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UK security adviser for Reuters killed in Ukraine

Ryan Evans, a British security adviser for Reuters news agency, has been identified as the man killed in a missile attack on the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, according to The Independent.

The incident took place on Saturday, 24 August, when Evans was at the hotel as part of a six-person team covering the war in Ukraine. Evans, 38, was a former British soldier who had served with the agency since 2022. He died when an alleged Russian Iskander missile struck the hotel on Saturday.

We send our deepest condolences and thoughts to Ryan’s family and loved ones. Ryan has helped so many of our journalists cover events around the world; we will miss him terribly.

Two Reuters journalists also suffered injuries in the attack, one seriously wounded. The US State Department confirmed that an American citizen was among the injured.

We are urgently seeking more information about the attack, including by working with the authorities in Kramatorsk, and we are supporting our colleagues and their families.

Evans had vast experience advising journalists on security issues in conflict zones, including Ukraine and Israel. He also covered the Paris Olympics.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the missile attack “deliberate” and “calculated” and condemned the attack on the hotel.

An ordinary city hotel was destroyed by the Russian Iskander [missile]. My condolences to family and friends.

Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the discovery of a body under the rubble. All other members of the Reuters team are safe.

However, journalists from other media outlets questioned why Reuters had allocated such a large team, consisting of six journalists and one security adviser. Critics also suggested that the crew could have been military specialists disguised as Reuters journalists, referring to the death of former British soldier Evans.

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TRYING TO SHUT ME UP ABOUT COMPROMISED SECURITY ASPECTS WOULD NEVER MAKE SENSE. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE FALSE ATREIDES (ALIA ATREIDES).

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VMware vCenter Server VMSA-2024-0012 Critical Patch Update Steps

VMware vCenter Server VMSA-2024-0012 Critical Patch Update Steps - Learn about a critical new patch for vCenter Server that you need to apply as soon as possible #vcenterserver #vmwaresecurity #criticalpatch #vulnerability #vmsa20240012 #vmwareupdates

In case you haven’t heard as of yet, there is a new critical VMware vCenter Server critical patch advisory to be aware of that will require patching your vCenter Server. I have gone through the steps to patch vCenter Server so I can show you guys the effort and steps involved to get your VCSA appliance patched for the vulnerabilities. Let’s first look at the VMware vCenter Server critical patch…

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"CVSS is a shitty system"

Esettanulmányok arról, hogy készül a virsli CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System), a cURL vezető fejlesztőjének előadásában.

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Yk I feel like something bad is gonna happen at school

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i swear this is my last post about the darkest minds movie but i just wanted to throw this out there 

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Keir Starmer Proposes Major Overhaul of UK's Immigration System

Keir Starmer’s Plan for Immigration Overhaul British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a commitment to significantly reform the country’s immigration system in response to alarming new data indicating that arrivals have reached an unprecedented high. According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday, net migration exceeded 900,000 in the year leading up…

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Cyber Security Due Diligence in M&A Transactions – A Prerequisite

Overview:

What is a Cyber Security Due Diligence? The term has been defined as ‘the review of the governance, processes and controls that are used to secure information assets.’ It can be rightly said that when you buy a Company, you’re buying their data, and one could be buying their data-security problems. In other words, cyber risk should be considered right along with financial and legal due diligence considerations.

Cyber Security is one such aspect that has become extremely vital in today’s business atmosphere. Cyber due diligence is a relatively new area of due diligence which has largely emerged as a result of technological advancements and increasing data and privacy threats. Almost all formal sectors today are dependent on technology, connectivity and digital networks to varying degrees. While sectors such as media, information, telecom, software and technology services are enabled by technology, various other sectors such as marketing, banking, education, transport and medical have grown exponentially by incorporating technology as a driver to increase their performance and efficiency.

Thus with the rapidly expanding mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) environment, companies often overlook the finer aspects of due diligence in their fervor to complete the transaction. Thus, these overlooked aspects tend to be reasons behind deal failures. It is because companies underestimate the importance of thorough due diligence on the target and take several vital things for granted at the time of closing.

However, cyber due diligence remains an un-prioritized and often ignored area in most deals in India and other developing countries. This post seeks to shed light on the importance and scope of cyber due diligence in India by presenting the main risks and consequential impact on M&A deals in India. It also suggests certain strategies to mitigate cyber risks through a study of international best practices.

Risks Involved Due to a Lack of Cyber Security Due Diligence:

Regardless of the type of industry, when companies make an acquisition, they are essentially investing in the intellectual property and R&D of the proposed partner organization. Typically, there are few individuals at the buyer corporation who truly understand the network systems they’re about to purchase, which contain the valuable IP they’re acquiring. The integrity of this data must be assessed prior to the purchase — and the team assessing it must be able to provide a level of scrutiny that ensures all areas are fully evaluated, diagnosed, and proved secure.

Threats that arise out of cyber-attacks appear in several forms. Many such threats pose serious direct and indirect financial risks to companies, a pertinent example being how the emergence of ransomware has highlighted the ease with which cyber criminals can halt business operations for days or weeks at a time, resulting in unrecoverable loss of revenue. However, what are the initial threats that result in financial risks? These can broadly be divided into two major categories i.e. electronically stored information (ESI) data breaches and loss of deal value. ESI breach risks can be explained by further dividing them into intellectual property (IP) loss, reputation and brand impact, and remediation costs. Other hidden costs may include value of lost contracts, lost value of customer relationships and insurance premium increases.

Data Storage Breaches:

There are standard clauses in purchase agreements to protect the buyer, for good reason. Any litigation, workforce issues, violation of environmental regulations, and other negatives must be known and accounted for, in order for deals to make sense at the agreed-upon price. But cyber security risks are generally unaccounted for.

The lack of focus on cybersecurity due diligence in Indian M&A transactions can lead to serious impacts on ESI and data that is stored on online databases such as the cloud. ESI refers to any data that is created, altered, communicated and stored in digital form. Examples of ESI could range from emails exchanged on the company’s servers to confidential information about the company’s IP and trade secrets. The two major ramifications that arise from an ESI breach are both immediate, such as a loss of IP and long term, such as a loss in brand and customer reputation.

Key cyber security risks that buyers can run into:

Ongoing Breach: Probably the worst-case scenario — the target company is “owned” by an unknown attacker: any sensitive data or intellectual property might already be gone, and a public relations problem is looming. Not only is the value of the acquisition damaged, but also now the buyer must deal with the fallout, which can be a very expensive undertaking.

Unrevealed Previous Breach: The target company suffered a breach in the past that is revealed to the buyer after the purchase. This is similar to the ongoing breach in that valuable data may have been lost, and the intruder could still be in the network.

Persistent Intruder: The target company is host to an attacker that maintains their presence in the environment, watching and waiting. Now the purchasing company might be hosting them as well.

Disruption Attacks: Is the target…

Read More: https://www.acquisory.com/ArticleDetails/19/Cyber-Security-Due-Diligence-in-MandA-Transactions-%E2%80%93-A-Prerequisite

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Social Security watchdog warns ministers of flaws in the scheme to scrap pensioner winter fuel allowances

Department for Work and Pensions In a polite but tough message to Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, the Government’s official advisory body on social security, has exposed flaws in the government’s implementation of its rushed policy to abolish winter fuel allowances for 9.3 million pensioners and encourage the poorest to claim pension credit. It also undermines the government’s…

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FIDELITY BANK PLC UNDERTAKES A ₦29.6BN RIGHTS ISSUE AND ₦97.5BN PUBLIC OFFER

L – R: Stanley Amuchie, Executive Director, Chief Operations & Information Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc; Oladele Sotubo, MD/CEO Stanbic Capital; Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc; Mustafa Chike-Obi Chairman, Fidelity Bank Plc; Ezinwa Unuigboje, Company Secretary, Fidelity Bank Plc; and Jubril Enakele, Chief Executive, Iron Global Markets Limited at the signing ceremony of the…

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Based on this research, I advise governments, security forces, tech firms and activists on how to respond to extremist activities.

"Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists" - Julia Ebner

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Legalizing Minimum Support Price (MSP) in India: A Multifaceted Analysis

## IntroductionThe debate around the legalization of Minimum Support Price (MSP) and its implications on Indian agriculture has gained unprecedented momentum in recent years. This discourse is set against the backdrop of global pressures, including World Trade Organization (WTO) scrutiny, domestic agricultural challenges, and the socio-economic fabric of rural India. The conversation encompasses…