01 10 11 Table of Contents 1. New Snake Keylogger Variant Leverages AutoIt Scripting to Evade Detection 2. Chinese hackers abuse Microsoft APP-v tool to evade antivirus 3. Mozilla Addresses High-Severity Memory Safety Vulnerabilities in Firefox 135.0.1 4. CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of SonicWall SonicOS
Government Contracting
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) just dropped a recommendation that's causing quite a stir in federal IT circles - converting all federal Chief Information Office (CIO) positions from career reserved to general SES roles. In other words, converting the CIO role from a career position into that of
Monthly Wrap
Overview The cybersecurity landscape in January 2025 exhibited a rapid evolution of attack techniques, increased supply chain compromises, and advanced AI-powered threats. Major threat actors, including state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) groups and financially motivated cybercriminals, continued to exploit vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, enterprise networks, and cloud environments.
In this post for #ComputerScienceEducationWeek, I discuss how we can apply successful techniques from the study of skill acquisition to our own industry.
Government efficiency shouldn't be political theater. A better approach: Let agencies openly prefer proven contractors, establish nationwide secure remote work access, and embrace FedRAMP-approved AI. Real efficiency comes from implementation, not investigation.
Yo squad, as you know its my new favorite thing to have LLMs break down important Department Docs using Gen Alpha Slang. Accordingly, here’s the lowdown on how the DoD’s trying (and sometimes failing) to handle “Controlled Unclassified Information” (CUI). Basically, they’re fumbling the bag a bit.
In the federal contracting sphere, too often proposal teams discuss scope and capture based primarily on budget size rather than a deep understanding of the work required. This approach, while potentially lucrative, inevitably leads to inefficiencies, wasted resources, and, frankly, subpar outcomes. The root of the issue? A disconnect between
Pups
Ransomware, which tries to get money from victims by taking over computer home pages. Source…
Cybersecurity
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, cyber supply chain security has become a paramount concern for both public and private sectors…
Software Development
and Why Should we Use It?
Software Development
In my last blog post, I discussed my favorite definition of “quality.” In it, I referred to Quality Assurance testers and some types of…
Software Development
I have been testing software for a lot of years: first as a power user of software that my company purchased, then as part of my job…