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The federal government has this week gone to market to find a provider to help build its new permissions capability architecture, which it expects to use for delivering Commonwealth digital services that require permissions. While the plan for the new platform is for it to be used across a range of government applications, the request for tender (RFT) is focusing on the first use case: Visas. "The Department needs to be able to facilitate international travel and the gradual reopening of our borders, while also ensuring that it has the necessary defensive layers to safeguard against new infections being introduced through the travelling public," the RFT says. "Digital information to aid contact tracing operations is required in real time. Based on this, the Department has determined that a digital passenger declaration and simple visa type should be the first use cases to support this outcome." Next on the list is the digital passenger declaration. The RFT states this needs … [Read more...] about Home Affairs to have AU$75 million ‘simple’ visa system ready by late 2021

Microsoft has released updates to address four previously unknown or 'zero-day' vulnerabilities in Exchange Server that were being used in limited targeted attacks, according to Microsoft. Microsoft is urging customers to apply the updates as soon as possible due to the critical rating of the flaws. The flaws affected Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, and Exchange Server 2019. Exchange Online is not affected. "We strongly encourage all Exchange Server customers to apply these updates immediately ," it said. More on privacy Microsoft to apply California's privacy law for all US users Mind-reading technology: The security and privacy threats ahead How to replace each Google service with a more privacy-friendly alternative Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government Microsoft attributes the attacks to a group it calls Hafnium, which it says is a state-sponsored threat actor that operates from China. SEE: … [Read more...] about Microsoft: These Exchange Server zero-day flaws are being used by hackers, so update now

Google has warned of reports that a zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome browser is being actively exploited in the wild. Security Google: Bad bots are on the attack, and your defence plan is probably wrong Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government The best antivirus software and apps The best VPNs for business and home use The best security keys for two-factor authentication How a hacker attempted to poison a city's water supply (ZDNet YouTube) The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21166 , was reported by Alison Huffman from the Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research team on February 11 and is described as an "object lifecycle issue in audio." Google has labeled the vulnerability as a "high" severity security flaw and has fixed the issue in the latest Chrome release. Alongside CVE-2021-21166, Huffman also recently reported another high-severity bug, CVE-2021-21165 , another object lifestyle issue in … [Read more...] about Google patches actively exploited Chrome browser zero-day vulnerability

Data breaches have become frustratingly commonplace. With hackers infiltrating companies from DoorDash to Equifax to Facebook, it's increasingly likely that you -- or someone you know -- has been impacted. And if it was your financial data that was floating around the internet, you may have learned the hard way how important it is to keep an eye on your credit report in order to protect yourself -- and your finances -- from the modern plagues of credit card fraud and identity theft. The first step to taking control of your credit is familiarizing yourself with your credit score . As the bedrock of your financial standing, a good score will improve your chance of being approved when you apply for a credit card or personal loan or a major purchase, like a new home . But monitoring your credit score can also help you play defense, putting you in position to respond quickly if you're involved in a data breach or your identity is stolen . Read more: The best … [Read more...] about The best credit monitoring services in 2021: Experian, FreeCreditReport.com and more

If you are perplexed, befuddled and bewildered about reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and possible visitations of alien spacecraft, you can take action with do-it-yourself sky-monitoring gear. Given the low cost and high capability of today's consumer-grade technology, you too can be at the ready to document out-of-the-ordinary events. Enter the world of Sky Hub, a global network of smart sensors designed to snag digital signatures of anomalous events. This crowd-sourced network of smart trackers with "edge processing" uploads data of unusual phenomena to a Sky Hub Cloud. The driving forces empowering the Sky Hub initiative center on the rapid growth and evolution of machine learning for streamlining the analysis of large datasets and the increasing affordability of artificial intelligence (AI)-ready hardware. These advancements can be harnessed to probe the ongoing, baffling behavior of UAP and unidentified flying objects (UFOs) reportedly crisscrossing … [Read more...] about Spotting UFOs: Do-it-yourself sky surveillance comes online