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Not to be a walking stereotype, but that carpet is sensational.

New — > A trove of documents found on a North Korean computer server suggest that a pair of US animation studios may be unwittingly outsourcing work for popular forthcoming animation series to North Korean workers: cnn.com/2024/04/22/pol…

Linux flaw was a long con, possibly with nation-state support, experts say. David DiMolfetta with a deep dive into what lay behind efforts to backdoor a widely used Linux utility. buff.ly/3xqeVwU

Women make up only 25% of federal IT jobs.

For Women's History Month, I talked to Kemba Walden, Clare Martorana, Camille Stewart Gloster, folks at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) about why, and why this matters.

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EXCLUSIVE: Flaws in public records management tool could let hackers nab sensitive data linked to requests buff.ly/3P6Waok

as promised✨Biden promised an exec order to address identity theft in public benefits - which spiked during the pandemic - during his State of the Union 2 years ago.

It hasn't materialized, leaving stakeholders frustrated. Here's why, & why it matters:
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Biden to sign executive order boosting cybersecurity of ports, maritime vessels later this morning. buff.ly/3uQKE9r by David DiMolfetta

Trust-fund Triston can wait it out.

I'm ready to tap the power of AI to supercharge my fantasy draft

Breaking: GAO confirms CGI Federal notified them of data breach last month that impacted some 6,600 people --> nextgov.com/cybersecurity/…

It was a House guy who did the actual caning

National Archives tees up new rules for UFO records buff.ly/3w3M54B

Does anyone use the buttons on the rearview mirror?

The only scandal in this story is that a top Council member staffer also serves as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and is using *both posts* to block a perfectly legal three-story home and drag its developer publicly.

The only scandal here is this story itself!

Never make Pedro Martinez wait...

Your annual reminder that Marley’s ghost himself somehow did the deal that got Scrooge a final shot at redemption.

BREAKING: IRS direct file participants will have to use vendor ID-dot-me for identity verification buff.ly/4avO0ik