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Wireshark 4.2.5 Released, (Sat, May 18th)

Wireshark release 4.2.5 fixes 3 vulnerabilities (%%cve:2024-4853%%, %%cve:2024-4854%% and %%cve:2024-4855%%) and 19 bugs.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T74Bqt

Diamond glitter: A play of colors with artificial DNA crystals

Using DNA origami, researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanometers — a new approach for manufacturing semiconductors for visible light.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T72j08

Chatbots tell people what they want to hear

Chatbots share limited information, reinforce ideologies, and, as a result, can lead to more polarized thinking when it comes to controversial issues, according to new research. The study challenges perceptions that chatbots are impartial and provides insight into how using conversational search systems could widen the public divide on hot-button issues and leave people vulnerable to manipulation.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T72bp4

The benefits of ‘best value’ for small businesses in the federal market

GSA’s best value legislative proposal will allow GSA to craft policies and procedures that more closely align with the commercial market. The post The benefits of ‘best value’ for small businesses in the federal market first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T726xs

Another PDF Streams Example: Extracting JPEGs, (Fri, May 17th)

In my diary entry “Analyzing PDF Streams” I showed how to use my tools file-magic.py and myjson-filter.py together with my PDF analysis tool pdf-parser.py to analyze PDF streams en masse.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T71fVd

Second senior cyber leader this week to exit federal service

Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity for CISA, will leave his role after three plus years in June. The post Second senior cyber leader this week to exit federal service first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T702FX

AI raises CIO cyber anxieties

Using third-party generative AI products without the proper controls exposes existing security gaps, McKinsey and Company Partner Jan Shelly Brown said Tuesday at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6zyW6

Air Force expanding cloud as operational, tactical lines blur

Venice Goodwine, the Air Force’s CIO, said one goal is to create more transparency on how much money mission owners are spending on cloud services. The post Air Force expanding cloud as operational, tactical lines blur first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6zNwm

Why yq? Adventures in XML, (Thu, May 16th)

I was recently asked to “recover” a RADIUS key from a Microsoft NPS server.  No problem I think, just export the config and it's all there in clear text right?
http://news.poseidon-us.com/T6ytFR