October, 2023

• 8 October

  Why Should Cybersecurity Be Taught in Schools in Bangladesh?

  

  Sowing digital safety As we are in the month of Cybersecurity Awareness, I grab this chance to share a vital message with the education authorities in Bangladesh. It’s time we make Cybersecurity a must-learn subject in our schools to prepare our future generation for a digital world. The Global Context: …

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• 7 October

  EC summoned Lands Ministry’s IT team and vendor intelligence clearence report

  

  Election commission (EC) source said, On 5 October (Thursday) Election commission of Bangladesh (EC) sent a letter to the secretary of Land ministry where EC said to form a committee to investigate the matter. EC also said, The intelligence team clearance report of  IT team and vendor of land ministry …

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• 7 October

  Who qualified as top 30 team for the final cyber drill on premise?

  

  Top 30 teams have been selected for the final round (On premise) cyber drill of financial institutions and critical information infrastructure (CII) arranged by Computer Incident Response Team BGD e-GOV CIRT. 7 October (Saturday) an online competition has been held at BGD e-Gov CIRT where 65 teams from critical information …

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• 7 October

  Facebook’s own account seemingly ‘hacked’, series of unusual posts: Dailymail

  

  Yesterday evening, it appears that Facebook’s official UK account was hacked. Many people were confused when they saw several strange posts on the account. The post demanded the release of Imran Khan, the former prime minister of Pakistan and criticized the Indian and international cricket councils for their handling of …

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• 6 October

  NSA and CISA published top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations

  

  The NSA and CISA have released their findings on the “Top Ten Cyber Security Misconfigurations” to enhance national cybersecurity. The report, released on October 5, 2023, highlights security mistakes that organizations need to be aware of. The report is important for public and private organizations that want to improve their …

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• 6 October

  Zero-days for hacking WhatsApp are now worth millions

  

  Thanks to improvements in security mechanisms and mitigations, hacking cell phones — both running iOS and Android — has become an expensive endeavor. That’s why hacking techniques for apps like WhatsApp are now worth millions of dollars, TechCrunch has learned. Last week, a Russian company that buys zero-days — flaws …

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• 6 October

  Google, Yahoo announce new email authentication requirements for 2024

  

  Google and Yahoo will implement new email authentication rules in 2024. Starting in early 2024, Gmail and Yahoo Mail will require bulk email senders to authenticate their emails using methods like DMARC, SPF, and DKIM. The move aims to assist companies in detecting and blocking harmful messages, reducing clutter in …

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• 5 October

  Apple released security patches for iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3

  

  Apple released security updates on Wednesday to fix a new vulnerability in iOS and iPadOS. This vulnerability is being actively exploited by attackers. According to Aplle support page, the company traced two CVE as CVE-2023-42824 and CVE-2023-5217 for iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3. According to Apple, Kernel Available for: iPhone …

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• 5 October

  Criminal store thousand Bangladeshi’s finger print

  

  SIM biometrics, calllists (statements) and information about financial services institutions are provided on mobile phones — such an ad was advertised on Facebook by criminal gangs last month. This came to the notice of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) Cyber and Special Crime Department. The advertisement was promoted from a Facebook …

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• 4 October

  Most Canadian firms pay ransom, CIRA survey suggests

  

  According to a survey conducted by the Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA), most organizations in Canada still choose to pay ransomware gangs after successful attacks. One conclusion from an online survey of 500 Canadian cybersecurity professionals is that organizations with at least 50 employees are at risk. The survey was …

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