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Microsoft is open sourcing CyberBattleSim Enterprise Environment Simulator (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Microsoft released as open-source the ‘CyberBattleSim Python-based toolkit which is an Enterprise Environment Simulator. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116702/security/cyberbattlesim-enterprise-environment-simulator.html

LinkedIn confirmed that it was not a victim of a data breach (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini LinkedIn has formally denied that the recently disclosed data leak was caused by a security breach, data were obtained via web scraping. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116689/data-breach/linkedin-not-data-breach.html

Fitch Ratings: Cyberattacks could pose a material risk to water and sewer utilities (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Fitch Ratings is warning that cyberattacks could pose a risk to water and sewer utilities potentially impacting their ability to repay debt. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116680/security/fitch-ratings-risk-water-utilities.html

Pakistan/USA – Under Biden, Pakistan and the US face a dilemma about the breadth of their relationship (Brookings)

Madiha Afzal After the unpredictability of the Trump years, Pakistan approached Joe Biden’s win and the new administration with both expectation and apprehension. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/04/12/under-biden-pakistan-and-the-us-face-a-dilemma-about-the-breadth-of-their-relationship/

USA – Now is the time to diversify the nation’s medical workforce. Here’s how (Brookings)

Ngozi F. Anachebe In hindsight, 2020 is appearing to be a pivotal time in medical education. 2020 saw the emergence of the SARS-2 Covid-19 pandemic,...

USA – A comparison of renters and homeowners in recent decades (Brookings)

Wendy Edelberg, Sara Estep, Stephanie Lu, and Emily Moss Housing policies over the past several decades have overwhelmingly benefited owners with mortgages instead of renters. In this piece,...

USA – Bolstering the housing safety net: The promise of automatic stabilizers (Brookings)

Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Benjamin Keys While social insurance programs help to buffer the effects of economic downturns, these programs have many gaps in coverage....

USA – A plan to reform the Unemployment Insurance system in the United States (Brookings)

Arindrajit Dube The unemployment insurance (UI) system has played an important role in delivering relief during the current pandemic. https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-plan-to-reform-the-unemployment-insurance-system-in-the-united-states/

Nord Stream 2 – Nord Stream 2: Background, objections, and possible outcomes (Brookings)

Steven Pifer Nord Stream 2 is an almost-finished natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. The Biden administration opposes it and has come under congressional...

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