Author: Admin
OpenSSH has released security updates that contain a critical security flaw that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges on glibc-based Linux systems. The vulnerability, codenamed regreSSHion, has been assigned the CVE ID CVE-2024-6387. It is located in OpenSSH server componentalso known as sshd, which is designed to listen for connections from any client application. “A race condition vulnerability in the OpenSSH (sshd) server signal handler allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) as root on glibc-based Linux systems,” said Bharat Jogi, senior director of threat research at Qualys. said in a disclosure released today. “This race condition…
Indonesia’s progress towards a sustainable future depends heavily on the crucial role of carbon capture technology in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Adopting carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is essential to capture CO2 from power plants, compress it, transport it, and store it permanently (D’Alessandro et al., 2010). Integrating carbon capture technology into existing biomass power plants in Indonesia can lead to a considerable annual reduction of up to 2.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Would substantially contribute to efforts to reduce emissions (Sutrisno et al., 2021). Moreover, CCS is widely acknowledged as a crucial technology for almost zero emissions,…
By VNA  June 24, 2024 | 06:06 pm PT Indonesia’s national data center had been recently hit by a ransomware attack demanding a ransom of US$8 million, Communication and Informatics Minister Budi Arie Setiadi said Monday. According to the country’s news agency Antara, the cyber attack has caused major disruptions to the immigration office’s online services nationwide over the past week. Automated passport machines were now functioning, he said.Budi said attackers used a new variant of existing malicious software called Lockbit 3.0. Ransom by encrypting a victim’s data. Hackers can offer a key in return for payments, in cryptocurrency, that…
An official of Indonesia’s information technology ministry resigned as the government continues an audit of its data centers in the wake of the nation’s worst cyberattack.Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, director-general for applications and information at the Communications and Information Technology Ministry, stepped down on Thursday, following last month’s massive hack that crippled government services from airports to scholarships. Pangerapan said he was “morally responsible.” Source link
Indonesian legislators passed a new law to offer consumers better protection against data breaches that have intensifiedBloomberg Terminal over the past two years. The new legislation will hold data operators liable for up to five years in jail and a maximum fine of 5 billion rupiah ($334,000) for leaking or misusing private information. The deliberation of the bill was held up for more than a year. Source link
Indonesia finally has passed its personal data protection law that has been in discussions since 2016. The government believes the new Bill will be critical amidst a spate of data security breaches in the country. Indonesia’s House of Representatives earlier this month approved the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, paving the way for its ratification on Tuesday. The country now joins other jurisdictions in Southeast Asia that have dedicated personal data protection laws, including Singapore and Thailand. Communications and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate had hailed the approval as a milestone and key to driving connectivity and advancements for the local digital sector. Plate…
At the heart of every application are secrets. Credentials that enable human-to-machine and machine-to-machine communication. Machine identities exceed human identities by a 45 to 1 ratio and represent most of the secrets we need to worry about. In accordance with CyberArk’s latest research, 93% of organizations had two or more identity-related breaches in the past year. It is clear that we need to address this growing problem. In addition, it is clear that many organizations agree to use plaintext credentials for these identities in private repositories, assuming that they will remain private. However, poor private code hygiene leads to public…
Indonesian Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan officiated on Saturday, June 22, 2024, the export of eight containers of high-tech coated steel products to Australia, Canada, and Puerto Rico by PT Tata Metal Lestari. PT Tata Metal Lestari is a steel company that produces zinc-aluminum coated steel under the brand name Nexalume, with a factory located in Cikarang, West Java, Indonesia. In a statement on Saturday, praised PT Tata Metal Lestari (part of the Tatalogam Group) for seizing export market opportunities with a commitment to green and sustainable industry principles. “We take pride in exporting products from SMEs, and this high-tech…
THE PURSUIT OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY The self-sufficiency drive for crops has continued under President Joko Widodo through a programme called Food Estate, which has put down roots in Central Kalimantan among other areas. The project is a multi-ministry effort – for example, one is responsible for clearing the land and setting up the irrigation system, another handles the actual planting of crops and yet another oversees strategic reserves. The programme is largely considered a failure as it has not produced meaningful results since it started in 2020, observers note. Some environmentalists have even blamed the government for environmental degradation, as they…
A number of government services across Indonesia have been disrupted after a threat actor breached the country’s national data centre. Hackers using a new variant of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware called Brain Cipher encrypted Indonesia’s Temporary National Data Centre, leading a number of services, including immigration checks and airport services, facing issues since 20 June, according to the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) of the Republic of Indonesia. “The results of our identification of the obstacles that occurred at the Temporary National Data Center were due to a cyber attack of the ransomware type,” said BSSN chief Hinsa Siburian.…