infrastructure platforms.
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