CILIP

JANUARY 5, 2024

Will ‘Project Hope’ protect public libraries? We welcome Keir Starmer’s recognition at the beginning of his speech of those who have campaigned against library closures: “If you’ve spent the last 14 years volunteering to keep your park clean, your library open, for children to have opportunities.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A vulnerability in the libcue library impacting GNOME Linux systems can be exploited to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on affected hosts. A threat actor can trigger a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-43641 (CVSS score: 8.8), in the libcue library impacting GNOME Linux systems to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on affected hosts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Threat actors started exploiting a critical ownCloud vulnerability (CVE-2023-49103) that can lead to sensitive information disclosure. It allows individuals and organizations to create their own private cloud storage services, giving them control over their data while facilitating collaboration and file access across multiple devices.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant reported a surge in the number of actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in 2023. In 2023, Google (TAG) and Mandiant discovered 29 out of 97 vulnerabilities exploited in the wild. ” continues the report. ” concludes the report.

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CILIP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

2023 Retrospective: One year at CILIP & 125 years of Chartership 125 years since we received our Royal Charter from Queen Victoria, 2023 has been a year of advocacy, action, and new beginnings for CILIP. In January CILIP launched Welcome to Libraries an induction pack that supports new librarians as they start out on their careers.

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Enterprise Software Blog

MAY 19, 2023

And as it appears, Angular is a top framework that enables developers to tackle these challenges with the help of extended features and capabilities packed in different UI libraries. But with so many out there, how can you know which is the best Angular component library? 3rd party libraries are added on top of the actual framework.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Library branches remain open, Wi-Fi is still available and materials can still be borrowed. Records breached: According to the library’s 4 November update , there is “no evidence that the personal information of our staff or customers has been compromised”. However, public computers and printing services are unavailable.

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CILIP

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Uncensored Library in Minecraft: Promoting Free Press Zakariya Gayle, Academic Support Librarian at UAL High Holborn made the switch from retail management to libraries, starting as a Casual Assistant in the public sector. This blog post was written after he attended Libraries Rewired.

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CILIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Urgent appeal: protect funding for public libraries at risk CILIP is the leading industry voice championing and representing library and information professionals across the United Kingdom, guided by our Royal Charter to develop and improve library and information services, and as a Charity to act in the public good.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-42793 , can give unauthenticated attackers remote code execution (RCE) abilities without requiring user input by exploiting an authentication bypass flaw. or later), and examine and update their security configurations to prevent unauthorized access.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Google rolled out emergency fixes to address another actively exploited high-severity zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-2136 , in its Chrome web browser. The vulnerability is an Integer overflow in the Skia graphics library, the issue was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on April 12, 2023.

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CILIP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Learning from our Past: Celebrating Black History Month with Lancaster University Library Slavery Banner in Lancaster Universit Library (to Sunita Abraham) Lancaster University Library takes the lead in decolonisation to reach staff and students of the university, with a diverse range of engaging, and enriching activites, initiatives, and projects.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2024

Researchers found multiple vulnerabilities in LG webOS running on smart TVs that could allow attackers to gain root access to the devices. Bitdefender researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in LG webOS running on smart TVs that could be exploited to bypass authorization and gain root access on the devices. Sweden, and Finland.

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CILIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

Will ‘Project Hope’ protect public libraries? Children’s author Julia Donaldson joins the Great School Libraries Campaign and shares how everyone can help to ensure a school library in every school in a new video. which identified some positives, as well as inequalities in the school system across England, Scotland and Wales.

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CILIP

JANUARY 5, 2024

Libraries, critical thinking and the war on truth – what lies ahead in 2024 Nick Poole, Chief Executive, CILIP will leave CILIP at the end of March 2024. Our role is not to record the changes in our societies but to seek to influence them for the better through the active promotion of literacy, learning and access to knowledge.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This week, the following active exploits of vulnerabilities were announced: Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) group exploits January 2023 vulnerabilities in Fortinet firewalls and ManageEngine software to perform remote code execution (RCE) on U.S. Read More: The 8 Best Vulnerability Scanner Tools for 2023 What is Patch Management?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

Google released an emergency security update to address the first Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2033) in 2023, the company is aware of attacks in the wild exploiting the issue. The vulnerability was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-04-11. “Type Confusion in V8.

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CILIP

JULY 6, 2023

CILIP and Michael Rosen bring Great School Library Campaign to Parliament CILIP CEO, Nick Poole joined leading writer, poet, former Childrens Laureate, broadcaster and columnist Michael Rosen and Margaret Greenwood MP (Wirral West, LAB) in the first of a series of events to engage MPs and make sure every child has access to a great school library.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Download Now: Making the Difference - an Excellence Framework for Prison Libraries Making the Difference - an Excellence Framework for Prison Libraries supports prison library providers and prison library staff to develop, deliver and promote prison library services. Every prison library is different.

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CILIP

JUNE 13, 2023

Connecting town and gown through the library How to help a community explore its slave-trading history: Lesley English, Head of Library Engagement at Lancaster University Library, explains how the library plays a key role in building bridges between town and gown. We connect, we innovate, we include.”

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. 2023, he predicted, “will not be any easier when it comes to keeping users’ data safe and private.”

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CILIP

JANUARY 19, 2023

How Libraries Can Support Those with Dementia Libraries are often considered the heart of the community, but not everyone understands just how much they have to offer. When it comes to dementia services, libraries have enormous potential to support people with dementia and their carers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2023 fixed 97 flaws and an actively exploited zero-day. One of the flaws addressed this month, tracked as CVE-2023-21674 (CVSS score 8.8), is listed as being in the wild at the time of release. Another issue fixed by Microsoft is the CVE-2023-21549 (CVSS Score 8.8)

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CILIP

MAY 17, 2023

Benjamin White named CILIP Copyright Champion 2023 The CILIP Copyright Champion Award 2023 has been awarded to Benjamin White, Researcher at the Centre for Intellectual Property and Management, Bournemouth University. White was formerly Head of Intellectual Property at the British Library and has a background in publishing.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Google has released emergency updates to address a new zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-7024, in its web browser Chrome. The flaw was reported by Clément Lecigne and Vlad Stolyarov of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-12-19 and fixed in just one day. TODAY, 1 day later, Chrome has a fix out to protect users!!!

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CILIP

JULY 4, 2023

Larger organisations, where data already plays a significant role in their work and service provision, have been using AI to enhance decision-making around staff allocation, as well as enhanced search and access. AI creates a complex set of issues for information and library professionals to come to terms with.

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CILIP

JUNE 8, 2023

Nick Poole joins Parent Zone Podcast to discuss the future and past of public libraries In this 45 minute podcast, Nick Poole, CILIP CEO covers the evolution of public libraries and calls for new approaches from government in light of the digital and AI revolutions that are already transforming how we access and understand information.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 21, network and email cybersecurity firm Barracuda started releasing security updates to address a zero-day, tracked as CVE-2023-7102 , in Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances. “Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is an open source library used by the Amavis virus scanner within the ESG appliance.”

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CILIP

JUNE 14, 2023

Highly skilled and predominantly female - Workforce Mapping 2023 Survey results out now The libraries and information sector has a highly experienced and predominantly female workforce, with 40 per cent of staff having more than 20 years of work experience, according to data gathered for the Workforce Mapping 2023 survey.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As it has become tradition , the team creating the looks back and shares the personal highlights of the year 2023. Now, on to our personal highlights of 2023… Frederic AI – Last year in December, the buzz surrounding AI was palpable. The first was on how to clean up unused access policies. Quite fascinating.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 8, 2024

CISA Adds Chrome & Perl Library Bugs to Active Exploitation List Type of attack: Arbitrary (ACE) and remote code execution (RCE) attacks that exploit data import/export operations in Excel-related functions in web applications and denial of service (DOS) crashes or ACE/RCE related to heap buffer overflows in Chrome. Versions 0.65

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance found 98 publicly disclosed security incidents in May 2023, accounting for 98,226,877 breached records. Also be sure to check out our new page, which provides a complete list of data breaches and cyber attacks for 2023. million) Clinical test data stolen from biotech company Enzo Biochem (2.47

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The two issues are: CVE-2023-6345 Google Skia Integer Overflow Vulnerability CVE-2023-49103 ownCloud graphapi Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2023-6345 – The CVE-2023-5217 is a high-severity integer overflow in Skia. CISA orders federal agencies to fix these vulnerabilities by December 21, 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

8, 2023 – SandboxAQ today announced Sandwich, an open source framework and meta-library of cryptographic algorithms that simplifies modern cryptography management. To access Sandwich and review the documentation, visit the SandboxAQ GitHub repository. Palo Alto, Calif.,

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

The problem: Bitdefender researchers discovered four vulnerabilities in LG WebOS smart TVs that allowed unauthorized access and control. CVE-2023-6317 allows for the bypass of permission procedures, enabling unauthorized users to be added. CVE-2023-6318 permits privilege escalation to get root access.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Their main purpose is to protect applications from unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious attacks. It helps organizations ensure the security and compliance of their cloud-based applications, protecting sensitive data, preventing unauthorized access, and defending against threats. The tougher to steal, the better.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2023

Upcoming Events We have two upcoming events planned for May 2023: Webinar: How to Uncover and Address Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Libraries GlueCon Read on to learn more about May’s events. While they provide access to pre-built components and tools, they can also introduce security vulnerabilities into your code.

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