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Stressed much? It’s chronic in cybersecurity

The psychological toll of security will spur high levels of churn among security leaders, Gartner expects.
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The latest legislative attempt to get a better retirement deal for FERS employees

Two Social Security provisions have long rankled federal employees and others in public service. One is called the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The other is the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
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Marriott names head of IT with background in sales, revenue

The hospitality giant promoted Drew Pinto to EVP and chief revenue and technology officer, as part of a broader leadership reorganization.
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Agile teams align and get to market faster with Mural and Microsoft

During the last two years navigating changing economic climates and a global pandemic that shifted the way we work, we’ve learned that teams can continue to collaborate together productively and effectively in remote and hybrid settings. A recent Microsoft study shows that hybrid work works.
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FTC reveals alarming increase in scam activity, costing consumers billions

Newly released Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data shows that consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, an increase of more than 30 percent over the previous year. Losing money to investment and imposter scams Consumers reported losing more money to investment scams – more than $3.8 billion—than any other category in 2022. That amount more than doubles the amount reported lost in 2021. The second-highest reported loss amount came from imposter scams, … More → The post FTC reveals alarming increase in scam activity, costing consumers billions appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Fun stuff: train yourself to celebrate

Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman speaks with Recreation News editor Katherine Peach about interesting things to do in and near the nation’s capital.
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Crypto Inside a Browser, (Sat, Feb 25th)

I've known the CrypTool website for many years, I use it occasioanly when I need to do some crypto and I only have a browser at my disposal. Lately, I'm more inclined to use CyberChef, as it provides also many non-crypto features.
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Reaching like an octopus: A biology-inspired model opens the door to soft robot control

Octopus arms coordinate nearly infinite degrees of freedom to perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping, fetching, crawling, and swimming. How these animals achieve such a wide range of activities remains a source of mystery, amazement, and inspiration. Part of the challenge comes from the intricate organization and biomechanics of the internal muscles.
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MoBIE enables modern microscopy with massive data sets

High-resolution microscopy techniques, for example electron microscopy or super-resolution microscopy, produce huge amounts of data. The visualization, analysis and dissemination of such large imaging data sets poses significant challenges. Now, these tasks can be carried out using MoBIE, which stands for Multimodal Big Image Data Exploration, a new user-friendly, freely available tool. This means that researchers such as biologists, who rely on high-resolution microscopy techniques, can incorporate multiple data sets to study the processes of life at the very smallest scales.
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