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Jazzmyne Townsend, an English and Language Arts teacher at Stanton Elementary School in Washington, D.C., has been named the 2025 D.C. Teacher of the Year. Townsend has implemented innovative programs, such as "Loads of Literacy," which provides free laundry services, books, and reading opportunities for families. She has also led her students in self-publishing two books. Townsend's achievement highlights the importance of the teaching profession and her role as an instructional coach. She will now compete for the title of 2025 National Teacher of the Year. [Extracted from the article]

CtrlS Datacenters Ltd has acquired land in Patna, India to build a new data center with an investment of ₹400 crore. The data center will have a 10MW IT load capacity and house about 1,000 racks. The CEO of CtrlS Datacenters stated that the company aims to support the digital transformation of enterprises and hyperscalers by providing reliable and scalable digital infrastructure. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the importance of investing in artificial intelligence (AI) in India, particularly in the areas of cyber security and border security. It highlights the advancements in AI technology and the potential benefits it can bring to various industries. Additionally, the article mentions the warning issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) about multiple vulnerabilities in Apple products and the need for users to update their operating systems to mitigate these risks. [Extracted from the article]

Shri Manohar Lal inaugurated the COMPUTER SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM - POWER (CSIRT-POWER) facility at the Northern Regional Power Committee in New Delhi. The facility aims to protect the power infrastructure of India from cyberattacks, which have become a serious concern with potentially significant consequences. This development is seen as a significant step forward in safeguarding the country's national infrastructure. Smartphone companies have also increased their marketing and advertising spends by 15-20% in preparation for the festive season, with a focus on offering price discounts to clear stocks and capitalize on the growing mid-range market. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on addressing common cybersecurity concerns raised by readers, offering practical advice on how to protect against various online threats. Topics include the effectiveness of using incognito mode, the risks of public Wi-Fi networks, and the pros and cons of biometric security measures.

Generative AI technology, which can create original content, is raising concerns about data poisoning. Data poisoning occurs when incorrect or misleading information is inserted into the data used to train AI models, leading to the spread of misinformation or the compromise of sensitive information. Generative AI models are particularly vulnerable to data poisoning because they rely on vast amounts of data from the open web. Hackers could manipulate data sources, such as Wikipedia, to include false information that AI models would then digest. Legislation and regulation are needed to address the risks associated with data poisoning and other issues related to generative AI. Some researchers are also using data poisoning as a defensive tool to protect creators' work from being used by generative AI. [Extracted from the article]

The article highlights government's alert on medium-severity vulnerabilities in VMware Horizon Server, urging users to apply vendor-provided software fixes.

The article highlights India's lower internet resilience compared to neighboring countries such as Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

The article reports on the claim by computer security researchers that police databases in the city of Shanghai and Henan province in China were left unattended and unsecured for months after they were attacked by hackers. Also cited are how the incidents showed the privacy risks of the Chinese government's mass surveillance and security activities, and the demand by Chinese citizens to firms to protect their personal privacy and data.

The article relates the developments after U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Adrian Hawkins called the Democratic National Committee about their computer system being compromised by the Dukes, a cyberespionage team with links to the Russian government in September 2015. Topics discussed include first sign of cyberespionage and information-warfare campaign for the disruption of the 2016 U.S. presidential elections by a foreign power.

The author discusses the increasing availability of surveillance technology, computer hacking, and related services from private contractors. Topics explored include the alleged use of said technology by authoritarian states in tracking criminals, terrorists, and even political activists, the 2015 Privacy International report which focused on surveillance technology export to Uzbekistan, and the computer data transmission capabilities of spyware program FinSpy developed by Gamma Group.

The presents the 2023 State of Ransomware report reveals an unprecedented surge in global ransomware attacks, with 1,900 incidents concentrated in the U.S., Germany, France, and the United Kingdom within a year.

* If you're looking to break intothe computer of an Israeli friend orbusiness rival, don't bother tryingthe password "password." Israel's most popular password is"sha256", which computer securitynerds know refers to one of themathematical algorithms underlyingthe computer encryption thatprotects passwords. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that cyber-security researchers have unearthed that hackers are spreading a powerful malware via news around the new Omicron strain as stealing information and credentials from Windows users. It mentions Researchers from cybersecurity firm FortiGuard said that hackers are infecting devices with "RedLine" malware sent via emails, that steals all of the usernames and passwords it finds throughout an infected system.

The article reports on the growing number of U.S. colleges and universities that offer courses on cybersecurity. Topics covered include date showing a critical shortage of the workers and skills necessary to confront cybercrime, strategies used by colleges to fight the problem, and institutions that are shifting to a more comprehensive notion of cybersecurity, such as Clemson University.

The article reports that National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) Rajesh Pant has proposed national cyber security strategy will address this gap in the security framework and no central apex organisation in terms of allocation of business rules.

The article presents findings of the report conducted by technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group, on the increasing risks of cyberattacks against enterprise based in Great Britain.

The article reports that Gmail will start showing authenticated brand logos for companies that uses Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) that involves adding logos to emails that aim to show that emails are authentic and not spam. It mentions that Google notes that it uses a technology called Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC), which helps reduce spoofed and phishing emails, and BIMI provides email recipients and email security systems.

The article offers some precautionary measures to minimize the risk of financial fraud online. According to the author, the key to address the risk of online fraud is to regularly enhance the procedures for internal online banking. He adds that companies should monitor their accounts regularly, report any incidents of fraud, and limit the number of employees who can update the computer systems. Installing user identifications and passwords are also advisable. Information on different forms of frauds is also provided.

The article focuses on an effort to improve the Internet by the National Science Foundation with Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI). Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California at Berkeley and University of Southern California have joined computer scientist Larry L. Peterson from Princeton University to work on the Internet flaws. The need for improvements with the Internet reflects the number of people utilizing it. Pictorial and graphical representations are used to display the measures of Internet trouble. Information is given for security on the Internet as well as manageability and reliability.

The article focuses on the best school network administration software according to a poll conducted by "eSchool News Online" in April 2006. The Best Network Asset Management Software is the ZENworks Asset Management product from Novell Inc. The Best Server Operating System is the Windows Server 2003 from Microsoft Corp. The Best Remote Client Access and Control Software is the Windows Terminal Services product from Microsoft. The Best Desktop Security Software for Windows is the Deep Freeze product from Faronics Inc.

Reports that a Washington teenager was sentenced to 18 months in prison for unleashing a variant of the Blaster Internet worm that crippled 48,000 computers in 2003.

Reports that Microsoft Corp. has released a tool to erase spyware and will offer a virus-removal program. Claim that computers infected with spyware monitors a user's activity and slows its performance; Effect on the shares of antivirus software market leader Symantec and on its planned merger partner Veritas Software.

Suggests some of the tools that can be used in backup processing. Software discs; Storage discs; Backup program; DVD burner; External storage unit; Security software.

Introduces the home computer protection software DriveShield Plus from Centurion Technologies. Retail price; Operating system required; Interesting features of the product.

Focuses on a security flaw discovered by Rice University computer scientists, in the desktop search tool for personal computers distributed by Google in the United States. Opportunity of the attacker to secretly search the contents of a computer via the Internet; Emergence of a security weakness when separate components interact.

Reports that Microsoft Corp. has acquired Giant Software, maker of products to combat spyware, in an effort to bolster its Internet security offerings.

Reports on the testing of the open-source Linux operating system by the long-distance telephone service provider, AT&T as an alternative to the Microsoft Windows operating system. Evaluation of an operating system from Apple Computer; Evaluation of the system based on reliability, security, productivity and costs.

Examines how adware imperils the Internet. Installtion of protective software products and Web browsers; Internet advertisements; Computer security.

Presents answers to queries related to computers as of August 19, 2004. Capabilities of the firewall protection of Microsoft Corp.'s Service Pack 2 for Windows XP; Windows operating systems that are compatible with iPod.

Reports on the growing popularity of Web browsers other than Internet Explorer among Internet users in the U.S. Top five Web browers; Reasons of Internet users for looking for alternatives to Internet Explorer; Concerns about the security vulnerabilities of Internet Explorer.

Reports that CyberGuard Corp., which sells firewall and other security software to government agencies and businesses, has announced that it was no longer trying to acquire Secure Computing Corp.

Focuses on security lapses that shut down the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in July 2004. Deputy Energy Secretary Kyle E. McSlarrow's request to the National Nuclear Security Administration to call in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to help search for two computer disks holding classified data; Intention by the laboratory to call on employees to report colleagues who violate security; Former employees' reactions to the security lapses at the facility.

Reports that Representative Joe L. Barton, the congressman who visited Los Alamos National Laboratory to examine security lapses said that two missing computer disks containing classified information had probably been lost or misplaced but not stolen. Information related to experiments in the laboratory's weapons physics division; Espionage not yet ruled out.

Reports that two unspecified computer-data storage devices containing classified research information are missing from the nuclear weapons laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Third instance in which classified data have gone missing from Los Alamos; Less than 20 laboratory employees who had access to the devices will be allowed to continue duties in their work areas under escort.

Discusses the discovery of a worm in wireless mobile telephones in England. Information posted by security software firms about the Cabir worm; Types of cellphones that the worm affects; Spread of the work from phone to phone by means of the Bluetooth wireless technology.

The article focuses on Finding common ground in memories of 9/11. Topics discussed include those experts included Brett Leatherman, Supervisory Special Agent in the Dallas division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and he focuses on cybersecurity, and having worked with him on two panels on the subject I've seen firsthand that he knows his stuff.

The article offers information that technology companies have been struggling to make their products safe from a gaping vulnerability in common logging software.

The article looks at a new report by Juniper Networks which found organisations are witnessing a surge in enterprise security challenges as more employees work from home and participants are facing challenges when attempting to effectively secure their organisations' networks.

The article focuses on prevalence of cyber threats in ecommerce and mentions that cybercriminals have started to develop attacks that are vulnerable than created by them. Topcis discussed include increasing digitalization across the country causing growth of ecommerce, obsession of people on online shopping and risk rate of cybercrimes.

The article offers information on the increase in the data privacy consciousness among the consumers in India, along with mentions that companies like Google and Facebook falling in and out of controversies of data privacy.

The article focuses on the increasing cybercrime threat for small and regional businesses in West Virginia, and focuses on the need of better computer and data security policies to prevent such attacks and to respond to security breaches. It discusses different scenarios which make a business or an individual prone to hacking. It refers to several cases of hacking including how debit and credit card information for nearly 3 million Michael's customers was exposed due to a security breach.

The article reports that Intel has failed to fix critical flaws inside its chips despite the security patches it launched in May 2019, according to research by security experts at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Topics covered include admission by Intel that it would take another six months before it can release a second patch to fix all vulnerabilities, tension between tech companies and security experts and shortcomings of the Intel security response team.

The article reports on the efforts by U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr to prevent social media firm Facebook's plan to boost the security of its messaging services like WhatsApp. Also cited are the alleged need by investigators of legal access to encrypted communication to fight child pornography, organized crime, and terrorism, and the claim by technology firms like Facebook that end-to-end encryption protects legitimate users.

The article discusses how to set up a two-factor authentication computer security platform to prevent computer hackers from carrying out data security breaches, and it mentions stolen passwords and the use of text messages to send temporary codes to gain access to websites and online accounts. Mobile app-related codes and physical security keys are examined, along with security for email and Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook social media accounts.