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Social media politics uncovered
Exploring engagement of political parties on Facebook in Bangladesh

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Bangladeshi political parties are fueling tensions in the lead up to the 12th National Assembly elections. The tensions have spread to social media. Parties frequently post on Facebook about the program, violence, leaders’ statements, and counter-accusations. Page followers react with love, like, wow, haha. A study shows that people’s reaction …

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Change it now
your password can be cracked in seconds, if?

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It is important to regularly update your passwords. Many people still use very simple passwords, which can be easily cracked by cybercriminals. According to NordPass research, some popular passwords can be cracked in less than a second. Research says that 31 percent of people worldwide still use common passwords like …

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Chat GPT president resing
OpenAI president Greg Brockman resigns after CEO Sam Altman

Greg Brockman resigned as president and co-founder of OpenAI on Saturday, following the unexpected dismissal of CEO Sam Altman by the company behind ChatGPT. “I’m super proud of what we’ve all built together since starting in my apartment 8 years ago,” Brockman wrote in a post on the social media …

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CERT-In flags Google Chrome vulnerabilities

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CERT-In, India’s cyber security watchdog, has discovered several vulnerabilities in the widely-used Google Chrome operating system. These vulnerabilities have the ability to bypass security measures on the targeted system. According to a CERT-In advisory, attackers can exploit vulnerabilities to run unauthorized code, cause a denial of service, and bypass security …

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Focusing data security
Meghna Cloud host “Smart Bangladesh cyber security event” today

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On Thursday (16 November), Meghna Cloud, which is Bangladesh’s premier-tier 4 data center, hosted the “Smart Bangladesh Cyber Security” event. This initiative aims to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity infrastructure. ICT secretary Md. Shamsul Arefin, Director general of Digital security agency Abu Sayed Md. Kamruzzaman, NDC, Executive Director of BCC Ranajit …

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Microsoft pacthes November
Microsoft November 2023 Patch fixes 5 zero-days, 58 flaws

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2023 addressed 63 new vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Exchange Server; Office and Office Components; ASP.NET and .NET Framework; Azure; Mariner; Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Visual Studio, and Windows Hyper-V. The IT giant has addressed vulnerabilities with different severity ratings. Three are …

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