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Certain online games use dark designs to collect player data

The privacy policies and practices of online games contain dark design patterns which could be deceptive, misleading, or coercive to users, according to a new study.
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Size Matters for Many Security Controls, (Sat, Oct 28th)

This week, I'm teaching FOR610 in Manchester, and while my students are busy resolving some challenges, I'm looking at my hunting results from the previous days. I found an interesting sample. The file was delivered via an email with a URL pointing to a well-known file-sharing service: hxxps://www[.]Mediafire[.]com/file/o3m15ydxnhlm9w0/New+Purchase+Order+pdf.tgz/file. The file is not available anymore, but I was able to find it back on VirusTotal: “New Purchase Order pdf.tgz” (SHA256:7f351b32e6209496ef59c511dffaf9312508b53e476b1e77171af3d433b94087[1]) with a low score of 3/54.
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Several Navy PEOs put personnel first in modernization efforts

The Navy is solidifying the importance of customer experience. For example, its Program Executive Office for Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions is making its customer experience feedback pilot program permanent in the coming months.
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OMB evolving FedRAMP to better address software-as-a-service needs

Drew Myklegard, the deputy federal chief information officer, said the draft memo to update FedRAMP creates a new oversight board and promotes agencies from similar sectors working together approve cloud services.
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TeamViewer Tensor enhancements improve security and productivity

TeamViewer announced a major update of its enterprise connectivity solution TeamViewer Tensor, supporting IT departments in maintaining business-critical equipment. With leading compatibility, security and performance, TeamViewer Tensor offers a comprehensive overview of all devices, improving monitoring and support as well as access management. This update puts a special focus on improved security, new mobile device management capabilities and the reworked user interface with session links as an alternative to ID and password. Enterprise-focused security features … More → The post TeamViewer Tensor enhancements improve security and productivity appeared first on Help Net Security.
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AI strengthens banking’s defense against fraud

Consumers are ready for the next wave of payment technology, including deployment of AI-driven biometrics to verify identity in digital-first account opening processes, according to Entrust. The key to future payment solutions 63% of respondents indicated that they are comfortable with AI helping their bank detect fraud. Almost half of respondents abandoned a new bank account application after starting because it didn’t feel secure or was too cumbersome. The new wave of technology needs to … More → The post AI strengthens banking’s defense against fraud appeared first on Help Net Security.
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AI-related security fears drive 2024 IT spending

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $5.1 trillion in 2024, an increase of 8% from 2023, according to Gartner. 2024 set to see strong public cloud spending growth While generative AI has not yet had a material impact on IT spending, investment in AI more broadly is supporting overall IT spending growth. “In 2023 and 2024, very little IT spending will be tied to GenAI,” said John-David Lovelock, VP Analyst at Gartner. “However, organizations … More → The post AI-related security fears drive 2024 IT spending appeared first on Help Net Security.
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VA, AFGE support parts of bipartisan bill to refine how agency fires poor performers

VA’s top human resources official told lawmakers Wednesday that the department endorses core elements of the 2023 Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development (LEAD) Act.
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Single model predicts trends in employment, microbiomes, forests

Researchers report that a single, simplified model can predict population fluctuations in three unrelated realms: urban employment, human gut microbiomes and tropical forests. The model will help economists, ecologists, public health authorities and others predict and respond to variability in multiple domains.
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Fortinet expands Universal SASE offering to empower today’s hybrid workforce

Fortinet announced the expansion of its Universal SASE offering to empower today’s hybrid workforce with FortiOS everywhere. “The Fortinet operating system, FortiOS, is the industry’s only enterprise-grade converged operating system able to support all SASE functions, including firewall, SD-WAN, secure web gateway, encryption/decryption, CASB, DLP, and ZTNA, whether deployed in an appliance or cloud-delivered from Fortinet,” said Ken Xie, Chairman of the Board and CEO. “This approach enables over 30 converged networking and security functions … More → The post Fortinet expands Universal SASE offering to empower today’s hybrid workforce appeared first on Help Net Security.
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