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so far, we have discussed different decomposition methods and baseline models. Now, we move on to Time Series Forecasting models like ARIMA, SARIMA, etc. But these forecasting models require the data to be stationary. So first, we will discuss what stationarity in a time series actually is, why it is required, and how it is achieved. Perhaps most of you have already read a lot about stationarity in a time series through blogs, books, etc., as there are a lot of resources available to learn about it. At first, I thought to explain what stationarity in time series is when…

On Friday, the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, Chuck Borges, sent an email to agency staff claiming that he had been forcibly removed from his position after filing a whistleblower complaint this week accusing the agency of mishandling sensitive agency data. Minutes after the email went out, it disappeared from employee inboxes, two SSA sources tell WIRED.“I am regretfully and involuntarily leaving my position at the Social Security Administration (SSA),” Borges wrote in the resignation letter to staff obtained by WIRED. “This involuntary resignation is the result of SSA’s actions against me, which make my duties impossible to perform…

that 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds WHO annual limits[1], causing $6 trillion in global yearly health costs as per the World Bank[2], with 9 out of 10 deaths attributed to outdoor air pollution in low- and middle-income countries[3]. The current air quality research and monitoring approach faces issues with proprietary models, closed datasets, and inaccessible research outputs. The massive scale of this socio-economic challenge underpins the need for collaborative, scalable, and equitable solutions to tackle air pollution, which has never been more urgent. The principle of Open Source can be a solution. Instead of keeping critical…

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter The Resurgence of IoT Malware: Inside the Mirai-Based “Gayfemboy” Botnet Campaign Your Connection, Their Cash: Threat Actors Misuse SDKs to Sell Your Bandwidth The Silent, Fileless Threat of VShell Android backdoor spies on employees of Russian business Malicious Go Module Disguised as SSH Brute Forcer Exfiltrates Credentials via Telegram Android Document Readers and Deception: Tracking the Latest Updates to Anatsa DragonForce Hook Version 3: The Banking Trojan with The Most Advanced Capabilities SpyNote Malware Part 2       Tamperedchef…

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday announced sanctions against a Russian national and a Chinese company for their roles in North Korean fraudulent IT worker schemes. Over the past several years, hundreds of US companies are believed to have been duped into hiring North Korean nationals that used false or stolen identities to obtain IT employment and funnel the fraudulently obtained revenue to the Pyongyang regime. Using fraudulent documents, stolen personal information, and AI to hide their true identities, and aided by individuals and organizations in the US and elsewhere to hide their location,…

Our deep appreciation to Security BSides – San Francisco and the Creators, Authors and Presenters for publishing their BSidesSF 2025 video content on YouTube. Originating from the conference’s events held at the lauded CityView / AMC Metreon – certainly a venue like no other; and via the organization’s YouTube channel. Additionally, the organization is welcoming volunteers for the BSidesSF Volunteer Force, as well as their Program Team & Operations roles. See their succinct BSidesSF ‘Work With Us’ page, in which, the appropriate information is to be had!

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new entry in their favorite franchise for years, and it’s finally here. With Grand Theft Auto delayed into next year, that can only mean one thing: Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming, and it’s coming in just a few days. For those who have been patient, this news is almost unbelievable. Developer Team Cherry has been nearly silent since the game’s announcement, to the point where entire communities of memes have emerged, with some focusing on trolling each other.This month also marks the long-awaited return of Silent Hill. That is to say, trailers so…

OpenAI is working on a new feature called the Thinking effort picker for ChatGPT. With the Thinking effort picker, you can choose how hard ChatGPT can think. When a model thinks harder, it doesn’t necessarily mean a great response. You might not want the model to think harder when you’re not sure what to do tomorrow. However, you may want the model to think harder when you’re working on a complex topic, such as econometrics, bond valuation, healthcare and so on. As spotted on X, OpenAI is testing the effort picker, so you can select the intensity of the thinking model. …

Authorities in the United States and the Netherlands have seized VerifTools, a marketplace selling fake IDs for cybercrime. The operation links to $6.4M in fraud, but the site has reportedly relaunched. Following a joint international investigation, authorities in the Netherlands and the United States have seized a major illicit marketplace that sold fraudulent identity documents to criminals worldwide. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced on August 28 the takedown of two marketplace domains, veriftools and veriftoolsnet, along with an associated blog. The servers for the operation were seized in Amsterdam in a coordinated effort with…