Author: Max Smith

The head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that the federal government has a “strong” ability to mandate security standards from software vendors through the procurement process. “One of the very powerful things that governments have is procurement power, and being able to drive that in a way that mandates security standards is really important,” CISA Director Jen Easterly said today at Government DX in Washington, DC. I mentioned it at the event. CISA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Secure software development certificate form This is an important step toward ensuring federal contractors…

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At Cisco, we're not just iterating on new security tools, we're working to completely reimagine cybersecurity. … [+] Understand tomorrow's threat landscape with Cisco Hypershield. (Photo by Ramon Costa/SOPA Images/LightRocket, Getty Images)SOPA Image/LightRocket (via Getty Images) The rapid growth of AI is placing new challenges and demands on data center architectures and organizations' approaches to cybersecurity. Threats evolve as fast as the technology they seek to compromise. Against this backdrop, Cisco announced its latest innovation, Cisco Hypershield, which represents a major shift in the way cybersecurity is approached in hyper-distributed environments. We spoke with Jeetu Patel, vice president and general…

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Like It's a distant memory now, but just before the release of the Nintendo Switch in 2017, portable gaming seemed to have come to an end. Mobile gaming has taken up a large portion of the market, and most modern games require large amounts of power to run on devices such as the Nintendo 3DS. Fast forward to today, and there are more ways than ever to take gaming outside of your living room.This is a bit of an odd category because, frankly, many of the devices on the market right now aren't very good. Valve's Steam Deck has sparked…

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On November 1, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended Cybersecurity Regulation 23 NYCRR 500 (or Part 500). NYDFS has published guidance regarding implementation schedules for key compliance deadlines for various categories of affected entities, including small businesses, Class A businesses, and covered entities. In addition, NYDFS has published training materials and FAQs regarding the new requirements. the current December 1, 2023small businesses, Class A businesses, and covered entities are now required to report cyber incidents, including ransomware attacks, to NYDFS. The next important deadline is April 15, 2024, to comply with Section 500.17(b) of Part…

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Beyond Finance LLCFinancial Practice Week National Survey ResultsAmericans' financial literacy may be declining due to poor financial practicesHOUSTON, April 18, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — A national survey of 2,000 Americans, evenly divided by generation, found: Almost half of respondents (43%) don't know what a 401(k) is. This comprehensive survey examined Americans' financial literacy, their commitment to learning and developing healthy money habits, and their feelings about their bank accounts and financial future.This research Beyond finance Conducted by OnePoll for Financial Practice WeekDespite these alarming knowledge gaps, only two in five respondents, or 39%, revealed that they considered themselves to be…

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story link The Division III Governing Council took action this week to support expanding the championship field in soccer from 32 teams to 40 teams and changing the championship access ratio for all team sports to 1:6. I did. In addition to the slot expansion in soccer, there will also be a single at-large pool for bidding, combining the previously used pools B and C. If the championship access ratio for team sports is expanded to 1:6, those changes are shown in the graph below. sports Current bracket size 1:6 ratio bracket size …

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Lizzie No Cole Nielsen/Artist provided hide caption toggle caption Cole Nielsen/Artist provided Lizzie No Cole Nielsen/Artist provided “I'm sleeping in the next room.” “Lagunita” “Morning Memphis” “Babylon” When I heard singer-songwriter Lizzy Noe call her latest album a video game, I was immediately intrigued.As someone who grew up playing Final Fantasy Having played many other role-playing games, the album presented as an epic journey filled with leveling up and discovering allies felt right to me. In this session, No joins us to talk about that album. Half seas. The player character sets out on this adventure named “Miss Freedomland”. And…

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imagine baldur's gate 3Except that millions of dialogue lines and outcomes are generated by AI with the help of humans. Google's cloud division is exploring the idea of ​​living games, where video games respond to player input in the moment and can spin off in myriad directions that even game developers may not be able to fully foresee.Jack Basser, Google Cloud's Director of Games is working hard to make that vision a reality.”Let's say you're creating an avatar, or you go to a shop in a medieval town. You like that sword, but you want it to be purple and…

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