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Congressional leaders announce an agreement on spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown

Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month.
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Suspicious Prometei Botnet Activity, (Sun, Jan 7th)

On the 31 Dec 2023, after trying multiple username/password combination, actor using IP 194.30.53.68 successfully loging to the honeypot and uploaded eight files where 2 of them are protected with a 7zip password (updates1.7z & updates2.7z). Some of  these files have been identified to be related to the Prometei trojan by Virustotal. The file sqhost.exe [6] was last found by Talos [7] used with the Prometei botnet as a trojan coin miner. 
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Week in review: 15 open-source cybersecurity tools, Patch Tuesday forecast

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Wi-Fi 7’s mission-critical role in enterprise, industrial networking In this Help Net Security interview, Tiago Rodrigues, CEO at Wireless Broadband Alliance, discusses the transformative world of Wi-Fi 7, exploring its features and the impact it promises to have on our digital landscape. Cybersecurity challenges emerge in the wake of API expansion In this Help Net Security interview, Vedran Cindric, CEO … More → The post Week in review: 15 open-source cybersecurity tools, Patch Tuesday forecast appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Soft robotic, wearable device improves walking for individual with Parkinson’s disease

Researchers have used a soft, wearable robot to help a person living with Parkinson’s walk without freezing. The robotic garment, worn around the hips and thighs, gives a gentle push to the hips as the leg swings, helping the patient achieve a longer stride. The device completely eliminated the participant’s freezing while walking indoors, allowing them to walk faster and further than they could without the garment’s help.
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Are you sure of your password?, (Sat, Jan 6th)

If many people can detect simple phishing emails these days, some attacks are very well crafted and also have built-in techniques not only to ensure that potential victims will fall into the trap but there is another aspect. From an attacker&#x27s point of view, how to improve the quality of collected data?
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LastPass enforces 12-character master password lengths

The password manager enforced its guidance on master password complexity nearly a year and a half after a major cyberattack.
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Full-year CR could mean big cuts to agency discretionary budgets

In today’s Federal Newscast: Rocks are falling from the ceiling at an IRS underground storage facility. A full-year Continuing Resolution could require big cuts to agency discretionary budgets. And the latest skinny on Fat Leonard.
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11 Best Production Scheduling Software for Manufacturing Projects in 2024

To deliver goods to market on time, manufacturing teams have to consider the supply chain, inventory management, resource planning and production planning, to name a few. Managing this juggling act requires production scheduling software that’s flexible and powerful. The following… Read More The post 11 Best Production Scheduling Software for Manufacturing Projects in 2024 appeared first on ProjectManager.
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January 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A Focus on Printing

Happy 2024 Everyone! I hope everyone is looking forward to another exciting year in the ever-changing world of IT operations and software security. This article aims to provide a quick summary of some of the latest trends, announcements, and changes associated with IT patch operations while looking at the upcoming Patch Tuesday and what software updates to expect. I hope you continue to find it valuable and check in every month. December 2023 Patch Tuesday … More → The post January 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A Focus on Printing appeared first on Help Net Security.
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‘Fat Leonard’ seeks new attorneys ahead of sentencing in Navy bribery case, causing another delay

Convicted Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis who led a daring escape weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in 2022 is seeking new defense attorneys now that he is back in U.S. custody after the Venezuelan prisoner swap last month. Nicknamed “Fat Leonard,” Francis appeared in U.S. District Court in San Diego on Thursday and was visibly thinner. The judge agreed to let him change attorneys despite the prosecution’s objections that it would further delay his sentencing. Francis faced 25 years in prison for bilking the Navy out of $35 million in a scheme that involved bribing dozens of Navy officials.
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