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Russian hackers are monitoring CCTV cameras in Ukrainian cafes to gather information, a US intelligence official said on Tuesday.

Supported by the state, they are trying to find out information about passing aid convoys, according to National Security Agency (NSA) Cybersecurity Division Director Rob Joyce.

Speaking at the Center for International and Strategic Studies think tank in Washington, he said Russian hackers have attacked Ukrainian information systems since the start of their country's broader offensive.

"Attacks are persistent on Ukrainian interests, whether financial, state, individual [or] business," said Joyce, pointing out they were often "just to disrupt" operations.

The NSA official called some Russian hackers "creative".

"We are watching Russian hackers connect to web cameras to observe convoys and trains delivering aid," he said.

"Instead of using [cameras] from a public place that are available on the internet, theyre looking at the coffee shop security camera and seeing the road they need to see".

Russian hackers are also focusing their operations on US defence industries and logistics companies to learn more about arms shipments to Ukraine, Joyce continued.

"They are under daily pressure from the Russians," he said.

In March, the US news outlet CCN obtained a report that claimedEuropean military, energy, and transportation organisations were targetted by Russian hackers in an apparent spying campaign.

It went undetected for months as the war in Ukraine raged, despite the heightened defensive posture of Western governments.

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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level review meeting in the Ministry of Home Affairs at the North Block and examined the Jammu and Kashmir security situation on Thursday, reported news agency ANI.

Security representatives from the central government and the union territory administration provided Shah with a comprehensive presentation on the current state of law and order in J-K. The situation along the Line of Control and International Border, as well as attempts to target members of minority communities and infiltration attempts from across the border, were discussed at the meeting in Delhi.

The meeting included attendance by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, and other high-ranking officials.

In the past three years, Jammu and Kashmir have seen a number of targeted killings.

Since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 and through July 2022, the government had informed Parliament that as many as 118 civilians, including five Kashmiri Pandits and 16 other Hindus and Sikhs, had been killed in J-K.

In May, four Hindu pilgrims were killed and something like 20 were injured when their bus caught fire close to Katra in Jammu. The fire might have been started by a sticky bomb, according to the police.

On August 5, 2019, Article 370, which granted Jammu and Kashmir special status, was repealed, resulting in the state's division into Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, two Union Territories.

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The National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have developed a document as part of the Enduring Security Framework to provide system administrators with recommended best practices related to identity and access management.

Alan Laing, NSA lead for the IAM working group, said in a statement published Tuesday that rigorous IAM enables organizations to detect and prevent malicious cyber actors from gaining access to data of national importance and corrupting critical systems.

The document provides IAM-related threat mitigation techniques organizations should implement. These are identity governance, environmental hardening, identity federation and single sign-on, multifactor authentication and IAM monitoring and auditing.

The paper, for instance, defines identity governance as a process that allows an organization to gain better visibility into access privileges and identities and is comprised of policies that cover role management, access review, reporting, analytics, logging and segregation of duties.

According to the document, phishing, insider threats and creation of accounts to maintain persistence are some of the IAM threats that identity governance can help mitigate.

IAM is a critical part of every organizations security posture, and we must work collectively with the public and private sector to advance more secure by default and secure by design IAM solutions, said Grant Dasher, office of the technical director for cybersecurity at CISA.

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Chandigarh, Mar 28 (UNI) Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Punjab government returnable on April 10 on the petition filed by kin of NSA detenu Gurinder Pal Singh Aujla @ Guri Aujla.

Guri Aujla was detained and transported to Dibrugarh central jail during police crackdown on Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh.

According to advocate Navkiran Singh, the petitioner Surinder Pal Singh Aujla, in his petition has prayed that the lawyer be allowed to meet his brother.

On March 18, Punjab police has launched a massive crackdown on 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal and his associates and though, Amritpal escaped the police net, more than 350 persons were detained during the last 10 days. According to police, 197 persons have been released since they were detained as a preventive measure, however cases have been filed against 40 persons, who were, police said, involved in criminal activities.

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Pakistan and China have decided in principle to participate in three key upcoming meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) hosted by India, but the mode of participation is yet to be finalized and sources are claiming that the representatives from the countries will attend the summit virtually.

Pakistan and China have decided in principle to participate in three key upcoming meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) hosted by India, but the mode of participation is yet to be finalized and sources are claiming that the representatives from the countries will attend the summit virtually.

On March 29, India will host the meetings of SCO national security advisers (NSA) and top national security officials in New Delhi. After that during April 27-29, the defense minister's meeting will be conducted in the capital city.

On March 29, India will host the meetings of SCO national security advisers (NSA) and top national security officials in New Delhi. After that during April 27-29, the defense minister's meeting will be conducted in the capital city.

The foreign minister's meeting is scheduled in Goa from 4 to 5 May and after that SCO Summit to be held in July. India will be holding the summit for the first time after joining the grouping in 2017.

The foreign minister's meeting is scheduled in Goa from 4 to 5 May and after that SCO Summit to be held in July. India will be holding the summit for the first time after joining the grouping in 2017.

While there is an in-principle decision on attending all these upcoming meetings, the mode of participation whether it will be in-person or virtual is yet to be decided," one person from Pakistan said.

While there is an in-principle decision on attending all these upcoming meetings, the mode of participation whether it will be in-person or virtual is yet to be decided," one person from Pakistan said.

A decision is also yet to be made whether foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari or minister of state for foreign affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will join the meeting of foreign ministers," another added.

A decision is also yet to be made whether foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari or minister of state for foreign affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will join the meeting of foreign ministers," another added.

In Pakistan, currently, the post of NSA is vacant, and in the absence, a senior defense official is expected to attend the summit.

In Pakistan, currently, the post of NSA is vacant, and in the absence, a senior defense official is expected to attend the summit.

According to the reports from Pakistan, there was a division in the decision as to whether to attend the SCO summit or not, in view of the instability in bilateral relations with India. One view is that given the current state of the bilateral relationship, Pakistan if required, would only send junior officials to the SCO meetings.

According to the reports from Pakistan, there was a division in the decision as to whether to attend the SCO summit or not, in view of the instability in bilateral relations with India. One view is that given the current state of the bilateral relationship, Pakistan if required, would only send junior officials to the SCO meetings.

Another view from the government vouched for complete involvement in the SCO-level meetings and they believe that Pakistan should participate in important regional forums and not miss out on valuable opportunities. As the SCO consists of influential nations such as Russia and China, Pakistan should take advantage of this chance to promote its own interests.

Another view from the government vouched for complete involvement in the SCO-level meetings and they believe that Pakistan should participate in important regional forums and not miss out on valuable opportunities. As the SCO consists of influential nations such as Russia and China, Pakistan should take advantage of this chance to promote its own interests.

Recently, Pakistan skipped a military medicine conference arranged by an Indian think-tank under the auspices of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) due to objections raised by the host regarding an inaccurate representation of Kashmir on a map.

Recently, Pakistan skipped a military medicine conference arranged by an Indian think-tank under the auspices of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) due to objections raised by the host regarding an inaccurate representation of Kashmir on a map.

(With inputs from agencies)

(With inputs from agencies)

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