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The federal government is going beyond funding research

“There is that … so-called valley of death that we’re trying to be able to help researchers and students and talent get across,” said Dr. Erwin Gianchandani.
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The government’s role in innovation may be changing from customer to investor

“If a relatively small number of companies become the preferred recipients of government financing, they could accelerate consolidation,” said Paul Murphy.
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Microsoft Patches a Record 570 Security Flaws

Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to plug at least 570 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, almost triple the number of vulnerabilities the software giant fixed in its record-smashing Patch Tuesday release last month. Microsoft attributed the burgeoning patch counts to vulnerability discoveries aided by artificial intelligence.
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The government’s role in innovation may be changing from customer to investor

“If a relatively small number of companies become the preferred recipients of government financing, they could accelerate consolidation,” said Paul Murphy.
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SonicWall SMA appliances targeted in zero-day attacks (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)

SonicWall has fixed two actively exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) affecting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances, and is urging customer organizations to upgrade to a fixed firmare version and search for evidence of potential compromise. If the outlined indicators of compromise are present on the system, the company advises re-imaging (hardware) or re-deploying (virtual) appliances, changing user and administrator passwords, and resetting TOTP tokens. The vulnerabilities SonicWall SMA 1000 series appliances are secure … More → The post SonicWall SMA appliances targeted in zero-day attacks (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) appeared first on Help Net Security.
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The federal government is trying to drive innovation with accountability

“If last year of 2025 was the year of efficiency, 2026 is both the year of innovation and the year speed,” said Stephanie Kostro.
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New macOS malware steals passwords by posing as Apple’s crash-reporting tool

Jamf Threat Labs has uncovered a new macOS infostealer named CrashStealer that disguises itself as Apple’s crash-reporting tool to steal passwords, Keychain data, and cryptocurrency wallets. The malware was first spotted in May while it was still under development. By early July, Jamf was seeing in-the-wild detections, indicating it had moved into active use. “Unlike much of the commodity stealer activity on macOS, which is built on AppleScript droppers or thin Objective-C wrappers, CrashStealer is … More → The post New macOS malware steals passwords by posing as Apple’s crash-reporting tool appeared first on Help Net Security.
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