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New Protections for Food Benefits Stolen by Skimmers

Krebs on Security

Department of Agriculture (USDA), which until late last year was barred from reimbursing states for stolen EBT funds. For example, some security experts have suggested that adding contactless capability to EBT cards could help participants avoid skimming devices altogether. 1, 2022).

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Spotlight: Propaganda

Unwritten Record

This inaugural display was created by Aaron Arthur and Michael Bloomfield to present examples of Propaganda held by the Branch. These eleven examples of propaganda were chosen to showcase the wide variety of media available here in Still Pictures Branch, from the run-of-the-mill to the clichéd. . [1] 59-GP-A1550.

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Watch out, ransomware attack risk increases on holidays and weekends, FBI and CISA

Security Affairs

The agencies shared a few examples of attacks orchestrated by ransomware gangs ahead of holidays and weekends: In May 2021, leading into Mother’s Day weekend, malicious cyber actors deployed DarkSide ransomware against the IT network of a U.S. and Australian meat production facilities, resulting in a complete production stoppage.

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Examples of sustainability: How new efforts are shaping the environmental future

IBM Big Data Hub

The United Nations’ Brundtland Commission once defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sweden, for example, aims to be fossil fuel-free by 2040, while in Denmark, over 40% of electricity is generated from wind turbines.

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Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Secret Service issued a detailed advisory on the BlackByte Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) group, which has attacked critical infrastructure industries in recent months, among them government, financial and food and agriculture targets. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks. Aggressive Patching Can Have a Huge Benefit.

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CCC Days at RoleModel Software: Part 2

Role Model Software

Check out an example of the implementation for checkboxes below! This was an example of a project that didn’t result in a polished final product. Portfolio Presentation + Discovery An important part of providing useful information for future clients is to organize past work in a compelling way.

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Congress Passes Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022

Data Matters

The reporting requirements will cover multiple sectors of the economy, including chemical industry entities, commercial facilities, communications sector entities, critical manufacturing, dams, financial services entities, food and agriculture sector entities, healthcare entities, information technology, energy, and transportation.