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January 12, 2024

Security: Over 150k WordPress sites at takeover risk via vulnerable plugin

BleepingComputer

Two vulnerabilities impacting the POST SMTP Mailer WordPress plugin, an email delivery tool used by 300,000 websites, could help attackers take complete control of a site authentication.

Last month, Wordfence security researchers Ulysses Saicha and Sean Murphy discovered two vulnerabilities in the plugin and reported them to the vendor.

An unauthenticated attacker could exploit it to reset the API key and view sensitive log information, including password reset emails. Read More

Healthcare IT: How integrating AI and clinical decision support systems can help in the ER

Healthcare IT News

Deployment of artificial intelligence for point-of-care clinical decision support is in its nascency. Despite the media attention and proliferation of AI studies, translation to clinical practice is rare. Little evidence exists on best practices for deployment, particularly in emergency medicine.

Emergency medicine serves as the frontline of healthcare and the integration of AI and clinical decision support at this critical care point has the potential to revolutionize the way care is delivered, affecting numerous downstream processes, ... Read More

Homeland Security: Saving seconds, saving lives: NIST-funded challenge crowns winners in 3D tracking technology

NIST

In emergency response scenarios, every second counts, and the ability to pinpoint a first responder’s precise location within building structures can be a matter of life and death. Aiming to enhance the technology for first responders to track their locations, the First Responder Smart Tracking Challenge (FRST) has successfully concluded its final phase.

Led by Indiana University and funded by an $8 million cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), FRST addresses the crucial need for improved tracking capabilities in complex indoor environments where GPS often falls short.

Six teams vied for top ranking in the development of 3D tracking technology, a critical innovation aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of emergency response operations. Read More

Transportation: $623M awarded to build EV charging stations – see how much your state gets

Equipment World

The Federal Highway Administration has approved $623 million in grants to help build a nationwide charging network for electric vehicles, with projects in 22 states receiving the funds.

The grants are part of the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure law and go toward President Joe Biden’s goal of installing 500,000 chargers by 2030.

The competitive Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grants being announced will fund 47 EV charging and hydrogen-fueling infrastructure projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, including construction of 7,500 EV charging ports. Read More

Human Resources: Recruiting in 2024: Flexibility is king

HR Dive

2023 brought with it uncertainty on the talent front. Fears of a recession led some companies to pause hiring and others, notably in Big Tech, to undertake massive layoffs. But that unease likely won’t carry into the new year, hiring experts said.

Employers were nervous about a recession and “waiting for the other shoe to drop” in 2023, according to Bill Armstrong, president of recruiting at Safeguard Global, a professional staffing and consulting firm. But now those fears are waning, he said.

“I think people put a hold on some of those hiring budgets in 2023, but now they’ve got the money in Q1. I think we’re going to see a little bit of an uptick in Q1, because there is a little pent-up demand there,” Armstrong said. Read More

Business & Technology: Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2024

CIO

2023 was a year made notable by a range of unexpected, unpredictable, and fast-moving challenges that, despite seemingly having little to do with technology, had profound impacts on IT strategies. Add the rapid rise of generative AI, and the past year was one in which CIOs often found themselves on the back foot, reacting to disruptions and shifting strategies in real-time.

To get back in front, IT leaders will have to transform lessons learned from 2023 into actionable, adaptable processes, as veteran technology pros have been remarkably consistent in identifying global and economic uncertainties as key challenges for IT leaders to anticipate in 2024 as well. Read More

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