Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The group also claimed the hack of the British Library and China Energy Engineering Corporation. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2023

CVE-2023-27350 (CVSS score – 9.8) – PaperCut MF/NG Improper Access Control Vulnerability. PaperCut MF/NG contains an improper access control vulnerability within the SetupCompleted class that allows authentication bypass and code execution in the context of system.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2024

The group also claimed the hack of the British Library and China Energy Engineering Corporation. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, was spotted observing a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. CrowdStrike researchers observed the China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon , using a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

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. Reported by Rong Jian of VRI on 2023-03-30 [$8000][ 1429201 ] High CVE-2023-2134: Out of bounds memory access in Service Worker API.

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CILIP

MARCH 5, 2025

Establishing value in transitional agreements and open access publishing Transformative agreements (TAs) were designed to bring about a global transition from paywalled content to open access. Significant time and resource has been invested by university libraries in understanding their value. Is it a good deal?

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CILIP

AUGUST 28, 2024

We write as the leaders of national charities representing school library staff; the School Library Association, the Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) including CILIP’s School Libraries Group (CILIP SLG), and the Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians (ASCEL).

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Preservica

MARCH 18, 2022

Academic libraries are in the midst of rapid, widespread changes as it shifts into the digital age. Our libraries have been a steady flame for patrons to depend on, not just throughout the pandemic, but throughout history. See how Preservica customers are creating engaging internal and public access.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Rhysida ransomware uses CSPRNG, which is based on the ChaCha20 algorithm provided by the LibTomCrypt library. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

“Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.” ” concludes the advisory.

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CILIP

AUGUST 5, 2024

CILIP statement on the fire damage at Spellow Hub Library in Liverpool Spellow Hub library is located in Liverpool, and was transformed into a 'library of the future' in 2023. Across the country, public libraries should be safe, welcoming and inclusive communities, open to all free of charge.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

“A distinct group of espionage attackers who were formerly associated with the ShadowPad remote access Trojan (RAT) has adopted a new, diverse toolset to mount an ongoing campaign against a range of government and state-owned organizations in a number of Asian countries.”

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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. Future iterations will enable the creation of multi-layered, stacked sandwiches with broader functions, such as providing access to cryptography at different abstraction levels.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2019

The group hit entities in several industries, including the gaming, healthcare, high-tech, higher education, telecommunications, and travel services industries. The attack against a publicly-accessible web server at a U. ” states the report published by FireEye. based research university took place on April 2019.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In March, the FBI issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. CERT-FR’s alert states that the Pysa ransomware code is based on public Python libraries. continues the report.

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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. In all her courage and conviction, she was confronting the reality of a brutal Taliban regime that used violence to deny millions of women and girls the basic right to an education.

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CILIP

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

AI survey launches to help the sector find the answers to the biggest questions Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents risk, uncertainty, hope, and opportunity in our profession, and we are launching the AI survey to uncover where we stand on this new technology as library and information professionals.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

PDF files can be used to execute JavaScript, download files, access URLs, and execute commands. PdfParser, a standalone PHP library, provides various tools to extract data from a PDF file. Often instead of very malicious links, and induce the user to click on something. Static Analysis x Dynamic Analysis. Example: peframe file_name.

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CILIP

MAY 13, 2024

Innovative approaches to literacy: Libraries Change Lives Librarians from across the country have been submitting their stories of impact to share with MPs and political leaders as part of the Libraries Change Lives Campaign.

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Unwritten Record

APRIL 14, 2020

National Bookmobile Day is April 22, part of National Library Week (April 19-25). . A library is a place that stores information, a place where people from all walks of life have the opportunity to obtain textual and audiovisual material for education, entertainment, and enlightenment. Libraries, Mobile — Third Army La.

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CILIP

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Libraries Change Lives parliamentary reception unites MPs, Lords and Library Leaders Florence Eshalomi, Labour MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green speaking at the parliamentary event “Libraries represent the very best of us. Without that I don’t think I’d be standing here today.” “One

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

“In this recently discovered campaign, the DLL side-loading infection chain executes a shellcode that decrypts the final payload: a remote access Trojan Kaspersky named FoundCore that gives the attackers full control over the infected device.” .” states the post published by Kaspersky experts.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

It uses a statically linked OpenSSL (OpenSSL 0.9.8e) library to interact with the domain over HTTPS via HTTP POST request” The researchers noticed that the command handler implemented in the PingPull malware is similar to the ones supported by both the China Chopper web shell and the PingPull Windows PE variant. softether[.]net

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CILIP

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Reds story: becoming Kings College Londons Maughan Librarys first apprentice Im Red and Im 19. I work in Frontline Services, based at the Maughan Library, but still occasionally work across the other KCL Libraries, and since March I have started working in Special Collections once a week.

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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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Archives Blogs

JUNE 13, 2018

Providing public access to Federal Government records is central to the mission of the National Archives. It is clear that collaboration is the path to the future, and nowhere is this more apparent than through the efforts of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) to connect people to our nation’s shared history.

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CILIP

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Here she looks at the how a National Data Library could work and what is needed for it to be a success. The idea of a National Data Library (NDL) emerged in the Labour Party Manifesto ahead of this year’s ­General Election. Since then, there’s been ­ongoing discussion about its shape and scope.

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CILIP

JANUARY 15, 2025

CILIP joins sector stakeholders to present strategic briefing to Minister Chris Bryant The Strategic Briefing Paper proposes a series of actionable steps that the minister can undertake to align libraries with the Governments strategic priorities. It's also been an important exercise for the sector to come together and agree on what we want.

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Preservica

APRIL 26, 2018

Real-world digital preservation blog series: The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA). I recently caught up with State Archivist Beth Shields and Electronic Records Branch Manager Kari May at KDLA to learn how they are preserving and providing access to their state’s large volumes of important digital assets.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ongoing education and skill development requires educating teams and ensuring employees become proactive contributors to organizational defense. Implementing a Zero Trust architecture involves verifying every attempt to access the system. The majority of ransomware attacks gained initial access by defeating legacy MFA.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Thus the goal of training is to educate users so they are far less likely to fall prey to the various ploys from the hacking fraternity. The company has gone public now.

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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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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Shift happens: the future office/library in a connected world. Another will become an arts, culture, and education centre, generating new jobs, training, apprenticeships and with significant appeal to national and international visitors, creating greater footfall that will enable the town centre to thrive. and, yes, the library.

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CILIP

MARCH 11, 2021

Croydon Libraries: Open letter concerning proposed cuts and closures to Croydon Libraries. Dear Councillor Lewis, Open letter concerning proposed cuts and closures to Croydon Libraries. We are writing in response to the consultation on the future of public library services in Croydon. disability.

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CILIP

APRIL 8, 2024

Louis' career has been guided by his interest in evidence-informed policy, mainly in education. Libraries - whatever sector or setting they're in - are much-loved by their communities and deliver an amazing range of public benefits but are navigating a growing range of challenges and opportunities. "I

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AIIM

JANUARY 14, 2021

When employees fail to get access to the knowledge necessary for completing their tasks, the organization suffers. It's great for nurturing the organization's knowledge bank so everyone can access it even as people come and go. This can be documented and preserved as part of the organization's knowledge library.

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Archives Blogs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In celebration of Presidents Day, we are featuring a series of Citizen Archivist tagging and transcription missions using Catalog records from each Presidential Library: a Presidential Libraries Road Trip ! Learn more on the Citizen Archivist dashboard. We first announced this project through our National Archives Catalog newsletter.

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