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Visakhapatnam: IG suspends night round officer after series of house break-ins at Tummapala

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Inspector General of Police, Visakha Range, L.K.V. Ranga Rao, on Sunday suspended an Assistant Sub-inspector, who was the night duty officer in Tummapala region under Anakapalle (Town) Police Station limits, after a series of house break-ins were committed in the village during the early hours of Friday.

The DIG warned that action would be taken against any police officer, if he/she was found negligent in their duties. He also said that special teams were deputed to investigate the case, and assured the victims that the accused would be arrested at the earliest.

A group of unidentified miscreants have allegedly stolen ₹1.30 lakh from two houses and the panchayat office at Tummapala. They also reportedly attempted to commit thefts in five more houses. Superintendent of Police B. Krishna Rao visited the crime scene and gave suggestions to the officials.

Mr. Ranga Rao said that the police have been collecting the details of ex-offenders and persons who were released from jails recently from in and around the district. The DIG also asked the police personnel to check the history of suspicious persons, by utilising Finger Print Identification System and Mobile Security Check Device while performing their duties either during the day or at night.

‘Patrolling intensified’

He also sought cooperation from the local people of Anakapalle to inform the police, if they find any person, moving suspiciously. He said that patrolling has been intensified at vulnerable places like dhabas, hotels, liquor stores, highways, railway stations and bus stations.

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SEMO IT Security Officer Discusses Protecting Technology From Hacking, Malware Amidst Current Events

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As tragedies escalate in Europe, many have voiced concerns about a rise in cybersecurity attacks. On Feb. 25, 2022, Information Technology (IT) sent an email to the Southeast community regarding cybersecurity vigilance. According to the email, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are aware of these issues and are urging the public to be cautious of ransomware, keylogging, and device-takeover attacks.

Types of cyberattacks

SEMO information technology security officer Bill Green said there are three types of attacks currently aimed by hackers towards the United States and Europe.

Green said ransomware is a type of software that encrypts an individual’s data and leaks it. After encryption, the hacker will ask for ransom money in exchange for the decryption key.

He said another attack is keylogging. Keylogging is malware that could be installed or downloaded onto someone’s device. With this, the hacker can record every button pressed, recording the usernames and passwords to any account.

Green said device-takeover attacks occur if an individual’s usernames and passwords are leaked to the dark web. Hackers can then hijack accounts and commit fraud, steal credentials and take over the account.

Multi-factor authenticators

Green said the best way to protect personal information is to have a multi-factor authenticator (MFA) set up on all accounts.

“If someone gets your username and password, that’s not ideal. But if you have two-factor or multi-factor authentication set up on your account, they likely can’t get that additional factor needed to get into the account,” Green said.

Green said students who use text messaging as MFA instead of Microsoft authenticator are not safe from hacking.

“I know a lot of the students on campus use the text message for their multifactor instead of using the Microsoft authenticator. The problem with [text message] is that it isn’t particularly secure, either. I really would encourage folks to use Microsoft authenticator or Google authenticator. Not just for someone on campus, but if they have an email account, banking or whatever the case may be….

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OYO Appoints Ex-PayU Exec. Prakash Padariya As Chief Information Security Officer

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Global hospitality technology platform, OYO, has announced the appointment of Prakash Padariya as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for IT and security teams. In his role at OYO, Prakash will helm a security strategy for OYO’s systems globally, including regions such as India, SEA, Europe, USA and the UK. 

In his role as CISO at OYO, Prakash will lead the operations for teams working specifically for IT and Cyber Security services. In addition to this, Prakash will be also responsible for leveraging technologies such as big data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance cyber security functions from the ground. Padariya joins OYO from Netherlands headquartered online payment solutions provider PayU, where he was in a similar role. 

He brings with him 19+ years of experience across geographies with extensive expertise in corporate security consulting, cyber security, cyber warfare, vulnerability assessment, ethical hacking, surveillance audits, legal regulatory compliance, computer forensics, law enforcement cybercrime prevention, among others. Besides PayU, Prakash has worked in senior management roles across leading Fortune 100 MNCs like GE, Royal Bank of Scotland, IBM, Target Corporation and Accenture. 

At OYO, Padariya will directly report into the company’s Chief Technology Officer – Ankit Mathuria. Commenting on his appointment, Prakash Padariya, Chief Information Security Officer, OYO said, “I am super excited to join OYO at this stage where all of travel is transforming and resurging post-COVID-19. I am honored to be a part of this team and can’t wait to start developing solutions to enhance the maturity of all of OYO’s products to the next level of security and privacy.” 

Commenting on Prakash’s appointment, Ankit Mathuria, Chief Technology Officer, OYO said, “OYO’s data privacy and security are at the core of how we build technology. And for this reason, we believe in working with industry experts who can best lead the…

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HackerOne Appoints Chris Evans as Chief Information Security Officer

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Founder of Google Project Zero, and head of Tesla and Dropbox security, will also hold the title of Chief Hacking Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, December 08, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HackerOne, the world’s most trusted hacker-powered security platform, today announced the appointment of its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). A pillar of the security industry, Chris Evans, will also hold the newly created role of Chief Hacking Officer. The Chief Hacking Officer role will give hackers an additional seat at the table at HackerOne, with Chris collaborating with the community to deliver their point of view in executive level discussions. The role will also advise and support organizations with best practices for partnering with the community and be responsible for developing the next generation of hackers.

“All software has security vulnerabilities,” explained Chris. “The only way to outpace the cybercriminals is to enlist the help of external security researchers. Across every industry, we’re seeing the most innovative companies and CISOs embrace ethical hackers to reduce risk. I look forward to working with the best hackers in the world and supporting them in helping companies and governments increase their resistance to attacks.”

Chris has been instrumental in developing cybersecurity best practices and essential initiatives, including founding the Google Chrome security team and Google Project Zero security research team. Google Project Zero was founded on the basis of collaboration and transparency with the aim of finding zero day vulnerabilities in all software, not only Google owned products. Chris has also since held the top security position at Dropbox and Tesla.

“There are few people in our industry who have done as much to advance cybersecurity through ethical hacking as Chris Evans and we are honored to welcome him at HackerOne,” said Marten Mickos, CEO of HackerOne. “The best CISOs in the world understand hacking, and in his dual role, Chris will represent the community on our executive team and develop security best practices both internally and for our customers.”

Chris will also support HackerOne’s expansion of its security intelligence solutions, which…

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