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Survey: How do federal employees feel about OPM’s ‘deferred resignation’ offer?

Are federal employees thinking of accepting OPM’s offer for “deferred resignations?” Please fill out this short survey from Federal News Network. The post Survey: How do federal employees feel about OPM’s ‘deferred resignation’ offer? first appeared on Federal News Network.
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A new register with thousands of entangled nuclei to scale quantum networks

In a groundbreaking achievement for quantum technologies, researchers have created a functional quantum register using the atoms inside a semiconductor quantum dot.
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New avenues in quantum research: Supramolecular qubit candidates detected

Researchers were able to demonstrate for the first time that non-covalent bonds between spin centers are also capable of producing quartet states through spin mixing. Supramolecular chemistry is thus a valuable tool for the research, development and scaling of new materials for quantum technologies.
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FDA’s accelerated approval pathway has a few potholes

The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has found that, in a few cases, FDA officials veered from the accelerated approval pathway. The post FDA’s accelerated approval pathway has a few potholes first appeared on Federal News Network.
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FDA’s accelerated approval pathway has a few potholes

The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has found that, in a few cases, FDA officials veered from the accelerated approval pathway. The post FDA’s accelerated approval pathway has a few potholes first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Zyxel CPE devices under attack via critical vulnerability without a patch (CVE-2024-40891)

CVE-2024-40891, a command injection vulnerability in Zyxel CPE Series telecommunications devices that has yet to be fixed by the manufacturer, is being targeted by attackers, cybersecurity company Greynoise has warned. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected devices, potentially leading to complete system compromise, network infiltration, and data exfiltration. “After identifying a significant overlap between IPs exploiting CVE-2024-40891 and those classified as Mirai, the team investigated a recent variant of Mirai … More → The post Zyxel CPE devices under attack via critical vulnerability without a patch (CVE-2024-40891) appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Introducing Leading the Shift, a new Microsoft Azure podcast

We’ve asked customers, partners, Microsoft experts, and other leaders to share their journeys and insights in our new podcast, Leading the Shift. In each episode, we’ll explore how our guests are using data, AI, and cloud technologies to deliver meaningful and trustworthy innovation to their organizations, customers and communities. The post Introducing Leading the Shift, a new Microsoft Azure podcast appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
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Navigating the 2024 holiday season: Insights into Azure’s DDoS defense

The 2024 holiday season revealed a complex and evolving threat landscape for Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. This year’s trends included advanced tactics such as an increase in DDoS-for-hire operations, the assembly of massive DDoS botnets by script kiddies, politically motivated attack campaigns, and the bypass of CDN (Content Delivery Network) protections among other evolving threats. The post Navigating the 2024 holiday season: Insights into Azure’s DDoS defense appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
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Swimlane Vulnerability Response Management offers risk-based prioritization

Swimlane announced Vulnerability Response Management (VRM) Solution that extends beyond siloed vulnerability management by offering risk-based prioritization, exploit intelligence and recommended remediation workflows. Swimlane AI automation solutions combine the power of AI with human expertise, enabling faster, more accurate decision-making and empowering security teams to act confidently. VRM is designed to help enterprise and MSSP security teams proactively reduce risk, prevent breaches and ensure continuous compliance. With an overwhelming volume to manage, 68% of organizations … More → The post Swimlane Vulnerability Response Management offers risk-based prioritization appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Acquisitions paused at GSA; Maybe the Army?

Leaders at GSA and the Army issued memos about reviewing new and ongoing contracting actions that are causing some confusion in the federal community. The post Acquisitions paused at GSA; Maybe the Army? first appeared on Federal News Network.
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