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UN/DARFUR – The UN cannot abandon Darfuris amid rising violence (Mohamed Osman, Al Jazeera)

“It is the same as in the old days,” Adam Rojal, a coordinator in an internally displaced community in Sudan’s Darfur region told me...

KAUTHAR BOUCHALLIKHT – In solidarity with Kauthar Bouchallikht (Malia Bouattia, Al Jazeera)

Kauthar Bouchallikht, a green and social justice activist, is standing as a candidate for the GroenLinks (Green Left) party in the Netherlands in the...

HACKING – DDoS amplify attack targets Citrix Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/112597/hacking/citrix-ddos.html

USA – Pentagon Targets Emerging Smart Technologies to Pilot in 2021 (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

Companies are invited to apply to present relevant products during a solutions meeting next spring https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2020/12/pentagon-targets-emerging-smart-technologies-pilot-2021/170981/

USA – Veterans Affairs Publishes Employee Experience Journey Map (Frank Konkel, NextGov)

Agency officials believe positive employee experiences translate to improved service delivery to its veterans. https://www.nextgov.com/it-modernization/2020/12/veterans-affairs-publishes-employee-experience-journey-map/171011/

HACK ROUNDUP – The Hack Roundup: CISA Guidance Warns Affected Systems May Need to Be Rebuilt (Heather Kuldell, NextGov)

Here are the news and updates you may have missed https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2020/12/hack-roundup-cisa-guidance-warns-affected-systems-may-need-be-rebuilt/171023/

USA – Trump Vetoes Defense Policy Bill Over Base Names, Unrelated Internet Law (Erich Wagner, NextGov)

The House has already scheduled a vote after Christmas to override the president’s long-threatened rejection of the annual Defense authorization act, which also includes...

USA – Former Presidential Adviser Advocates Tougher Software Vendor Standards After Breach (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The environment where updates for the company’s software were developed was reportedly protected by a password anyone could guess. https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2020/12/former-presidential-adviser-advocates-tougher-software-vendor-standards-after-breach/171024/

USA/GLOBAL SUMMITS 2021 – Up in the Air: Ten Global Summits That Will Test Joe Biden in 2021 (Stewart Patrick, CFR)

Summit diplomacy was a prominent casualty of COVID-19 during 2020. The pandemic forced the postponement of many high-level gatherings and the shift of others,...

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