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What the tech industry wants from the Trump administration and Congress

The technology industry is calling on the incoming Trump administration and Congress to create the necessary tax and regulatory environment. The post What the tech industry wants from the Trump administration and Congress first appeared on Federal News Network.
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What the tech industry wants from the Trump administration and Congress

The technology industry is calling on the incoming Trump administration and Congress to create the necessary tax and regulatory environment. The post What the tech industry wants from the Trump administration and Congress first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/THN8Gl

Rsync vulnerabilities allow remote code execution on servers, patch quickly!

Six vulnerabilities have been fixed in the newest versions of Rsync (v3.4.0), two of which could be exploited by a malicious client to achieve arbitrary code execution on a machine with a running Rsync server. “The client requires only anonymous read-access to the server, such as public mirrors. Additionally, attackers can take control of a malicious server and read/write arbitrary files of any connected client. Sensitive data, such as SSH keys, can be extracted, and … More → The post Rsync vulnerabilities allow remote code execution on servers, patch quickly! appeared first on Help Net Security.
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AI Revolution in VFX: Sculpting the Future of Visual Effects

AI revolutionizes VFX by automating tasks like rotoscoping with tools like Foundry’s CopyCat, boosting creativity and meeting deadlines with Dell Precision Workstations.
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Advancing UV Germicidal Efficacy Measurement: Metrology, Standards, Data and Protocols

Overview The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) invite you to their jointly hosted workshop: “Advancing Ultraviolet (UV) Germicidal Efficacy
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FBI removed PlugX malware from U.S. computers

The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that, alongside international partners, the FBI deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), known to the private sector as “Mustang Panda” and “Twill Typhoon,” used a version of PlugX malware to infect, control, and steal information from victim computers. According to court documents, … More → The post FBI removed PlugX malware from U.S. computers appeared first on Help Net Security.
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This metaphorical cat is both dead and alive — and it will help quantum engineers detect computing errors

Engineers have demonstrated a well-known quantum thought experiment in the real world. Their findings deliver a new and more robust way to perform quantum computations and they have important implications for error correction, one of the biggest obstacles standing between them and a working quantum computer.
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IT teams plan to double down on hybrid cloud

Instead of updating existing infrastructure, enterprises are designing entirely new strategies, Rackspace’s Srini Koushik said.
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The Curious Case of a 12-Year-Old Netgear Router Vulnerability, (Wed, Jan 15th)

Routers play an essential role in networking and are one of the key components that allow users to have internet connectivity. Vulnerabilities in routers could result in reduced speeds or the possibility of vulnerable equipment being compromised and turned into part of a botnet. While looking at the DShield weblogs, I noticed an interesting URL in the “First Seen” URLs page as follows:
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Contextal Platform: Open-source threat detection and intelligence

Contextal Platform is an open-source cybersecurity solution for contextual threat detection and intelligence. Developed by the original authors of ClamAV, it offers advanced features such as contextual threat analysis, custom detection scenarios through the ContexQL language, and AI-powered data processing—all operating locally to ensure data privacy. “We created Contextal Platform to address the stagnation in the cybersecurity market for advanced threat detection tools, particularly in the open-source domain. Existing solutions are often based on outdated … More → The post Contextal Platform: Open-source threat detection and intelligence appeared first on Help Net Security.
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