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Italy’s cybersecurity body sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack


Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on 5 February issued warning to organisations to take action to protect their systems after thousands of computer servers around the world have been targeted by a ransomware hacking attack.

ACN director general Roberto Baldoni said that the hacking attack sought to exploit a software vulnerability, adding it was on a massive scale.

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Earlier, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported that servers had been compromised in other European countries such as France and Finland as well as the United States and Canada.

As per reports, dozens of Italian organisations were likely to have been affected and many more had been warned to take action to avoid being locked out of their systems.

On Sunday, teTelecom Italia customers reported internet problems, however, the two issues were not believed to be related. Meanwhile, U.S. cybersecurity officials said they were assessing the impact of the reported incidents.

“CISA is working with our public and private sector partners to assess the impacts of these reported incidents and providing assistance where needed,” the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said.

With Reuters inputs.

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Govt mulls nodal body to secure power grids


The government will create a computer security incident response team, or CSIRT, at the Central Electricity Authority to avert cyber attacks on the country’s power grid, said Alok Kumar, secretary, union power ministry.

According to media reports, cyber attackers linked to the Chinese military had infiltrated the network of seven power grid hubs in north India in April.

The emergency response team will be monitoring cyberattacks and make initial analysis. “Cyber security is an important area, and the Centre reviews it from time to time. It has issued guidelines to build capacity of the utilities,” Kumar said.

“We will have a CSIRT. There are computer emergency response teams (CERTs) for each sector. CSIRT is the central nodal point at the Central Electricity Authority, which will gradually have the capacity to monitor cyber attacks and also take initial analysis in coordination with CERT-In.”

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT-In, coordinates with the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre to oversee cybersecurity operations for critical sectors.

In April, power minister R.K. Singh said three attacks were carried out on the power grid in strategically-located Ladakh since December 2021 but the hackers did not succeed because safeguards were in place to thwart such intrusions.“Our defence against cyber attack is strong. There were probing attacks in December, January and February, but they did not succeed,” he had said.

On 17 March, Mint exclusively reported that the…

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Pea Ridge police say body cameras to aid in security, efficiency


PEA RIDGE — As they prepare for their shifts, don their vests and attach gear, from now on police officers with the Pea Ridge Police Department will add one more piece of equipment. Each officer will wear a body camera that can record video and audio as well as take still photographs.

The small rectangular black box fits securely on the officer’s chest and will provide an additional dimension of security for both the officer and the public, according to the department.

“The Pea Ridge Police Department’s goals and objectives in deploying body-worn cameras are the accurate documentation of interactions between our officers and members of the public, arrests, and other critical incidents,” according to a press release issued by the department.

“It’s going help officers with transparency,” Police Chief Lynn Hahn said. “If anyone has questions … if we get complaints against an officer, we’ll be able to see what happened, not just hear.”

He said the evidence gained will be invaluable for court cases and will provide a more secure and efficient means of sharing evidence and case information with prosecutors.

In the past, officers have used their own personal phones for photographs. Now, Hahn said, they can take pictures with the camera and automatically upload the photographs to the cloud.

“I think it’s going to save us time in the long-run in document management,” Hahn said. The photographs and videos are uploaded to the cloud, and any evidence or documents pertaining to that case can be added.

Hahn said previously sharing case files with prosecutors could be very laborious. With the software, it is simplified. The department can share a link to prosecutors to receive the necessary information.

Officer Justin Lawson was the first Pea Ridge officer to return to the station with video. He placed the camera in the dock, and the images were quickly uploaded to the cloud and available on the computer.

As he reviewed the files, Matt Dugas, national director of business development for Intrensic, noted the information available on the file. Dugas was in Pea Ridge last week to train officers on the use of the camera and software.

Dugas said the range of the camera is 140 degrees and the camera is…

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Wearables, Body Sensor Networks, Smart Portable Devices


Currently, there is a need for an immediate answer to a problem. There are useful ways and tools to help with that. This has taken Wearables, Body Sensor Networks, and Smart Portable Devices from nothing to ubiquitous. It has no signs of stopping down and an ever-increasing social effect. This article will analyze each issue of Wearables, Body Sensor Networks, and Smart Portable Devices.

1. Wearables

It’s a little gadget that’s far more portable than a phone, and you can simply carry it on your person as an accessory. It is wearable, embedded in clothing, tattooed on the skin or implanted in the user’s body. Compared with mobile phones, it has many advantages, such as: lightweight and fast, low energy consumption, advanced interaction features, design simplification, etc.

It is a combination of an internet connection and a microprocessor. Therefore, you constantly receive real-time messages/notifications through it since it is connected to the Internet and immediately connects to mobiles and personal computers. It enables you to access data from anywhere.

Wearables are diverse and popular, such as fitness activity trackers, smartwatches, Bluetooth headsets, smartwatches, web-enabled glasses, virtual reality and augmented reality headsets.

Monitoring: monitoring chips with built-in GPS to monitor children and the elderly.

Smart tattoos contain flexible electronic sensors to help monitor muscle function, sleep disorders, and heart and brain activity. In addition, it can be used to authenticate data transmission to smartphones or scanners to speed up processing processes.

Safety wearables: used as casual wear. However, when there is a threat or danger, it will issue a warning, turn on a loud alarm, and send a notification (a pre-set message, a recorded voice message with the location of where the device is located with built-in GPS) to someone (friend, family, police, or someone in the ecosystem using the device).

Improve health: helps you keep track of your daily activities, such as how long you sleep, your heart rate, and the number of steps you take. From there, it will analyze trends and give advice on activities.

Smartwatches: it will be synced with your smartphone. It…

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