CILIP

JUNE 17, 2024

Libraries and the fight against truth decay Truth decay is the diminishing role of facts and analysis in public life, it is a phenomenon that erodes civil discourse, causes political paralysis, and leads to general uncertainty around what is and is not. A healthy democracy is helped by an open exchange of views,” said Stijn.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-35737, has been disclosed in the SQLite database library. The security expert Andreas Kellas detailed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-35737 (CVSS score: 7.5), in the SQLite database library, which was introduced in October 2000. through 3.39.1. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2020

Security researchers have spotted a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-7247, that affects a core email-related library used by many BSD and Linux distributions. OpenSMTPD is present in many Linux distros, including on FreeBSD, NetBSD, Debian, Fedora, and Alpine Linux. ” reads the advisory published by Qualys. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Texas Record

JULY 12, 2021

This event is organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and co-sponsored with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to promote electronic records management in Texas government. TSLAC and DIR are looking for learner-focused presentations designed to engage virtual audiences.

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CILIP

AUGUST 6, 2024

Approaching AI at the National Library of Scotland Image of the National Library of Scotland by Magnus Hagdorn, from Flickr Robert Cawston, Director of Digital and Service Transformation, introduces a new AI Statement for the National Library of Scotland.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 21, 2019

This event is organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and co-sponsored with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to promote electronic records management in Texas government. Presentations should deliver takeaways that are immediately useful to attendees’ work.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The service analyzes third-party Javascript libraries for vulnerabilities using RetireJS and the Content Security Policy (CSP) of an extension to identify which domains an extension can communicate with. The post Duo Labs presents CRXcavator Service that analyzes Chrome Extensions appeared first on Security Affairs.

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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. Digital Preservation.

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CILIP

JANUARY 22, 2024

The best of times, the worst of times for public libraries Isobel Hunter, CEO of Libraries Connected, discusses how the sector is demonstrating its best innovation while facing its worst financial crisis. ISOBEL Hunter became the first Chief Executive of Libraries Connected in 2018.

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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 24, 2023

CILIP AGM 2023 celebrates diversity and development in the libraries and information management The CILIP AGM 2023 took place on Tuesday 24th October 2023 in a hybrid format from the CILIP offices in the British Library and online via Zoom, in CILIP's year of celebration of 125 years of Royal Chartership.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2024

Red Hat warns of a backdoor in XZ Utils data compression tools and libraries in Fedora development and experimental versions. Red Hat urges users to immediately stop using systems running Fedora development and experimental versions because of a backdoor in the latest versions of the “xz” tools and libraries. rpm and xz-libs-5.6.0-2.fc40.x86_64.rpm

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AIIM

JULY 15, 2021

After creating the site, you will want to create Document Libraries for each of the different types of files that will be stored in the site. These are typically documents being worked on by more than one person and are living documents if they are stored (like Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, etc.).

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

Log4J, aka Log4Shell, refers to a gaping vulnerability that exists in an open-source logging library that’s deeply embedded within servers and applications all across the public Internet. Left unpatched, Log4Shell, presents a ripe opportunity for a bad actor to carry out remote code execution attacks, Pericin told me.

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CILIP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

New Partner in Green Libraries Campaign: NHS Knowledge and Library Services Community of Practice There are more than 500 libraries within NHS England, an organisation that is committed to net zero by 2040. Green Libraries Campaign Find out more about the Green Libraries Campaign and how your library can get involved!

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2024

At present, the new TCC protections are only used by the Safari browser. Apple’s Hardened Runtime uses strict library-validation, ensuring only libraries signed by the same Team ID are loaded. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft. Apple addressed the vulnerability with the release of macOS Sequoia 15.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Green Libraries Week – not long to go! Libraries from all sectors will be taking part in Green Libraries Week 2024, from National Libraries to university libraries to the high street, green activities, education and literacy events will be happening near you.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 9, 2019

It should be noted that 11 of the 15 critical flaws are present in or are a key component of the browsers built into Windows — namely, Edge and Internet Exploder Explorer. The other — CVE-2019-0880 — is present in Windows 8.1 , Server 2012 and later operating systems.

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Enterprise Software Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

However, the abundance of Blazor component libraries overfilling the market today can make it a bit challenging to select the right one. That’s why I gathered the top 7 Blazor component libraries that match all this, empowering developers to create outstanding user interfaces while saving time and effort.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Future Literacy and Libraries We are living and working in an age of uncertainty and change. Libraries are at the forefront of this change, and new funding models, policies, and services are required for the sector to adapt to these changes, that are already impacting on the daily lives of library and information users in countless ways.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Will AI detract from the magic of Libraries? Ruth Rikowski, a professional librarian and information professional, and published author spoke at a CILIP London event on libraries and AI, raising some interesting questions about the future of this technology. One wonders what the future of the public libraries will be with AI.

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CILIP

JUNE 28, 2024

Applications are welcome from individuals, organisations and/or institutions, in what is the third and final phase of the Anti-Racist Library Collections: A Training Plan for Public Libraries in Wales project. The training will enable librarians to confidently shape and share library collections along clear anti-racist principles.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Shift happens: the future office/library in a connected world. t too keen on taking the chance when the present model seemed to be working just fine. and, yes, the library. So what role can libraries play in the new normal ? Our libraries are cherished and often the strong vocal support for the ? s President?s

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The company pointed out that crash dumps should not include the signing key, but a race condition allowed the key to be present in the crash dump (this issue has been fixed by the company). The investigation revealed that the system crash in April of 2021 resulted in a snapshot of the crashed process (“crash dump”).

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CILIP

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Uncensored Library in Minecraft: Promoting Free Press Zakariya Gayle, Academic Support Librarian at UAL High Holborn made the switch from retail management to libraries, starting as a Casual Assistant in the public sector. This blog post was written after he attended Libraries Rewired.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The Libssh library is affected by a severe flaw that could be exploited by attackers to completely bypass authentication and take over a vulnerable server. This means that if a remote attacker sends the “SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_SUCCESS” response to libssh, the library considers that the authentication has been successfully completed.

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CILIP

MARCH 28, 2023

Action, Inspiration and Insight at Inaugural Green Libraries Conference Last week CILIP’s first Green Libraries Conference took place and showcased over a year of sustainable and attainable green projects and initiatives, at the Wellcome Collection in London.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2024

In addition to this shared infrastructure, Macma and other malware in the Daggerfly’s arsenal, including Mgbot all contain code from a single, shared library or framework. Elements of this library have been used to build Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android threats. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The issue can be exploited by triggering a recently disclosed VM sandbox escape vulnerability (CVE-2022-36067 aka Sandbreak) in the vm2 third-party library. The researchers explained that the template engine utilizes the vm2 library to prevent the execution of untrusted code. ” reads the advisory published by Oxeye.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

The adware applications were linked together by the use of third-party Android libraries, which bypass the background service restrictions present in newer Android versions. However, our analysts were able to detect it because apps using these libraries waste the user’s battery and make the device slower.

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CILIP

JUNE 13, 2023

Connecting town and gown through the library How to help a community explore its slave-trading history: Lesley English, Head of Library Engagement at Lancaster University Library, explains how the library plays a key role in building bridges between town and gown. We connect, we innovate, we include.”

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Enterprise Software Blog

MAY 19, 2023

And as it appears, Angular is a top framework that enables developers to tackle these challenges with the help of extended features and capabilities packed in different UI libraries. But with so many out there, how can you know which is the best Angular component library? 3rd party libraries are added on top of the actual framework.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2024

Each pirated application included the following components: Malicious dylib , a library loaded by the application that acts as a dropper. “ Upon executing the FinalShell.dmg application, the dylib library loads the backdoor “bd.log” and the downloader “fl01.log” log” from a remote server.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2024

Researchers from the firmware security firm Binarly released a free online scanner to detect the CVE-2024-3094 Backdoor Last week, Microsoft engineer Andres Freund discovered a backdoor issue in the latest versions of the “xz” tools and libraries. The vulnerability was tracked as CVE-2024-3094 and received a CVSS score of 10.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

“LD_PRELOAD forces binaries to load specific libraries before others, allowing the preloaded libraries to override any function from any library. One of the ways to use LD_PRELOAD is to add the crafted library to /etc/ld.so.preload.” ” continues the analysis. Pro-Ocean deploys an XMRig miner 5.11.1

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

CVE-2024-7262 Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal Vulnerability: An improper path validation vulnerability in Kingsoft WPS Office (versions 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.16412) allows attackers to load arbitrary Windows libraries via the promecefpluginhost.exe. According to the WPS website , WPS Office has over 500 million active users worldwide.

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CILIP

AUGUST 1, 2024

CILIP invites researchers to submit a proposal to conduct an independent study into the economic, social, cultural, educational and innovation and research impacts of enabling more sustainable and inclusive eBook lending and to present the findings in a short report.

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