Feb 17, 2023 | International
HKSAR search and rescue team returns from Türkiye to Hong Kong (with photos/videos)
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The search and rescue team deployed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government to the quake-stricken areas in Türkiye to assist in the search and rescue work returned to Hong Kong yesterday night (February 17) after completing its mission.
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee; the Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam; and the Deputy Director of Immigration (Control, Visa and Documents), Mr Benson Kwok, welcomed the team at Hong Kong International Airport.
Mr Lee expressed his gratitude to every member of the search and rescue team for their commitment and praised the team for their valiant efforts to save lives, which amply demonstrated the outstanding abilities of the civil servants and also the spirit of mutual support without boundary.
Upon completion of the search and rescue operation in Hatay Province, Türkiye, the China and the HKSAR search and rescue teams arrived in Beijing yesterday afternoon. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung; and the Director of Fire Services, Mr Andy Yeung, welcomed the teams at Beijing Capital International Airport and flew to Hong Kong together with the HKSAR search and rescue team yesterday night.
The team departed for Türkiye at night on February 8 to conduct search and rescue work in Hatay Province, one of the most devastated areas in Türkiye. During the days of operation, team members successfully rescued four survivors and found six bodies under the debris.
The 59-strong search and rescue team, led by Deputy Chief Fire Officer of the Fire Services Department (FSD) Mr Yiu Men-yeung, comprises 49 members of the FSD’s Urban Search and Rescue Team, which includes firemen, ambulancemen and fire services workshops personnel, as well as officers from the Security Bureau, the Immigration Department and the Department of Health.
Nov 9, 2022 | Business
A search and seizure action was initiated by the Income Tax Department on few business groups engaged in coal trading/ transportation, execution of civil contracts, extraction of iron ore and production of sponge iron, on 04.11.2022. Those searched include two politically exposed persons and their associates. The searches were carried out at more than 50 premises spread over Ranchi, Godda, Bermo, Dumka, Jamshedpur, Chaibasa, Patna, Gurugram, and Kolkata.
The search operation has led to the seizure of large number of incriminating documents and digital evidences. A preliminary analysis of these evidences indicates that these groups have resorted to various modus-operandi of tax evasion including inflation of expenses, transactions of loans in cash, payments/receipts in cash and suppression of production. During the search, it has also been found that investments have been made in immovable properties, the source of which could not be fully explained.
The search operation also revealed that one of the groups engaged in civil contracts was not maintaining regular books of account. The group has been inflating its expenses by entering into non-genuine transactions of purchase of raw material/ sub-contract expenses in lumpsum at the fag end of the year. Evidences seized also suggest that unfair payments in cash have been made to secure contracts.
In the case of the other group engaged in coal trading/ extraction of iron ore etc, unaccounted stock of iron ore of huge value has been found, which is yet be quantified. The said group has also introduced its unaccounted money in the form of unsecured loans and share capital by layering the transactions through shell companies. Professionals associated with this group have admitted that they had not verified any supporting documents and had signed the audit report prepared by the group’s accountant without due diligence.
During the search, undisclosed cash exceeding Rs 2 crore has been seized. A total of 16 bank lockers have been put under restraint. So far, the searches have revealed unaccounted transactions/ investments exceeding Rs 100 crore.
Further investigations are under progress.
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Mar 10, 2022 | International
On March 8, 2022, a lockdown was put in place in the medium-security unit at Mission Institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
On March 8, 2022, a lockdown was put in place in the medium-security unit at Mission Institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
The search was ordered to ensure the safety and security of the institution, its staff and inmates. Normal operations will resume as soon as it is considered safe to do so.
Visits have been suspended until the search is completed.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is committed to preventing the entry of contraband into its institutions. CSC also works in partnership with the police to take action against those who attempt to introduce contraband into correctional institutions.
Nov 2, 2021 | Business
Cloaked Search plugs a critical hole in the market and in most organizations layered defense strategy, Walsh said. Before now, protecting data meant encrypting it, and encrypting it meant making it hard to find and use. With Cloaked Search, organizations can encrypt their data without sacrificing functionality.
IronCore Labs, the leading provider of data security for modern cloud applications, announced today the launch of Cloaked Search, a drop-in encrypted search solution to protect sensitive data held in existing search services, and a partnership with OpenSearch, a community-driven, open-source search service.
Encrypting data is the best way to protect data from ransomware, hackers, and curious administrators, said Patrick Walsh, CEO of IronCore Labs. With Cloaked Search, you can now expand your vital data security measures to cover the data in your search service using encryption you can actually search on.
How Cloaked Search Works
Cloaked Search by IronCore Labs is a transparent encryption proxy, which means that it encrypts sensitive data before it goes to the search service and decrypts search results as they flow back from the search service. Anyone looking at the stored search data and the search indices who doesnt have the proper key will only see random bytes instead of meaningful information.
Protecting Multi-tenant Customer Data
With native support for modern cloud applications, Cloaked Search includes features that allow separate master keys to protect different segments of data. This allows multi-tenant architectures to virtually isolate customer data and to eliminate any risk of accidentally leaking data between customers. Cloaked Search works out of the box with OpenSearch and Elasticsearch, the two most popular search services in use today. It also works with managed services that are built on top of OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.
Getting Started
To use Cloaked Search, developers simply point their code to the proxy instead of the search service. Rankings and results operate much the same as before. When indexing or searching documents, the proxy will automatically encrypt the documents and queries as needed.
Cloaked Search Features
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Easy-to-use no-code approach allows for quick setup.
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Encrypted search that integrates with an existing search system.
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Supports wildcard searches, phrase searches, complex queries, phonetic matches, field boosting, and more.
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Multi-key support allows inexpensive segmentation of data, virtual isolation of the data segments, and protection against search injection attacks.
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Selective protection allows admins to choose which fields to secure, while other fields pass through as normal. Admins can increase the number of fields protected over time.
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Integrates with IronCore Labs SaaS Shield product so SaaS customers can hold and manage their own encryption keys while getting full audit trails for all access to their data. SaaS applications can charge a premium for this Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) or Customer Managed Keys (CMK) functionality.
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Simple deployment options integrate well with kubernetes and other cloud orchestration.
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Self-trial means anyone can try it by downloading and running a docker container locally.
Partnership With OpenSearch
IronCore Labs is an official partner of OpenSearch, bringing strong data security functionalities to the entire OpenSearch community.
Were proud to partner with OpenSearch to extend the broader OpenSearch ecosystem with application-layer encryption and encrypted search, said Riah Solomon, Marketing Director at IronCore Labs. Our approach with Cloaked Search puts control of sensitive data into the hands of its rightful owners.
The Importance of Cloaked Search
Cloaked Search plugs a critical hole in the market and in most organizations layered defense strategy, Walsh said. Before now, protecting data meant encrypting it, and encrypting it meant making it hard to find and use. With Cloaked Search, organizations can encrypt their data without sacrificing functionality.
In the broader context, laws like GDPR and CCPA mandate that the private data of consumers be well protected. GDPR requires both secure processing and security by design, which generally means encryption of personal data. When user data is encrypted at a higher layer, hackers who gain access to servers and systems will only see random bytes. Without access to the keys, those random bytes are useless to the attackers. And if no unencrypted personal information was accessed, then there is no obligation to publicly disclose the incident.
Today, search services are typically encrypted only at the lowest level with transparent disk encryption. This approach blocks data theft when hard drives are stolen but does not protect data on a running machine.
Cloaked Search brings meaningful data protection to search indices by making the search services blind to the data they hold. View the live demo of Cloaked Search on the IronCore Labs website and watch the webinar on Nov. 4 to learn more.
About IronCore Labs
IronCore Labs (https://ironcorelabs.com), the leading provider of data security for modern cloud applications, offers products that help software developers and businesses rapidly add data protection and application-layer encryption into the heart of their software. Whether navigating Privacy Shield challenges, GDPR mandates, customer security requests, or just handling sensitive data safely, IronCore Labs removes the traditional obstacles to keeping data private and secure, while accelerating time to market for advanced security features.
Jul 28, 2021 | International
Drumheller, Alberta – Correctional Service Canada
The lockdown put in place at the medium security unit at Drumheller Institution on July 20, 2021, has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is strengthening measures to prevent the entry of contraband into its institutions in order to ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone. CSC also works in partnership with the police to take action against those who attempt to have contraband brought into correctional institutions.
Visits to the institution have resumed.
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Maureen Quintal
Assistant Warden, Management Services
Drumheller Institution
403-820-6056
