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Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections

One month into his second term, President Trump’s actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings and withholding funds allocated by Congress have thrown federal cybersecurity and consumer protection programs into disarray. At the same time, agencies are battling an ongoing effort by the world’s richest man to wrest control over their networks and data.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ88ln

Apple pulls data protection feature in UK amid government demands

Australia could follow suit.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ8400

OpenAI removes users suspected of malicious activities

Including surveillance and opinion-influence operations.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ83vj

NSW finds new permanent cyber chief

Fills role vacated by Tony Chapman last year.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ83hz

Westpac appoints Unite transformation lead

Peter Herbert embarks on new role.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ83gb

Wireshark 4.4.4 Released, (Sun, Feb 23rd)

Wireshark release 4.4.4 fixes 1 vulnerability (%%CVE:2025-1492%%) and 12 bugs.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ7m5j

Week in review: PostgreSQL 0-day exploited in US Treasury hack, top OSINT books to learn from

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: A PostgreSQL zero-day was also exploited in US Treasury hack (CVE-2025-1094) The suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers who breached workstations of several US Treasury employees in December 2024 did so by leveraging not one, but two zero-days, according to Rapid7 researchers. Unlocking OSINT: Top books to learn from Discover the top Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) books in this curated list. Mastering the … More → The post Week in review: PostgreSQL 0-day exploited in US Treasury hack, top OSINT books to learn from appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ7kP2

Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week

The order is part of billionaire Elon Musk’s crusade to slash what he describes as “waste everywhere” in the federal government. The post Musk gives all federal workers 48 hours to explain what they did last week first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ7TS1

How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material

Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TJ6pJ8