Sophia Antipolis, 17 October 2023

As the second term of the Industry Specification Group Securing AI (ISG SAI) is scheduled to conclude in Q4 2023, and in line with ETSI's commitment to AI and SAI, the group has suggested the closure of ISG SAI, with its activity transferred to  a new ETSI Technical Committee, TC SAI.

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Sophia Antipolis, 22 November 2023

The Report of the eight MCX Plugtests™ event that took place from 9 October to 13 October 2023 at University of Malaga (UMA) is now available. The Report shows a success rate of 95% interoperability of the 3GPP mission critical services executed tests.  

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As the project celebrates the 25th anniversary of the signing of the 3GPP Project Agreement, the 3GPP Organizational Partners have today issued the following joint press release.

Sophia Antipolis, 4 December 2023

With its work on 3G, 4G and 5G specifications used by billions of communications services consumers globally, 3GPP stands ready to create the 6G future.

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Sophia Antipolis, 7 December 2023 

In order to have the capability to directly contribute to standardization requests, which may include, but not limited to, the future AI Act, Cybersecurity Resilience Act and NIS2, it was decided to transfer the SAI Industry Specification Group into a Technical Committee.

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Sophia Antipolis, 31 January 2024

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a significant new technical report, "ETSI TR 103 936 V1.1.1 (2024-01): Cyber Security; Implementing Design Practices to Mitigate Consumer IoT-Enabled Coercive Control". This pioneering document addresses the increasingly important issue of safeguarding individuals from coercive control through the misuse of consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Coercive control encompasses a range of abusive acts such as security breaches, privacy invasions, harassment, physical assault, and other patterns of behaviour that can limit autonomy or cause emotional harm to potential targets.

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Sophia Antipolis, 15 April 2024

This year’s first ETSI Conference on Non-Terrestrial Networks has stressed the importance of technical standardization in delivering a fully connected planet via NTN, a key element of tomorrow’s global 6G networks.

Held from 3-4 April 2024 at ETSI’s Sophia Antipolis headquarters, the event was co-organized with the European Space Agency (ESA), the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA) and the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU).

Titled ‘Non-Terrestrial Networks, a Native Component of 6G’, the 2-day conference attracted over 200 participants from 25 countries, including experts in standardization and research as well as industrial representation from the mobile, satellite and wider space industries. Delegates shared perspectives on NTN use cases, candidate technology solutions, current research status and standardization roadmaps. Day one sessions focused on the opportunities and challenges of integrating terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks within tomorrow’s global communications landscape. The second day afforded a deep dive into numerous cutting-edge NTN and 6G research & development initiatives in Europe and around the world.

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New essay, "How Slavery Affected African American Families," by Heather Andrea Williams, associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, added to Freedom's Story: Teaching African American Literature and History, TeacherServe from the National Humanities Center.

National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct (the Rule) will come into force on September 28, 2024 (the Effective Date), pursuant to section 143.4 of the Securities Act (Ontario).

The Minister of Finance has approved amendments to Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Rule 91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting and consequential amendments to OSC Rule 13-502 Fees (collectively, the Amendments) pursuant to

The Securities Advisory Committee (“SAC”) is a committee of industry experts established by the Commission to advise it and its staff on a variety of matters including policy initiatives and capital markets trends.

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Job Summary: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Manager of Administration & Corporate Services for a one-year, renewable appointment in the Finance and Administration Division. The Manager of Administration & Corporate Services AFR is responsible for the overall coordination of administrative matters between IFPRI's headquarters in Washington DC and the IFPRI regional and country/project offices in Africa. The position provides management and operational support to IFPRI regional and country/project offices in Africa including related administrative aspects of current and new corporate partnerships in Africa. This position is based in Dakar, Senegal.  Essential Duties: Specific Duties include but are not limited to: Lead finance and administration functions of the Dakar office, providing operational support and oversight of day-to-day office activities.  Provide management support and oversight of the financial and administrative operations of IFPRI Regional and country/project offices in Africa, including functions such as budgeting, contracts and grants, human resources, facilities and IT management. Work closely with key administrative departments at IFPRI headquarters for accounting, human resources, computer services and facilities/office services, in the development of and roll-out of IFPRI-wide policy and procedure changes, providing guidance and training as needed to regional and country offices to ensure that the quality of operational support meets IFPRI operations standards. Regular analysis of operations capacity of IFPRI offices in Africa, identifying and making recommendations regarding opportunities for improvement in IFPRI’s administrative operations and processes, and undertaking new initiatives as agreed. Build strong relationships with Country Office Heads and Country Administrative and Finance Managers, providing advice, guidance, and support in all areas of operations and ensuring compliance with IFPRI policies and procedures. Financial reporting oversight for IFPRI regional and country offices in Africa, and supervision and management of the Hub Finance and Administration unit team, ensuring compliance with IFPRI and donor standards, policies and procedures and processes. Participation in the formulation of annual budgets and capital plans for IFPRI offices in Africa. Provide management oversight to ensure that proper financial controls are in place and processes are compliant with correct accounting procedures, providing strategic direction in developing options for addressing any weaknesses. Monitor projects in African locations on an as required basis. Facilitate decision-making on human resource (HR) matters relating to IFPRI offices in Africa (policies and procedures, labor law compliance, staffing, recruitment, conflict resolution, etc.) Work to build the capacity of finance, administrative staff members throughout IFPRI offices in Africa through regular training sessions and mentoring support. Contribute to the internal and external audit preparations for IFPRI offices in Africa and provide support on the implementation of audit recommendations and actions. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree plus twelve years of relevant professional experience or Master’s degree plus ten years of relevant experience.  Minimum of four years management experience. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Strong customer service skills. Ability to work effectively with all levels of organizations, including regional partners and donors. Ability to work autonomously, yet keep others informed. Ability to work in a multicultural setting. Excellent attention to details. Fluency in French is highly preferred.  ​Physical Demand & Work environment: Employee will sit in an upright position for a long period of time with little opportunity to move/stretch Employee will lift between 0-10 pounds Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing computer terminal; extensive reading. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is an equal employment opportunity employer - F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

Job Summary : The Director General’s Office (DGO) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks an Administrative Coordinator (AC) for one-year, non-exempt, renewable appointment. The Executive Assistant to Director General will be responsible for the AC’s work plan and performance evaluation, subject to the approval of the Director General. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, D.C. Essential Duties The AC’s main duties and responsibilities include (a) providing administrative support to the Executive Assistant and other DGO staff (as needed), and (b) coordinating logistics for the following: Travel arrangement:  Travel planner form, visa applications, request for itineraries, issuance of air and/or train tickets, cash advances/honoraria, and preparation of travel expense reports.    Meetings:  Coordinate arrangements for organizing special events, including lunches, meetings and conferences.  This function will include room reservation, organizing meeting materials, presentation requirements, setting up teleconference and virtual calls, and catering. Visitors:  Coordinating visits of high-level guests to IFPRI such as who else from staff will join the meeting, ordering of food for breakfast or lunch as necessary, office/hotel reservation, pick-up and return of office keys, computer connections, assigned office name tag/labeling, and arrangement for brown bag/seminar/presentation. DG’s contact database:  Ensure that the database is current through regular maintenance/updating and accurate data entry of business cards from the DG’s travels. Office supplies:  Maintain adequate supply of commonly used/requested items for the division’s use. Service Center assistance, which includes but not limited to the following: Photocopying/printing/scanning Letters/mails - for fax, pick-up and distribution, maintain an updated pigeonhole assignment for DGO staff. Orderliness and adequate supplies are available for printers, photo-copying machine and coffee service. Files:  Create and maintain a complete, updated and functional filing system for DGO records and perform periodic filing of DG documents and archiving. Other duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time. It is expected that the AC will: Handle multiple tasks and prioritizes work with minimal supervision. Pay attention to detail and follows through to closure. Be able to work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment, and follow established procedures. Perform other duties/assignments as necessary. Required Qualifications : Bachelor’s degree or associate’s degree plus three years of administrative work experience, or high school diploma plus four years of relevant experience. Excellent oral and written English language skills. Solid composition, grammar and proofreading skills with the ability to compose correspondence. Demonstrated experience handling confidential matters. Demonstrated expertise with financial information. Demonstrated proficiency with computers:  Experience with MS Office, especially Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint required. Excellent typing skills required; 50-65 wpm preferred. Demonstrated ability to work productively within a multi-cultural team environment. Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work responsibly with minimal supervision. Demonstrated ability to pay attention to detail and follow-through to closure. Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced work environment.   Physical Demand & Work environment: Employee will sit in an upright position for a long period of time. Employee will lift between 0-10 pounds. Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing computer terminal; extensive reading. Salary Range : The expected salary range for this job requisition is between $23.37 - $28.65/hour. In determining your salary, we will consider your experience and other job-related factors. Benefits : IFPRI is committed to providing our staff members with valuable and competitive benefits, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. This position is eligible for health insurance coverage and a summary of our benefits  can be found on our website . Please note that the listed benefits are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US-based employees who work at least 25 hours per week.   IFPRI Washington D.C. has a hybrid work environment that allows staff members a minimum of two days (preference for 3 days) in-office work and the remaining two to three days remote work. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is an equal employment opportunity employer - F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.  

Job Summary: The Market, Trade, and Institutions Unit of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks an Administrative Coordinator I to provide administrative support. This is a one-year, non-exempt, renewable appointment and is located at IFPRI’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C.     Essential Duties: Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Document Support : Edit and/or transcribe reports, manuscripts, and other documents as needed, for the unit staff. Project Logistical Coordination : Draft and monitor contracts for collaborators and services. Accounting Support : Prepare travel and field expense reports.  File & monitor project budgets, collaborator and donor-approved budget expenditures, and sub-contracts. Travel arrangement:  Prepare hotel and travel requests for staff and visitors, assist in coordinating visa applications, request for itineraries, and issuance of air and/or train tickets, cash advances/honoraria, and preparation of travel expense reports.   Coordinate with Travel Office & Accounting for processing travel requests. Meetings : Coordinate arrangements for organizing special events, including lunches, meetings, conferences, and other training events.  This function will include room reservation, organizing meeting materials, presentation requirements, setting up teleconferences, catering, and taking/taping and/or transcribing minutes of meetings, as needed. Appointment schedule & Visitors’ Support : Manage appointment scheduling for Research fellows as requested and provide logistical support for visitors, to include office/hotel reservation, pick-up, and return of office keys, computer connections, assigned office name tag/labeling, and arrangement for brown bag/seminar/presentation. Contact Data Base Support : Maintain various administrative/unit database including Collaborator & Project main list, staff contact/emergency file, and other master files. Outposted Staff Administrative Support :   Provide administrative support to outposted staff, as applicable. Mail Support :   If requested, manage incoming & outgoing mail and monitor equipment inventory.  Perform other duties as assigned.   Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree; or Associate's degree plus three years of relevant experience; or high school diploma plus four years of relevant experience. Excellent oral and written English language skills. Solid composition, grammar and proofreading skills with the ability to compose correspondence. Demonstrated experience handling confidential matters. Demonstrated expertise with financial information. Familiarity with monitoring/managing project budgets and contracts. Demonstrated proficiency with computers:  Experience with MS Office, especially Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint required.  Excellent typing skills required; 50-65 wpm preferred. Demonstrated ability to work productively within a multi-cultural team environment. Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work responsibly with minimal supervision. Demonstrated ability to pay attention to detail and follow-through to closure. Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced work environment. Preferred Qualifications: Proficiency in a second language of the U.N. system Physical Demand & Work environment: Employee will sit in an upright position for a long period of time with little opportunity to move/stretch. Employee will lift between 0-10 pounds. Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing computer terminal; extensive reading. Salary Range : The expected salary range for this job requisition is between $23.37 - $28.65/hour. In determining your salary, we will consider your experience and other job-related factors. Benefits : IFPRI is committed to providing our staff members with valuable and competitive benefits, as it is a core part of providing strong overall employee experience. This position is eligible for health insurance coverage and a summary of our benefits  can be found on our website . Please note that the listed benefits are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US-based employees who work at least 25 hours per week. IFPRI Washington D.C. has a hybrid work environment that allows staff members a minimum of two days (preference for 3 days) in-office work and the remaining two to three days remote work. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is an equal employment opportunity employer - F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Job Summary: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), an international non-profit, research organization with over 600+ employees worldwide, seeks a Director of Finance and Administration to oversee the institute’s annual budget of USD 100+ million and lead the finance and administration services across the institute including Finance, IT Services, Travel and Facilities. The Director of Finance and Administration is a member of the Senior Management Team and reports to the Director General. The ideal candidate should be an excellent leader, people person, strategic communicator and relationship builder who can thrive in a complex, fast-changing environment. This is a three-year, full-time, exempt, renewable appointment and involves international travel, particularly to developing countries. This position could be based at IFPRI’s headquarters located in Washington, DC (preferred), Nairobi, Kenya or New Delhi, India. Essential Duties: Specific duties include but are not limited to: Provides information and advice to the IFPRI’s Board and senior management to ensure that the financial and physical resources of the institute are managed optimally and sustainably. Ensures that an effective framework is in place for informed decision making including the appropriate financial and risk management strategies, internal and external audits, compliance policies, corporate financial planning and reporting. Oversees the preparation and timely distribution of the Institute’s annual budget, long-term forecasts, including base case and downside scenario planning, and regular financial and management reports in accordance with internal, external and statutory obligations Directly supervises the senior corporate services managers (Finance, IT Services, Facilities, and Travel). Leads, manages and supports all managers in carrying out their duties by providing them with information, advice, general support and capacity building as needed. Monitors budget and expense trends; recommends and implements corrective actions as required. Reviews financial policies, procedure and practices; recommends improvements to financial processes and controls. Develops and implements systems that ensure the smooth operations of central administration. Work closely with the CGIAR Corporate Service Heads and at the One CGIAR System Office. Oversees all space and lease functions. Primarily responsible for IFPRI’s risk management system including oversight of IFPRI’s operations in Africa and Asia. Ensures that Finance and Corporate Service units in all IFPRI locations are appropriately staffed, well led and managed for performance. Ensure continuous improvement in the service delivery from these units. Required Qualifications: CPA/MBA or equivalent; minimum of fifteen years of relevant experience at the senior management level. Demonstrated leadership, management, and supervisory skills including the ability to recommend or make decisions, including difficult ones, in a complex, changing environment. Excellent planning and organizational skills, as well as attention to detail. Broad knowledge of finance and corporate service functions. Senior level experience in contract administration. Managerial experience in a non-profit, research, and/or international organization. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.  Demonstrated ability to work in multi-cultural settings and to build productive relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders. Willingness and ability to travel internationally, particularly to developing countries (15-20%). Essential personal qualities: integrity, responsiveness and decisiveness. Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of or experience with the CGIAR Understanding of US GAAP AND IFRS Experience in donor relations Proficiency in a second language of the U.N. system Physical Demand and Work Environment: Employee will sit in an upright position for a long period of time.  Employee will lift between 0-10 pounds.  Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing computer terminal; extensive reading. Salary Range: The expected salary ranges for this job requisition are between $ 188,900 - $231,400.  In determining your salary, we will consider your experience and other job-related factors. Benefits: IFPRI is committed to providing our staff members with valuable and competitive benefits, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. This position is eligible for health insurance coverage and a summary of our benefits can be found on our website. Please note that the listed benefits are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US based employees who work at least 25 hours per week. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is an equal employment opportunity employer - F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

Job Summary: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Finance & Administrative Coordinator for its Development Strategies and Governance Unit (DSG). This is a one-year, renewable appointment and is located at IFPRI’s South Asia Office in India. This position will work within the DSG department in providing support with travel organization, contract drafting & monitoring, revision of deliverables, financial reports, and invoices; workshops, edit narratives; close contracts and projects. Interested applicants must have work authorization to work in India. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Project Logistical Coordination : Provide logistical coordination for project activities, to include drafting and monitoring of project subcontracts, for complex Divisional projects. Monitor deadlines and coordinate the receipt of collaborator deliverables and submission of donor deliverables as requested. Accounting Support : Prepare travel and field expense reports.  File & monitor project budgets, collaborator and donor-approved budget expenditures, and sub-contracts. Submit and monitor collaborator invoices upon submission/approval of deliverables. Monitor weekly unit payments and submit updates to vendors and/or PM/PL/ project coordinators. Follow-up and process invoices from centers that host Group staff.   Assist, as needed, on provision of monthly General Ledgers (GLs)/Project Summary Report (PSRs) to PM/PLs.  Submit/correct project-related expense adjustments (as needed) Contact Data Base Support:   Maintain various administrative/unit database including Collaborator & Project main list, staff contact/emergency file, and other master files. Monitor SAC calendar to identify: Project end-dates and eventual closeout. Provide project budget burn rates to projects leaders upon request. Electronic filing of documents. Closeout collaborator and sub-contractor contracts after detailed verification that all deliverables have been received and all funds have been disbursed, filling in the checklist, obtaining the Project Leader signature, and importing the Close Out Form onto D4D. Timely preparation of periodic financial reports and invoices for a range of donors. Monitor billed and unbilled receivables for delinquent payments and billable cost. Data Entry in Tally and Finalization of accounts books as per Indian Accounting standards. Review monthly project status reports. Address internal and external inquiries regarding project financial matters. Assist with annual statutory audit. Other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance plus two years of relevant experience or associate’s degree plus five years of relevant experience. Preference would be given to Intermediate/pursuing CA/CS/CWA. Knowledge of Tally is preferable. Demonstrated proficiency with computers: experience with MS Office, especially Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint required. Strong analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to work productively within a multi-cultural team environment. Excellent oral and written communications skills. Demonstrated ability to pay diligence and follow-through to closure. Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced work environment. Physical Demand & Work environment: Employee will sit in an upright position for a long period of time. Employee will lift between 0-10 pounds. Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing computer terminal; extensive reading. 

Twenty five years after the launch of CVE, the Tenable Security Response Team has handpicked 25 vulnerabilities that stand out for their significance.

Background

In January 1999, David E. Mann and Steven M. Christey published the paper “Towards a Common Enumeration of Vulnerabilities” describing an effort to create interoperability between multiple vulnerability databases. To achieve a common taxonomy for vulnerabilities and exposures, they proposed Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE). In September 1999, the MITRE Corporation finalized the first CVE list, which included 321 records. CVE was revealed to the world the following month.

As of October 2024, there are over 240,000 CVEs. including many that have significantly impacted consumers, businesses and governments. The Tenable Security Response Team has chosen to highlight the following 25 significant vulnerabilities, followed by links to product coverage for Tenable customers to utilize.

25 Significant CVEs

CVE-1999-0211: SunOS Arbitrary Read/Write Vulnerability

CVE-2010-2568: Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2014-0160: OpenSSL Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2014-6271: GNU Bash Shellshock Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2015-5119: Adobe Flash Player Use After Free

CVE-2017-11882: Microsoft Office Equation Editor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2017-0144: Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2017-5638: Apache Struts 2 Jakarta Multipart Parser Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2019-0708: Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2020-0796: Windows SMBv3 Client/Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2019-19781: Citrix ADC and Gateway Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2019-10149: Exim Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1472: Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2017-5753: CPU Speculative Execution Bounds Check Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2017-5754: CPU Speculative Execution Rogue Data Cache Load Vulnerability

CVE-2021-36942: Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability

CVE-2022-30190: Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool Remote Code Execution

CVE-2021-44228: Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2021-26855: Microsoft Exchange Server Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability

CVE-2021-34527: Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2021-27101: Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2023-34362: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2023-4966: Citrix NetScaler and ADC Gateway Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2023-2868: Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) Remote Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2024-3094: XZ Utils Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability

Identifying affected systems

A list of Tenable plugins for these vulnerabilities can be found on the individual CVE pages:

• CVE-1999-0211
• CVE-2010-2568
• CVE-2014-0160
• CVE-2014-6271
• CVE-2015-5119
• CVE-2017-11882
• CVE-2017-0144
• CVE-2017-5638
• CVE-2019-0708
• CVE-2020-0796
• CVE-2019-19781
• CVE-2019-10149
• CVE-2020-1472
• CVE-2017-5753
• CVE-2017-5754
• CVE-2021-36942
• CVE-2022-30190
• CVE-2021-44228
• CVE-2021-26855
• CVE-2021-34527
• CVE-2021-27101
• CVE-2023-34362
• CVE-2023-4966
• CVE-2023-2868
• CVE-2024-3094

1. 4Critical
2. 82Important
3. 1Moderate
4. 0Low

Microsoft addresses 87 CVEs and one advisory (ADV240001) in its November 2024 Patch Tuesday release, with four critical vulnerabilities and four zero-day vulnerabilities, including two that were exploited in the wild.

Microsoft patched 87 CVEs in its November 2024 Patch Tuesday release, with four rated critical, 82 rated important and one rated moderate.

This month’s update includes patches for:

• .NET and Visual Studio
• Airlift.microsoft.com
• Azure CycleCloud
• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• LightGBM
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft Graphics Component
• Microsoft Office Excel
• Microsoft Office Word
• Microsoft PC Manager
• Microsoft Virtual Hard Drive
• Microsoft Windows DNS
• Role: Windows Hyper-V
• SQL Server
• TorchGeo
• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• Windows Active Directory Certificate Services
• Windows CSC Service
• Windows DWM Core Library
• Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC)
• Windows Kerberos
• Windows Kernel
• Windows NT OS Kernel
• Windows NTLM
• Windows Package Library Manager
• Windows Registry
• Windows SMB
• Windows SMBv3 Client/Server
• Windows Secure Kernel Mode
• Windows Task Scheduler
• Windows Telephony Service
• Windows USB Video Driver
• Windows Update Stack
• Windows VMSwitch
• Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem

Remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities accounted for 58.6% of the vulnerabilities patched this month, followed by elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerabilities at 29.9%.

Tenable Solutions

A list of all the plugins released for Microsoft’s November 2024 Patch Tuesday update can be found here. As always, we recommend patching systems as soon as possible and regularly scanning your environment to identify those systems yet to be patched.

For more specific guidance on best practices for vulnerability assessments, please refer to our blog post on How to Perform Efficient Vulnerability Assessments with Tenable.

Get more information

• Microsoft's November 2024 Security Updates
• Tenable plugins for Microsoft November 2024 Patch Tuesday Security Updates

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2020年在诸多方面都让我们始料未及。新冠肺炎（COVID-19）疫情为全球带来了一场大规模的公共卫生灾难，各国均陷入了疫情及其相关应对政策带来的不同程度的经济困境，面临服务严重中断和人员流动严重受限的局面。无论是富裕国家还是贫穷国家，均未能幸免。在中低收入国家，许多弱势群体直接面临食物安全、医疗和营养方面的威胁。丧失生计、营养不良、教育中断和资源枯竭造成的长期影响可能性非常巨大，特别是对许多国家来说，距离新冠肺炎疫情的结束还遥遥无期。此外，疫情还凸显并加剧了我们食物系统的薄弱环节和不平等状况。一年过去了，全球因新冠肺炎疫情而进一步偏离了到2030年实现可持续发展目标(SDG)的进程。显然，食物系统可以在推动我们走上正轨方面发挥核心作用。要想实现可持续发展目标，就必须对食物系统进行转型，帮助我们更好地为下一次冲击做好准备，同时造福世界贫困人口和弱势群体以及我们的地球。

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استمرت المواجهة في السودان بين القوات المسلحة السودانية وقوات الدعم السريع لعدة أشهر قبل أن تتصاعد إلى نزاع مسلح في 15 أبريل 2023. بالإضافة ة إلى جانب الكارثة الإنسانية، عطل النزاع العديد من الخدمات العامة مثل الكهرباء والمياه والخدمات الصحية والخدمات المصرفية، بينما تعطل أيضا الوصول إلى الأسواق، مما أدى إلى ندرة كبيرة في السلع والخدمات. وقد دمر الصراع البنية التحتية الرئيسية، وقيد التجارة المحلية والدولية وعطل أنشطة الإنتاج وسلاسل الموردين.

دخل النزاع المسلح بين القوات المسلحة السودانية وقوات الدعم السريع في السودان شهره السادس منذ اندلاعه في 15 أبريل 2023، دون أي مؤشرات على انتهائه قريبا. تسببت الحرب في كارثة إنسانية حادة، دمرت البنية التحتية الرئيسية، وقيدت أنشطة التجارة والإنتاج. علاوة على ذلك، أدى ذلك إلى تعطيل الوصول إلى المرافق العامة والخدمات المالية والأسواق، مما أدى إلى ندرة كبيرة في السلع والخدمات. في هذه الورقة، نستخدم إطار نمذجة مضاعف مصفوفة المحاسبة الاجتماعية لتقييم الآثار الاقتصادية على مستوى الاقتصاد لهذه الاضطرابات في النشاط الاقتصادي والموارد الإنتاجية وسبل العيش.

A master of romantic suspense, Sandra Brown spins an action-packed tale of mistaken identity, political intrigue, and assassination. The crash of a Dallas-bound jet wasn't just a tragedy for TV reporter Avery Daniels; it was an act of fate that handed her a golden opportunity to further her career, but made her the crucial player in a drama of violent passions and deadly desires. After plastic surgery transforms her face, Daniels is mistaken for a glamorous, selfish woman named Carole Rutledge-wife of the famous senatorial candidate Tate Rutledge who is a member of a powerful Texas dynasty. As she lay helpless in the hospital, Daniels made a shattering discovery: Someone close to Tate planned to assassinate him. Now, to save Tate's life, Avery must live another woman's life-and risk her own...

Mickey Haller gets the text, "Call me ASAP - 187," and the California penal code for murder immediately gets his attention. Murder cases have the highest stakes and the biggest paydays, and they always mean Haller has to be at the top of his game. When Mickey learns that the victim was his own former client, a prostitute he thought he had rescued and put on the straight and narrow path, he knows he is on the hook for this one. He soon finds out that she was back in LA and back in the life. Far from saving her, Mickey may have been the one who put her in danger.

Author Tami Hoag's fan-favorite Minneapolis investigators, Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska, hunt a serial killer in this haunting thriller. On a frigid New Year's Eve in Minneapolis, a young woman is found brutally murdered-the ninth so far this year in a string of grisly slayings. Homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska fear that it's the work of a serial killer they call Doc Holiday, a transient who has brought his gruesome game to a new and more terrifying level. But as Kovac and Liska uncover the truth, they find that the monsters in the ninth girl's life may live closer to home. And even as another young woman disappears, they have to ask the question: Which is the greater evil-the devil you know or the devil you don't?

Modern ideas get tangled up with traditional ones in the latest intriguing installment in the beloved, best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Precious Ramotswe has taken on two puzzling cases. First she is approached by the lawyer Mma Sheba, who is the executor of a deceased farmer's estate. Mma Sheba has a feeling that the young man who has stepped forward may be falsely impersonating the farmer's nephew in order to claim his inheritance. Mma Ramotswe agrees to visit the farm and find out what she can about the self-professed nephew. Then the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon comes to Mma Ramotswe for advice. The opening of her new salon has been shadowed by misfortune. Not only has she received a bad omen in the mail, but rumors are swirling that the salon is using dangerous products that burn people's skin. Could someone be trying to put the salon out of business? Meanwhile, at the office, Mma Ramotswe has noticed something different about Grace Makutsi lately. Though Mma Makutsi has mentioned nothing, it has become clear that she is pregnant . . . But in Botswana-a land where family has always been held above all else-this may be cause for controversy as well as celebration. With genuine warmth, sympathy, and wit, Alexander McCall Smith explores some tough questions about married life, parenthood, grief, and the importance of the traditions that shape and guide our lives. This is the fourteenth installment in the series. This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.

"Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown are back chasing mystery with their unique circle of Southern sleuths. And though the changing colors of fall are a beauty to behold, this year the scattered leaves hide a grim surprise. Autumn is in the air in the Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia--and all the traditions of the changing seasons are under way. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen cleans her cupboards, her husband, Fair, prepares the horses for the shorter days ahead, and the clamorous barking of beagles signals the annual rabbit chase through the central Virginia hills. But the last thing the local beaglers and their hounds expect to flush out is a dead body. Disturbingly, it's the second corpse to turn up, after that of a missing truck driver too disfigured to identify. The deaths seem unrelated--until Harry picks up a trail of clues dating back to the state's post-Revolutionary past. The echoes of the Shot Heard Round the World pale in comparison to the dangerous shootout Harry narrowly escapes unscathed. Next time, it may be the killer who gets lucky. But not if Harry's furry friends Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker can help it. Lending their sharp-nosed talents to the hunt, they'll help their mistress keep more lives from being lost--and right an injustice buried since the early days of America's independence. "As feline collaborators go, you couldn't ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown."--The New York Times Book Review"-- Provided by publisher.

Toronto – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning the public about scammers claiming to represent large, well-known financial companies.  Recently, the CSA has noted an increase in the number of scams involving the use of professional looking electronic broch

Using a representative sample of irrigation schemes, the study documents the physical, knowledge, and governance infrastructures of irrigation schemes in Ethiopia’s most intensively used river basin, the Awash. The findings show that about 20 percent of the equipped area of irrigation schemes in the basin is not being irrigated, while the number of actual beneficiaries […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program

The CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) presents: 'Livestock, Gender, and Agency Amid Conflict in Ethiopia' 📅 Dec 11, 2024, ILRI Info Center, Addis Ababa. Join us as we discuss CGIAR NPS’s latest findings to guide policies that strengthen Ethiopia’s livestock sector. CGIAR International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Policy Studies Institute […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program

La igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de las mujeres y niñas se ve reflejado en distintas prioridades de políticas a nivel global y local. El Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 5 busca lograr la igualdad de género y empoderar a todas las mujeres y niñas.

En el Perú, se estima que hay aproximadamente 6 millones de personas que migraron internamente en algún momento de su vida. Esto equivale al 20.3% de la población, siendo su mayoría originaria de la serranía peruana. Aunque Lima es el principal polo de atracción, en los últimos años, se ha observado un aumento en la migración hacia las regiones de Madre de Dios, Tacna, Arequipa y Moquegua (INEI, 2022). Entre el 2002 y 2007, Madre de Dios fue el departamento que tuvo la mayor cantidad de migrantes con un saldo migratorio neto de 14,8% (Yamada, 2012).

When the Fire Nation begins to believe that the country will perish if Zuko stays in power, Avatar Aang and his friends must protect the ruler.