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Ukrainian Cyber Police Chief Serhiy Demedyuk speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine November 2, 2017. Picture taken November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

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KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Hackers who launched strikes against Ukrainian government websites appear to have used the software administration rights of a third party company that developed the sites, a top Ukrainian security official told Reuters on Friday.

Serhiy Demedyuk, the deputy secretary of the national security and defence council, said Ukraine was working to establish who obtained such access, whether it was done externally or through an insider.

The comments are the first detailed explanation of how multiple Ukrainian websites were hit by a cyber strike that left a warning to "be afraid and expect the worst", at a time when Russia has amassed troops near Ukraine's borders. read more

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"According to the preliminary conclusions of our experts ... today's attack occurred due to the use by third parties of access to the software administration rights of a company that had an advantage in developing websites for government agencies," Demedyuk said in written comments.

"The specified software has been used since 2016 to create websites for government agencies, most of which became victims of today's incident," said Demedyuk, who used to be the head of Ukraine's cyber police.

He did not name the third party company.

Ukraine said on Friday the cyberattack hit around 70 internet sites of government bodies including the security and defence council.

Demedyuk said his statements were preliminary findings.

"But for the final conclusion, law enforcement agencies need to conduct many examinations of the seized digital evidence, as well as to establish how and who exactly received such privileged administrative access, through outside interference or as a result of the illegal activities of an insider in this company," he said.

Demedyuk did not say who might have been behind the attack, though Ukraine's foreign ministry and its state security service pointed the finger of suspicion towards Russia. read more

Russia did not comment, but has previously denied being behind cyberattacks, including against Ukraine.

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The holidays are here, which means children are home every day during their break from school. For many kids and teens, that means spending the majority of time in their rooms, chatting with friends and possibly strangers on their phones, computers, or gaming consoles. Yep, I said strangers. Is your parental radar going off yet? If so, maybe its time to install some parental control software on your kids deviceswith their cooperation.

Before anything else, talk to your kids. Explain that not everyone online has their best interests in mind, and theres a lot of harmful content out there. Whether it comes in the form of blatant disinformation or explicit videos and photos, theres a lot of stuff online that kids just shouldnt see. Also, as tech addiction continues to rise, kids need to know when to step away from apps and games to spend time with people IRL. Starting with some level of trust in your interactions with your kids may help them understand why youre installing parental control software.

Parental control software and spyware are not the same. Respect your teens right to privacy by avoiding spyware and instead letting them know what kind of software you are installing, what information it gives you, and why. The best parental control apps let your child know about parental monitoring, so there will be transparency either way. Some apps also allow the child to ask your permission to view some online content or request more screen time playing games or watching videos. Apps that work with your connected child may encourage them to follow your rules and dissuade them from figuring out how to uninstall the software on their devices.

Look for parental control programs that work for all your kids' devices on the home network. If everyone in the family is an Apple user, the free ScreenTime app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS is a one-stop shop for parental control. Google and Microsoft also offer free and effective parental control solutions, too.

You know your kids better than anyone else. If you think they need heavy-handed supervision online (and offline), we have suggestions for plenty of parental control solutions that fit a variety of needs. Many options have content filters, scheduling capabilities, and even geofencing so you can keep track of where your kids go outside of the home or school.

If your child or teen needs some social media supervision, consider that many parental control programs only monitor Facebook or have given up monitoring the social sites. You may need to keep an eye on those social media interactions manually by creating an account yourself and keeping up with your kids interactions.

Check out PCMags reviews of parental control solutions. Many offer free trials, so you can find one that fits your parenting style and complements your childs personality.

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Earlier this month, Apple released a free app to help Android users find AirTags that may be used to track their location. The company published the Tracker Detect app on the Google Play Store. The app detects rogue AirTags and other tracking devices that can be used with Apples Find My network that have been separated from their original owners. iPhone users automatically receive alerts if an AirTag separated from its owner is nearby.

Keep in mind, you need to manually launch the apps scanning function each time you want to check your surroundings and make sure you arent being tracked. If the app discovers a tracking device, you can make the device sound an alarm, revealing the AirTag.

The app comes along after recent news reports of car thieves using AirTags to track and steal vehicles. Theres also the matter of tech-assisted abuse, in which stalkers use AirTags to follow their victims.

To learn more about this topic, see our guide to finding and disabling tracking devices.

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Every week, VA sends a weekly newsletter called #VetResources that is filled with valuable content including free resources, important updates and discounts for Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors.

While VA makes no endorsements of the privately offered resources, we share them to generate awareness of all that is available to the Veteran community.

So, here are the Top 10 most popular Veteran resources from 2021:

A comprehensive list of Veteran and military discounts (last verified October 2021) that are good all year round and are updated based on additional awareness.

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Guitars for Vets (G4V) presents an instruction program designed for Veterans working through physical injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder and other forms of emotional distress to help improve communication, coordination and interpersonal skills.

A list of links to free tax preparation and electronic tax filing services for current and former members of the military.

A social network by, for and about service members and Veterans, RallyPoint provides such services as peer counseling, job placement and mentorship.

TheMicrosoft Software and Systems Academy offers free, formal training in some of technologys most in-demand roles to the military and Veteran community.

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Together We Served recently launched a free Veteran Finder app to find and connect with the networks 2.1 million Veteran members.

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Oracle announced that Larry Ellison (Oracle's Chairman andChief Technology Officer) that "Working together, Cerner andOracle have the capacity to transform healthcare delivery byproviding medical professionals with betterinformationenabling them to make better treatment decisionsresulting in better patient outcomes." The December 20,2021 announcement entitled "Oracle Buys Cerner" included thesecomments:

With this acquisition, Oracle's corporate missionexpands to assume the responsibility to provide our overworkedmedical professionals with a new generation of easier-to-usedigital tools that enable access to information via a hands-freevoice interface to secure cloud applications.

This new generation of medical information systems promisesto lower the administrative workload burdening our medicalprofessionals, improve patient privacy and outcomes, and loweroverall healthcare costs.

Interesting development for Oracle as it expands itsfootprint!

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All the 695 hospitals and clinics of the Indian Railways have been connected with each other through a software called Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) to provide faster and better healthcare to patients, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. HMIS has been executed by , a public sector undertaking (PSU) of the Ministry of Railways, in association with the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC), the statement noted.

The patients will have the benefit of accessing all their medical records on their mobile device, the statement issued by RailTel added.

"The features of the software extend from customising clinical data according to the departments and laboratories, a multi-hospital feature that provides cross-consultation, seamless interface with medical and other equipment," it said.

"Patients will be able to get faster and hassle-free healthcare access. With entire medical data readily available, doctors will be able to treat better with clinical knowledge support," according to the statement.

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