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State Security Service opens US DITRA-supported mobile surveillance systems integration service centre

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A mobile surveillance systems integration and service centre was opened in the Operational-Technical Agency of the State Security Service, with the support of the United States Defence Threat Reduction Agency, the Service announced on Sunday.

At the opening event, Koba Kobidze, the Head of the Georgian Operational-Technical Agency addressed the audience and said the opening of the centre has been “another” proof of  “dynamically” developing cooperation between Georgia and the US, noting the centre would benefit the development and improvement of the prevention and response capabilities in state and border security.

According to the US Deputy Chief of mission Rian Harker Harris, border security has been an extremely important component, ensuring the response and prevention of threats, such as harmful technologies and threat actors.

Photo: State Security Service

The event was attended by representatives of the Georgian Operational-Technical Agency, the US Embassy, the US DTRA and the Georgian Ministry of Defence, as well as the Department of Special Tasks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Georgian Border Police.

The Service said the new centre aimed to assemble mobile surveillance systems for agencies involved in state security, maintenance of their components and software debugging, and noted the service centre was “fully equipped” with modern engineering and technical facilities.

The Georgian Operational-Technical Agency and the US DTRA have been cooperating since 2016 to develop information technology capabilities in the field of state and border security in Georgia.

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Telcos, banks, data centres urged to explore use of quantum security at new centre

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SINGAPORE – Hackers armed with quantum computers may soon trump virtual private networks, decode passwords and break other traditional encryption software that forms the basis of today’s Internet security.

And the adoption of new cyber-security software to fend off hackers who could soon wreak havoc with quantum technology is not catching quickly enough.

A newly launched experience centre, dubbed the Quantum Networks Experience Centre, at research and development hub one-north hopes to bridge the gap.

It was launched last week by National University of Singapore’s quantum security systems spin-off SpeQtral in partnership with Japanese firm Toshiba. The centre aims to promote the adoption of quantum-secure systems in the region.

It is hoped that national agencies and private enterprises such as telcos, banks and data centres can explore commercial uses for the technology.

The effort is backed by the National Research Foundation, Temasek and national institutions such as Enterprise Singapore and the Economic Development Board.

Standard encryption, which is based on mathematical codes, has become all too familiar to hackers who can decrypt it to access sensitive secrets or cripple networks.

Quantum cryptography, on the other hand, harnesses the quantum properties of light particles to create a seemingly unbreakable cryptographic algorithm to secure satellite or fibre broadband communications.

In the wrong hands, quantum technology can unravel the Internet, as it can potentially crack current encryption algorithms exponentially faster than even the best of non-quantum machines.

National institutions have recognised the promise and potential threat of the nascent technology and doubled down on investments in the field. The authorities and cyber-security providers have also urged businesses to heed these early warnings.

SpeQtral chief executive Lum Chune Yang said: “In terms of general knowledge about quantum communications, it is nowhere near what it needs to be… Any institution that handles high-value data or a high volume of data should take note.”

He added: “We are entrusting government agencies, banks and cloud providers with all our data, so those…

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New cyber security centre opens to protect Civil Service computer systems

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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ at the Public Is a Stunning Revival of an American Classic

Joan MarcusNineteen-fifty-nine, the year that Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was first performed on Broadway, may seem an extremely long time ago. But in one of the best productions so far in this season of New York theater—all of 63 years later—a pristine new production of Hansberry’s classic play about family, racism, identity, and social mobility opens at the Public Theater tonight (to November 20), directed by Robert O’Hara. How fresh it feels, painfully so. To be blunt: this is a

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Centre issues hacker warning for Google Chrome for desktop users

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The Narendra Modi government has issued a high-risk warning to Google Chrome desktop users of remote hackers getting access to the system and executing malicious operations. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) has issued the advisory with a high severity rating on September 16 against multiple vulnerabilities reported in the web browser.

CERT-IN cautioned in the vulnerability note, “Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome for Desktop.” It added the flaws “could be exploited by a remote attacker to bypass security restriction, execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service conditions on the targeted system.”

CERT-IN is a statutory body under the Information Technology (Amendment) Act of 2008. This nodal agency under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology looks after computer security incidents, reports on susceptibilities and advocates powerful IT security practices throughout the country. It reports bugs and cybersecurity threats, including hacking and phishing attacks.

Which versions are affected and why?

CERT-IN has stated that the vulnerabilities are found on the desktop version of Google Chrome. The software running on updates prior to 105.0.5195.125 is said to be impacted.

As per the report, these flaws exist in Google Chrome for Desktop because of Use-after-free (arising from the operation of dynamic memory allocation) in PDF and Frames. Along with this, the vulnerabilities also stem due to Out-of-bounds write in Storage, Heap buffer overflow in Internals and Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DevTools.

How would it influence the system ?

Using these vulnerabilities, the agency warns, a remote attacker could direct the users to malicious websites. It will give access of the system to the attacker, bypassing the security restrictions in place in the device. A remote hacker then could execute arbitrary code and launch a denial of service attack, making the system inaccessible to the original user.

The solution

Users should upgrade to the latest stable channel update available for Google Chrome desktop browser.

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