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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for March 2022

IT Governance

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons.

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Finding Family in Images of Liberation at Buchenwald

Unwritten Record

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we wanted to share a story that highlights how materials held by the National Archives and Records Administration are used to connect the past with the present. It is rare to locate and positively identify specific people who appear in the footage shot by the US military.

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New Director of Records Management Training

National Archives Records Express

I first became involved in the training field during my time in the military. While completing my degree in education, I worked as a supplemental instructor and an educational technologist. I enjoy reading mostly nonfiction topics; such, as educational psychology, sociology, performance support, and health and fitness.

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GCHQ implements World War II cipher machines in encryption app CyberChef

Security Affairs

UK intelligence agency GCHQ, as part of the celebration of its centenary , has released emulators for World War II cipher machines that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef released for educational purposes. We even tested them against the real thing! Try them out for yourself!

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Spotlight: The Harlem Hellfighters Return Home

Unwritten Record

By the end of their time in the war, they were one of the most famous military bands and are credited with introducing jazz to European audiences. . The members of the 369th Infantry Regiment, despite facing racism at home and in the military, served their country honorably. Clip taken from 111-H-1181 showing the 369th Regimental Band.

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The Production File Tells the Story: How “Death Mills” Came to U.S. Audiences

Unwritten Record

Signal Corps cameramen recorded the conditions, the dead, and the survivors at Dachau and other liberated camps as a record of events, for troop education, use in war crimes trials , and for other educational purposes. In all, the National Archives holds 228 reels of this film, comprising 200,000 feet, or more than 37 hours of footage.

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Jen Easterly Takes Charge of CISA At Black Hack USA 2021

ForAllSecure

The new Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, opened Day 2 of Black Hat USA 2021 with a remote presentation on Hacking the Cybersecurity Puzzle. Easterly began by presenting her bio. She later returned to West Point to teach.