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July 9, 2024Information hallVulnerability / Network Security Cyber security researchers have discovered a security vulnerability in the RADIUS network authentication protocol no RADIUS Blast which can be used by an attacker to perform Mallory-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and bypass integrity checks under certain circumstances. “The RADIUS protocol allows some Access-Request messages to fail integrity or authentication checks,” said InkBridge Networks CEO Alan Decock, who created The FreeRADIUS projectthe statement said. “As a result, an attacker can modify these packets without detection. An attacker will be able to force any user to authenticate and give them any authorization (VLAN, etc.).” RADIUS, short…
n her 2022 book The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future, Orly Lobel posits that our relationship with digital technology is inherently ambivalent, viewing it as both servant and master, promising opportunities yet raising concerns.However, Lobel contends that, without disregarding its risks and adverse impacts, digital technology can and must become a significant force for social welfare: justice, inclusion, economic growth, innovation and especially equity. Education stands out as a key social sector where equalizing access and service quality are paramount virtues. In this regard, technology continues to evolve to become increasingly relevant in efforts…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville met with Indonesia’s top defense official on Friday to push for stronger security ties amid growing Chinese maritime activity in the Indo-Pacific region.McConville said he and Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto discussed ways to deepen cooperation, including enhanced military exercises between the countries.“We have many friends in the region, and we work closely together. We all share the same interests for the region: peace, security, stability,” McConville said. “That’s why we work together on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific for everyone.”Subianto said the promotion and maintenance of peace…
Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia – Late last year, Balinese woman Nih Lu Putu Rustini got the shock of her life when she tried to withdraw cash from an ATM to complete a renovation project at her ancestral home. Working as a cleaner during the day and a nanny by night, Rustini had saved 37 million Indonesian rupiahs ($2,340) in an account at Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Indonesia’s largest bank. But the ATM showed a balance of almost zero. When she visited her local BRI branch, a teller informed her that her money was gone. “They said a hacker had stolen my…
Background / Rationale:The global experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that whole-of-society action supported by effective leadership and governance is required to manage the systemic risks associated with biological hazards. The pandemic has challenged risk governance in countries and catalyzed changes and innovations in policies, legislation, coordination mechanisms, financing and effective risk management that have significant implications for future disaster risk reduction policy and practice. Collaborative partnerships, good practices, lessons learned and evidence generated during COVID-19 will need to be institutionalized in order to strengthen systems and capacities to manage risks of disease outbreaks and other types of…
07 May 2024, 09:47 AM IST Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo: PTI Dubai: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has left for Indonesia via Dubai. He reached Dubai on Monday at 7 am. Since he was on transit, the CM, his wife Kamala, and his grandson did not leave the airport. They boarded the Indonesian flight at 10.10 am. The CM will be in Indonesia until May 12. Following that, he will be visiting Singapore until May 18 and will reach Dubai the same night. According to an unofficial statement, the CM will be staying in Dubai from May 19-21 and will be…
July 9, 2024Information hallCI/CD Security / Server Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that attackers can use misconfigured instances of the Jenkins Script Console as a weapon for further criminal activity, such as cryptocurrency mining. “Misconfigurations, such as misconfigured authentication mechanisms, open the ‘/script’ endpoint to attackers,” Shubam Singh and Sunil Bharti of Trend Micro said in a technical note published last week. “This could lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) and abuse by attackers.” Jenkins, the popular continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) has a Groovy scripting console that allows users to run arbitrary Groovy scripts in the Jenkins controller…
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will “look at” manufacturing in Indonesia as he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday.“We talked about the president’s desire to see manufacturing in the country, and it’s something that we will look at,” Cook told reporters after the meeting.Widodo’s administration has worked for years to bring manufacturing to the country to power economic development, while Apple is seeking to diversify its supply chains away from China, where most of its smartphones and tablets are assembled. The company began moving some production to countries like Vietnam, and more recently India, after shutdowns…
Jakarta, Indonesia : Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest sign of increasing pressure on the community from religious conservatives in the country.Homosexuality is a taboo subject in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, even though it is not illegal except in the sharia-ruled Aceh province.Other LGBT-related events have also been cancelled in Indonesia due to objections from Islamic groups. In December, the United States called off a visit by its LGBT special envoy after an influential clerical body denounced the visit.Jakarta was set to host…
The bulk of Indonesian government data affected by a recent ransomware cyberattack was not backed up, officials said, in an incident that has exposed the lack of preparations for such an attack in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Last week’s cyberattack, the worst in the country in recent years, has disrupted multiple government services including immigration and operations at major airports.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitMIT xPROMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIT DelhiCertificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisit The government has said more than 230 public agencies, including ministries, had been affected,…