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In defense of the inspectors general

The reports don’t read like Shakespeare, but they do play a vital role in a healthy democracy. The post In defense of the inspectors general first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid

A divided Supreme Court rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid. The post Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Microsoft Defender XDR: A Unified Approach to Threat Detection and Response

Cybersecurity experts Mattias Borg and Stefan Schörling break down what you need to know about Microsoft’s comprehensive security suite and how you can take the most advantage of it to protect your environment.
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The Navy’s shipbuilding capabilities are slowly sinking

The Navy has invested billions in its shipbuilding industrial base, but officials can’t say for certain how well their investments are paying off. The post The Navy’s shipbuilding capabilities are slowly sinking first appeared on Federal News Network.
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The Navy’s shipbuilding capabilities are slowly sinking

The Navy has invested billions in its shipbuilding industrial base, but officials can’t say for certain how well their investments are paying off. The post The Navy’s shipbuilding capabilities are slowly sinking first appeared on Federal News Network.
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The 5 stages of incident response grief

Whether we recognize it or not, anytime an incident occurs, it sets off the grieving process. But grief isn’t a bad thing: it’s how we process our emotional reactions and move on. That’s precisely what security teams need to do in the wake of a cyber incident—and you’d be surprised how well the stages of incident response map to the famous “Five Stages of Grief.” Starting with denial and moving through anger, bargaining, depression, and … More → The post The 5 stages of incident response grief appeared first on Help Net Security.
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NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Webinar: Protecting Your Small Business from Phishing Risks

Phishing is one of the most common types of cyber crime. These scams use convincing emails or other messages, such as text messages or social media messages, to trick users into opening harmful links, downloading malicious software, or submitting
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Navigating federal retirement benefits and government downsizing

What do federal employees need to know about how RIFs could affect their federal retirement benefits? The post Navigating federal retirement benefits and government downsizing first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Cisco Secure Client for Windows with Secure Firewall Posture Engine DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the interprocess communication (IPC) channel of Cisco Secure Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack on an affected device if the Secure Firewall Posture Engine, formerly HostScan, is installed on Cisco Secure Client. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of resources that are loaded by the application at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPC message to a specific Cisco Secure Client process. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected machine with SYSTEM privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid user credentials on the Windows system. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-secure-dll-injection-AOyzEqSg Security Impact Rating: High CVE: CVE-2025-20206
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Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) could allow a low-privileged, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface.   This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting malicious data in a specific data field in the interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive, browser-based information. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-tms-xss-vuln-WbTcYwxG Security Impact Rating: Medium CVE: CVE-2024-20427
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