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In this in-depth interview with Matt Palumbo, author of The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros, he discusses the origins of billionaire George Soros and his rise to power as the shadowy figure thats seemingly pulling the strings behind the scenes in American politics. Palumbo describes the purpose of his book as an opportunity to demystify Soros through extensive documentation of his financial sway across multiple spheres of influence in western society.

Palumbo also touches on the inner workings of Soross Open Society Foundation, the interconnected web of foundations and charitable organizations from which most of his philanthropic endeavors are launched. Palumbo provides a few examples from the hundreds of organizations George Soros has contributed to that are listed in his book (Black Lives Matter, Acorn, Defund the Police) as well as a detailed list of media publications that are heavily subsidized by Soros funds.

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Fifteen vulnerabilities affecting Siemens SINEC network management system (NMS) were unveiled this week, according to new research published by security company Claroty.

The bugs affect all versions before V1.0 SP2 Update 1 and Siemens urged users to update their versions as soon as possible.

Noam Moshe, vulnerability researcher with Claroty, told The Record that the most concerning of the 15 vulnerabilities which include denial-of-service attacks, credential leaks, and remote code execution in certain circumstances revolve around CVE-2021-33723 and CVE-2021-33722.

Moshe noted that network management systems are used to centrally monitor, manage, and configure industrial networks with tens of thousands of devices. They are used widely in industrial automation across several industries, including manufacturing, oil and gas, electrical grids, and more.

Most concerning is the chaining of CVE-2021-33723 and CVE-2021-33722, which creates a powerful exploit that could give an attacker elevated permissions on the SINEC system to NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM, full system access, Moshe said.

From there, an attacker could remotely execute code and also compromise other Siemens devices on the network managed by SINEC.

In a report on the vulnerabilities, Claroty showed how CVE-2021-33723 can be used to gain administrative access and CVE-2021-33722 can then be exploited to instigate a breach.

Siemens SINEC is an NMS built for OT networks and designed for centrally monitoring, managing, and configuring Siemens devices. The SINEC system is configured with all the necessary credentials for the devices in the network so it can communicate, monitor and eventually control the remote devices in the network.

Operators use SINEC to perform firmware upgrades or query the status of remote devices in the network from network switches to Siemens PLCs. It is also used to control and maintain other ICS related equipment.

From an attackers perspective, conquering the NMS is key to getting a strong foothold in the network, Moshe explained.

This is because the attacker could use the normal NMS functionality to take control over network devices by changing firmwares, shutting down remote devices, or even moving across the network while hacking the same remote devices that the SINEC system manages.

Some of the other vulnerabilities discovered, like CVE-2021-33727, authenticate an attacker so they can download the profile of any user, allowing them to leak confidential information. CVE-2021-33733 gives attackers the ability to execute arbitrary commands in the local database by sending crafted requests to the webserver of the affected application.

Other industrial control security experts agreed with Moshes assessment that CVE-2021-33723 and CVE-2021-33722 are the most concerning of the 15 vulnerabilities.

Nozomi Networks Roya Gordon said the two bugs are worrying because they are the beginning of the chain of vulnerabilities in which successful exploitation of the two CVEs allows for the exploitation of the other 13 CVEs.

I will say that whenever you see a blog announcing a vulnerability and it includes the vendor advisory, thats a good sign. It means that there is a fix you can implement right away to prevent all possible exploits, Gordon said.

These vulnerabilities allow a threat actor to gain admin rights to the system and pretty much do whatever they want. They can even Live off the Land, which is a technique threat actors use to erase their steps, making it difficult for IR responders to trace their activity. This also makes it easier for the attacker to remain in the system undetected before even executing an attack, because they appear to be a privileged user. A threat actor with admin capabilities lurking in an OT environment is very alarming.

Ron Fabela, CTO of SynSaber, told The Record that the core vulnerabilities are in not only the control system applications themselves, but also with those subsystems that manage them.

If an adversary has network access to industrial control systems, they often do not need to exploit vulnerabilities in order to impact or disrupt operations, Fabela explained.

Fabela added that the NMS in this case could be a treasure trove of information and control, undoing network segmentation that may be in place and allowing deeper infiltration of the control system network.

Jonathan has worked across the globe as a journalist since 2014. Before moving back to New York City, he worked for news outlets in South Africa, Jordan and Cambodia. He previously covered cybersecurity at ZDNet and TechRepublic.

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Brazzaville The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the continental drive to strengthen the architecture of pandemic preparedness and response in Africa. This is critical for protecting and saving African lives as evidenced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO fully supports the ongoing process led by the Africa Union to strengthen the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and applauds its elevation to an autonomousbody.

WHO welcomes the ongoing discussion led by the Africa CDC on a potential continental pandemic declarationmechanism.It is important to assess the benefits and the risks for African Member States. Such a mechanism could reduce Africas dependence on others but could also trigger more travel and trade restrictions and isolate the continent as occurred with the emergence of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.

Fifty-four African Member States are also currently contributing to the new global architecture for health emergency preparedness, response and resilience led by WHO. Given increasing global interconnectivity, which we have seen with COVID-19, this negotiation will determine how Africa will be protected from outbreaks arising elsewhere and how to manage health emergencies originating in Africa.

Concerns over how the global and continental processes will work together, as well as questionsover authorizing Africa CDC to declare public health emergencies of continental securityled several African Member States to approach WHO for advice. Due to these requests, WHO understood there was a need to share advice more broadly and our African country representatives briefed their government counterparts.

One WHO official in a country office developed a brief to help inform his health authorities. Contrary to media reports, this was not an official document and was not widely circulated.

WHO believes a careful reflection on the interfacing between the declaration of a public health emergency of continental security and the global process would be ofbenefit.

As a long-standing partner and proponent of the Africa CDC,WHO fully applauds its elevation into a more robust and responsive institution as defined by Member States.

WHO commends the Africa CDCs work to date and supports further strengthening this essential institution, which as it becomes more fully resourced and empowered will take on a critical role in ensuring better health for all people across the Africancontinent.

WHO has been pleased to support the Africa CDC since the beginning, helping with its establishment by seconding a senior official who servedas the most senior advisor to the Director during the organizations first two years and by providing funding and technical collaboration.

A Memorandum of Understanding governs ourpartnershipand our staff work in tight collaboration on key health issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthening public health capacities of countries. This collaboration is critical to ensuring our Member States get consistent advice and complementary support from both organizations.

We look forward to a continued fruitful collaboration which will lead to the Africa we all want, where everyone is protected from diseases and has access to quality and affordable healthcare.

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It was a hellish week for the Sydney Morning Herald. Last weekend, gossip columnist Andrew Hornery wrote a bizarre article in which he complained that actor Rebel Wilson had not cooperated with his attempt to out her romantic relationship with a woman. The fallout was swift, with readers pointing out his conduct was tone-deaf and unethical.

The Sydney Morning Heralds editor Bevan Shields joined the fray early in the week, backing Hornery in a tone that came across as both dismissive and passive-aggressive. The response was predictable: Shields was pilloried by fellow journalists and readers alike and the issue became a global story.

Hornery issued an apology (of sorts). This was not enough though, so Shields wrote a note to subscribers, offering his own heavily caveated apology. By this time Twitter was electric with that combination of glee and outrage that make it the absolutely addictive gutter that it is. The schadenfreude was palpable.

From the start, it was hard to understand why Shields was fighting so hard to defend a gossip column. It seemed like an odd hill to die on. The SMHs decision to pursue and publish a gossip column in an era when the internet exists is baffling.

To understand just how odd it is that the Herald is still holding on to a gossip column, it is worth examining the history of the genre. Gossip columns first appeared in the 17th century, when print publications emerged. As Joseph Epstein has written, early gossip columns focused on the wretched behaviour of the rich and wellborn. As the lower classes learned to read, gossip columns allowed readers to see that ones betters werent, at bottom, really any better at all. The point, in other words, was to mock the rich.

Prominent people who had something to hide were especially vulnerable to gossipmongers who saw the best stories as those politicians and senior figures did not want revealed. There was something thrilling about laying low those who believed they were mighty. Then as now, gossip columnists often assumed a position of moral superiority over their subjects.

As the printing press expanded, gossip grew in popularity. By the 1940s, the focus shifted from politicians and landed gentry to celebrities, especially in America, where Hollywood was emerging as an important social force. By the 1960s, people in the UK were similarly hooked to celebrity news, mainly because of the explosion of interest in shows such as Coronation Street. By the 1980s, tabloids were unavoidable and their tactics increasingly overbearing. Gossip was easy money celebrity lives sold papers and were relatively cheap to document.

The tabloid model reigned supreme for a few decades, until 1997, when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash as she attempted to flee a pack of paparazzi. In the weeks following Dianas death, sales figures for both the Sun and the Mirror plummeted to their lowest figures since 1962, and the Daily Mail even promised not to feature photos taken by paparazzi in its pages. This is a promise it has not been able to keep.

Still, the period following Dianas death signalled a shift in public sentiment away from the tabloids, at least temporarily. Gossip columns were still being consumed but it seemed that the rich and wellborn were no longer such an easy target.

In the 2000s, the internet democratised the dissemination of information and made it impossible for anyone to claim a monopoly on gossip as a whole host of new websites popped up, covering exclusively the ins and outs of celebrity life.

Broadsheets, on the other hand, continued to cover the arts and entertainment, but usually drew the line at having dedicated gossip columns, focusing instead on news and opinion. If readers wanted to know what the Kardashians were up to they could find them online or pick up a tabloid, and if they were really invested, could follow their social media accounts.

There were many problems with the Rebel Wilson piece. Perhaps the most glaring was the columnists assumption that he had been wronged by Wilson because she had decided not to play by the rules of a game that did not work for her. At a time when many celebrities have personal platforms that are bigger than those of media organisations, Wilsons decision to take control of her own narrative was entirely predictable. In addition, as powerful women increasingly push back against how they are treated in the media, the Herald should have seen this uproar coming.

The Rebel Wilson affair indicates the Herald has not adapted to the times. Australia is a vastly different country now. Hornerys initial piece reflected the judgmental tone that has been the mainstay of gossip columns since they were first published in Victorian-era England.

When gossip columns began, they served a titillating and important social function: to challenge the rich. Now, in a reversal of roles, the media is increasingly seen as out of touch and elitist while the rich and famous portray themselves as accessible and relatable.

Times have changed. The culture has moved on, and the Herald would be well advised to do the same.

Sisonke Msimang is a Guardian Australia columnist. She is the author of Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home (2017) and The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela (2018)

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The Rebel Wilson uproar shows that gossip columns belong in a bygone era - The Guardian

John Cornyn, the lead Republican working on a bipartisan gun agreement in the U.S. Senate, was heavily booed by the audience at Fridays Texas GOP convention in downtown Houston.

A number of convention-goers have labeled Cornyn a RINO short for Republican in name only for his role in brokering a gun deal in the wake of the Uvalde massacre and other recent shootings.

Delegates in the crowd chanted "no red flags" and "say no to Cornyn" multiple times during his speech Friday afternoon.

Cornyn, who is from Houston, has called tougher restrictions on guns a non-starter. The most recent details about the proposed deal do not include a ban on assault weapons or raising the minimum age for purchasing assault rifles.

Instead, the senior senator from Texas has pushed for things like financial incentives for states to enact and enforce red flag laws allowing law enforcement to petition for gun removal under certain circumstances in which a person is deemed dangerous to themselves or others. The law would also expand background checks to include the juvenile records of people under 21.

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