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During the first phase of polling in the ongoing three-tier UP Panchayat Elections 2021, violence was reported from some districts. Miscreants attempted booth capturing at several polling booths. The police are meanwhile gearing up to take stern action against people involved in violence during the first phase of polling in UP Panchayat Polls.

After the violence, the Agra police has identified 50 people and action will be taken against them under the National Security Act (NSA). Apart from this, security deposit of those involved in violence will also be seized. The Agra police till now has seized an amount of about Rs one crore.

The first booth capturing incident was reported from Fatehabad area. Apart from this, ballot papers were also looted.

The second incident of booth capturing took place in Jagner area, where after during violence the miscreants entered the booth and looted the ballot box. The third major incident took place in Shamsabad area. After the panchayat elections were completed, when the polling parties were going by bus to submit the ballot box, some bikers started pelting stones on the bus. In this incident of stone pelting, many polling personnel were injured.

Agra SSP Muniraj said, Strict action is being taken against those who are involved in the violence.

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Hot Topics on Science of Security (HoTSoS)is a research event centered on the Science of Security, which aims to address the fundamental problems of security in a principled manner.Registration is now open for the eighth annual HoTSoS event which will be held virtually, hosted by the National Security Agency on April 13-15, 2021. The HotSoS plenary presentations will take place on the Hopin virtual conference platform. Networking and poster sessions will be held on the Gather.town platform. Registered attendees will receive an email with instructions for accessing the platforms in the week prior to the event.Register hereRegistration deadline is 11 April.

HotSoSbrings together researchers from diverse disciplines to promote advancement of work related to the science of security. The 8th Symposium continues the series emphasis on cyber-security with a strong methodology and scientific rigor. This symposium solicits presentations of already published work in security and privacy, particularly that which examines the scientific foundations of trustworthy systems. In addition to these presentations, the symposium solicits work in progress papers for discussion, presentations of student research projects, and research posters. The program will also include invited talks and panels. The poster session will be highlighted by a poster competition.

Keynote presentations will be delivered by:

Special Session on Science of Security Hard Problems

The program this year will also include a special breakout discussion session centered on Science of Security Hard Problems.The SoS community influencers are revisiting the SoS Hard Problems and their definitions in preparation for a second decade of the National Security Agency (NSA) Science of Security and Privacy Program.

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by D. Howard Kass Mar 29, 2021

Paul Nakasone, CyberCom, NSA and Central Security Service

The Pentagons cyber forces carried out some two dozen strategic operations to safeguard the 2020 national elections, said General Paul Nakasone, the Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command (CyberCom), who serves concurrently as Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Security Service.

In testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Nakasone said that CyberCom conducted the campaigns to quash foreign threats before they interfered or influenced the 2020 elections. Eleven of the operations in nine different countries were hunt forward, intended to secure the 2020 election, he said.

The initiatives appear to have been successful. An intelligence review by the National Intelligence Council released in early March, 2020, asserted that no foreign adversary successfully manipulated votes or conducted cyber attacks that discredited the elections results. We have no indications that any foreign actor attempted to alter any technical aspect of the voting process in the 2020 elections, including voter registration, casting ballots, vote tabulation or voting results, the audit said.

Nakasone credited partnerships with the NSA, the Homeland Security Departments cyber wing and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for sharing information with those who need it as quickly as possible. In particular, CyberComs alliance with the NSA remains the foundation of our success, he said. He also pointed to CyberComs efforts to enable domestic industry, allies and partners by providing critical threat information and insights, which improve their ability to act under their unique authorities.

As a case in point, CyberCom and the NSA are helping to craft the Biden administrations response to the Russian-executed SolarWinds cyber attack. Policymakers are considering a range of options, including costs that might be imposed by other elements of our government, Nakasone said.

Chris Krebs, former director, CISA

The generals remarks echo earlier statements by Christoper Krebs, who formerly headed the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA), which operates as the nations cyber central. Barring closer scrutiny, harsher consequences and stronger leadership, the nation hasnt reached the upper limit of devastating cyber attacks, particularly from Russian hackers, Krebs and other security officials told lawmakers in recent testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee.

Krebs, who former President Trump fired after the 2020 presidential election, called for more powerful measures to discourage cyber attackers, advocated for a whole-of-government approach, stronger federal leadership and labeling cybersecurity as a threat to national security. The behavior will continue until the leadership has decided that it cannot tolerate further behavior, he said.

Immediately following the 2020 election, Krebs called it the most secure in U.S. history, claiming that no evidence of foreign meddling had emerged. I know the work that the intelligence community has done, the Department of Defense has done, that the FBI has done, that my team has done. I know that these systems are more secure. I know based on what we have seen that any attacks on the election were not successful.

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In an opinion column in the Washington Post on Sunday, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote that in the Obama administration, Gates had proposed creating the position of a deputy director at the NSA who would be a DHS cybersecurity official. That official would have the legal authority to ask the NSA to conduct surveillance on domestic networks and defend against ongoing attacks, Gates wrote.

The new position would come with legal restrictions on how the new authority would be used and would be designed to safeguard Americans from unwanted, unauthorized surveillance, Gates said. The proposal was signed off on by then Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and receivedthe blessing of the Justice Department, but Gates wrote that the initiative came to naught, mainly because of bureaucratic foot-dragging and resistance.

Asked whether such a proposal was being considered now, the DHS officials who briefed reporters declined to address it specifically. One official said the administration is conducting an in-depth lessons-learned exercise on both the Russian and Chinese attacks and would offer recommendations once it has completed the review.

CISA, which is allowed by law only to provide advisory services to federal, stateand local government agencies and U.S. companies, is not in a position to demand any information from agencies and companies that are affected by a cyber attack, leaving that agency also in the dark about the extent of a major attack.

Lawmakers have called for expanding the powers and budget for CISA to make the agency in charge of all federal government networks that operate under the "dot gov" domain, similar to how the U.S. Cyber Command oversees cybersecurity for the U.S. military network.

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By Bashir Bello, KANO

A Network of Civil Society Organizations operating in states across the federation has on Tuesday rose from an emergency meeting in Kano to kick against the alleged plot to remove Gen. Babagana Munguno as the National Security Adviser, NSA for the revelation of alleged missing or misappropriation of one billion dollars for the procurement of arms and ammunitions.

The network in a communique issued and signed by the convener, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya said Gen. Mungunos revelations deserve national honour and respect but not persecution.

Comrade Waiya describes the alleged act of conspiracy against the National Security Adviser as unpatriotic, uncalled for and a smear on decorum.

He reiterated the networks position on the need for President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately set up a special panel of investigation into the matter while the National Assembly should support the advocacy for the setting up of the panel of an investigation by the Presidency.

According to him, the Conference of States Civil Society Networks, wishes to unequivocally throw its weight behind numerous calls across the country for an immediate probe on the alleged $1 billion arms deal, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently proceed by setting up a special panel of investigation into the matter.

It equally supports the efforts of Government in the fight against corruption, as well as promotion of transparency and accountability in governance.

We, therefore, feel obliged to remind the National Assembly on their constitutional role of the oversight function, hence a duty to support the advocacy for the setting up of the panel of an investigation by the Presidency on the alleged missing $1 billion released for the procurement of arms and ammunition.

The convener further said, Rising from an emergency meeting in Kano, we as a group of reputable Civil Society Organizations operating in different states across the country, resolved to take an exception to the grand conspiracy to have the National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguno replaced as a price for telling the truth about the enduring arms deal widely discussed at both national and international platforms. It is on this note we wish to describe the alleged act of conspiracy as unpatriotic, uncalled for and a smear on decorum.

It is our conviction that the singular act of patriotism demonstrated by Major Gen. Babagana Mungono on the revelations over the alleged missing funds released for the procurement of arms and ammunitions, deserves national honour and respect but not persecution on the basis of a personal vendetta by the imperceptible anti citizens and anti-democracy elements, who get pride in promoting impunity and are hell-bent on destroying the reputation and integrity of the country, by cashing on their personal gains and serving the instincts of their arrogance.

This is a total embarrassment for the Nigerian nation to be enmeshed in yet another round of arms fund scandal with vested interests desperately struggling to kill all efforts aimed at uncovering the truth for Nigerians to know.

We wish to canvass for the support of all Nigerians to rally around and ensure that we bring an end to this kind of unpleasant experience that create both domestic and international embarrassment, and ensure that all persons or groups found guilty of shortchanging the country in the fight against killings, arson and general insecurity are sanctioned and brought to justice, regardless of their self-acclaimed influence or relationship with the apex political power corridor in the land.

It is to our utmost surprise that, if it were in other civilized climes, those being widely accused in this fresh round of arms deal would have by now been charged to court. We cannot fathom why true citizens of any nation should kick against the probe of a suspected breach of this magnitude, not even minding the price of the problem on lives and properties of innocent men, women and girls in our country and the envisaged negative impact on their future.

We wish to assure Nigerians that, an alleged scam of this magnitude cannot just be swept under the carpet because those in positions of authority saddled with the responsibility of protecting Nigerians lives have no excuse for compromise, the communique however reads.

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The University of Cumbria and Sellafield Ltd. were delighted to have their work recognised at a prestigious national award.

The local university and nuclear power companys joint initiative, Project Academy for Sellafield , was named runner up in the NSA Nuclear Skills Award 2021.

The project was a finalist in the Best Provider & Employer Collaboration at NSA Nuclear category.

Director of Employer Engagement and Professional Development at the University of Cumbrias Institute of Business, Industry and Leadership, Ian Sinker, said:"We are delighted that our partnership with Sellafield Ltd has been recognised at the UK Nuclear Skills Award in the Best Provider & Employer Collaboration category.

"Reflecting on the last five years, it is clear to see the impact the Project Academy has had and the benefits being delivered to Sellafield Ltd, its supply chain partners and beyond.

"This level of recognition reflects the close working relationship and our joint ambition to deliver high quality project management education.

"We look forward to the future and working to further strengthen the links between academia and industry."

Originally established in 2016, the Project Academy for Sellafield is a joint working arrangement between the University of Cumbria and Sellafield Ltd.

The Academy delivers project management short courses, professional qualifications and degree programmes to prepare and educate our employees in West Cumbria and Warrington for the changing landscape of project management.

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WILLIAMSBURGWilliamsburg native David Hubbard has spent the last 35 years helping to keep the nation safe and secure, working for one of the governments most highly classified agenciesthe National Security Agency.

The NSA is a U.S. intelligence agency within the Department of Defense that plays an integral role in keeping the nation safe and achieving military objectives by gathering, analyzing and sharing data and signals intelligence. To put it into perspective, Hubbard said there are more people working at NSA headquarters in Maryland than there are living in Williamsburg currently.

This job can be really, really humbling when you think about what were really doing here, Hubbard said. We say this a lot but these words have real meaningwere really trying to keep the nation safe. When something happens here inside the walls of NSA where we have a great success but we cant talk about it, we cant tell anybody about it outside of herethere are days you go home and you know you were part of something bigger than yourself and you were a part of really helping to keep the nation safe.

I often think about the people that live in my hometown growing up. Most people, the vast majority of Americans, go through life on a day to day basis and never think about an intelligence agency, they never think about whats going on behind the walls to keep them safe but it really is a sincere honor to be a part of that.

Hubbard spent most of his young life in Williamsburg, after moving from Corbin to Williamsburg after pre-school. He played the trumpet in his high school band and enjoyed watching the University of Kentucky Wildcats mens basketball team with his father, who is still a season ticket holder at Rupp Arena.

After graduating high school, Hubbard attended the University of the Cumberlands for three years, which at the time was called Cumberland College. After that, Hubbard transferred to the University of Kentucky where he graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree after majoring in computer science, something Hubbard had been interested in since a young child.

I cant really tell you why but honestly, as a kid, I was always interested in codes and cyphers and secret writing, Hubbard said. I still remember going to the local library down on 3rd Street in Williamsburg and checking out books about that kind of stuff, so Id always had an interest in codes, cyphers, I was already pretty good at math and in science courses.

Before graduating college, Hubbard began looking for careers where he could put his love of codes and cyphers to use.

When it got time to get close to graduate at UK, I went to the placement office and started trying to find a job and the NSA had taken out the entire back cover of University of Kentuckys placement catalogue, he said. There was a picture of two brand new buildings here, they were dedicated in the mid to late 80s. When I saw that full page ad, I did a little bit of research about the NSA and saw one of the things NSA does is break code cyphers to produce intelligence for our nation and I kind of applied on a whim. I said wow, this sounds interesting. Let me give it a shot.

Hubbard applied for a job in the National Computer Security Center (NCSC) at the NSA in April of 1985 and after going through all the screening, he was hired in by late September, at the age of 24.

In his 35 years with the NSA, Hubbard has held several different job titles working in several different aspects of the NSA, including evaluating national security information systems, developing software for NSA, and serving in a variety of program management, technical and managerial positions.

After his one-year hiatus, Hubbard returned to the NSA where he once again was working in the NCSC in a variety positions before taking over as Chief of NSAs Commercial Engagement Center (CEC).

Currently, Hubbard works as the Chief of Legislative State, Local and Academic Engagement at the NSA, where he is responsible for developing, promoting, and facilitating strategic alliances with state, local and community leaders, as well as all NSA/CSS academic programs and relationships.

Ive been fortunate to have a lot of very interesting jobs here, Hubbard said. This is a real unique job because, again, we deal with people outside of NSA, in this particular instance with representatives and senators.

Hubbard is the recipient of a Meritorious Presidential Rank Award and the NSA Meritorious Civilian Service Award. In addition to receiving several awards while at the NSA, Hubbard also holds a patent for an invention developed while employed by Microsoft.

Not many days but there have been a handful of days here at NSA where I would have paid to come to work, honestly, Hubbard said of his experience. Ive been a part of things every once in a while where you walk in, something really important, really exciting was going on and we had a hand in addressing it. You can do things at NSA that you cant do anywhere else in the world and it can be really, really exciting.

For now, Hubbard is enjoying his current position at the NSA and is looking forward to the day he can finally come back home to Williamsburg to visit his family and for a chance for his father to finally meet Hubbards granddaughter, his great-granddaughter, as they have been unable to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation's capital, and against the Army's vice chief of staff, two senior US intelligence officials said.

They said communications intercepted by the National Security Agency in January showed that Iran's Revolutionary Guard discussed mounting USS Cole-style attacks against the base, referring to the October 2000 suicide attack in which a small boat pulled up alongside the Navy destroyer in the Yemeni port of Aden and exploded, killing 17 sailors.

The intelligence also revealed threats to kill Gen. Joseph M. Martin and plans to infiltrate and surveil the base, according to the officials, who were not authorized to publicly discuss national security matters and spoke on condition of anonymity. The base, one of the oldest in the country, is Martin's official residence.

The threats are one reason the Army has been pushing for more security around Fort McNair, which sits alongside Washington's bustling newly developed Waterfront District.

City leaders have been fighting the Army's plan to add a buffer zone of about 250 feet to 500 feet (75 meters to 150 meters) from the shore of the Washington Channel, which would limit access to as much as half the width of the busy waterway running parallel to the Potomac River.

The Pentagon, National Security Council and NSA either did not reply or declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press.

At a virtual meeting in January to discuss the proposed restrictions, Army Maj. Gen. Omar Jones, commander of the Military District of Washington, cited credible and specific" threats against military leaders who live on the base. The only specific security threat he offered was about a swimmer who ended up on the base and was arrested.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the district's sole representative in Congress, was skeptical. When it comes to swimmers, I'm sure that must be rare. Did he know where he was? Maybe he was just swimming and found his way to your shore? she said.

Jones conceded that the swimmer was not a great example there, but our most recent example of a security breach.

He said the Army has increased patrols along the shoreline, erected more restricted area signs and placed cameras to monitor the Washington Channel.

Puzzled city officials and frustrated residents said the Army's request for the buffer zone was a government overreach of public waterways.

Discussions about the Fort McNair proposal began two years ago, but the recent intelligence gathered by the NSA has prompted Army officials to renew their request for the restrictions.

The intercepted chatter was among members of the elite Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and centered on potential military options to avenge the U.S. killing of the former Quds leader, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad in January 2020, the two intelligence officials said.

They said Tehran's military commanders are unsatisfied with their counterattacks so far, specifically the results of the ballistic missile attack on Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq in the days after Soleimani's killing. No U.S. service members were killed in that strike but dozens suffered concussions.

Norton told the AP that in the two months since the January meeting, the Pentagon has not provided her any additional information that would justify the restrictions around Fort McNair.

I have asked the Department of Defense to withdraw the rule because I've seen no evidence of a credible threat that would support the proposed restriction, Norton said. They have been trying to get their way, but their proposal is more restrictive than necessary.

She added: I have a security clearance. And they have yet to show me any classified evidence that would justify the proposal. Norton pointed out that the Washington Navy Yard and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, which also have access to district waters, do not have restricted zones along their shorelines and have not requested them.

The proposed changes, outlined in a Federal Register notice, would prohibit both people and watercraft from anchoring, mooring or loitering" within the restricted area without permission.

The notice specifies the need for security around the Marine Helicopter Squadron, which transports American presidents, and the general and staff officers' quarters located at the water's edge. The southern tip of Fort McNair is home to the National War College, where midlevel and senior officers gunning for admiral or general study national security strategy.

The Washington Channel is the site of one of the city's major urban renewal efforts, with new restaurants, luxury housing and concert venues. The waterway flows from the point where the city's two major rivers, the Potomac and Anacostia, meet.

It's home to three marinas and hundreds of boat slips. About 300 people live aboard their boats in the channel, according to Patrick Revord, who is the director of technology, marketing and community engagement for the Wharf Community Association.

The channel also bustles with water taxis, which serve 300,000 people each year, river cruises that host 400,000 people a year and about 7,000 kayakers and paddleboarders annually, Revord said during the meeting.

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