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The “unacceptable risk” of Torrevieja’s cybersecurity systems is the warning from the Audit Office

The “unacceptable risk” associated with the Torrevieja City Council’s cybersecurity systems has been alerted by the Audit Office. In its annual report, the body has given the Council a dozen proposals to enhance a crucial area of services and the way the administration operates in the digital sphere. Even though the City Council has made investments recently “and notable progress has been made since our previous audit,” the Audit Office specifically notes in this report that these investments are insufficient. The general maturity index of the Basic Cybersecurity Controls is 52.0% (31.8% in 2021), which is still insufficient, represents an unacceptable level of risk, and is far from the ENS’s goal of 80.0%. As a result, “it must continue to adopt measures to redirect the observed situation.”
As a result, “Torrevieja City Council lacks an adequate internal control system and cybersecurity governance, as mandated by regulations.” Even though the company has taken steps to reroute the situation, they are insufficient, and the situation needs to be fixed right away. Support must also be strengthened by allocating financial and human resources to information security.
“Acquiring and deploying a specific solution to restrict access to the corporate network by unauthorised physical devices,” as well as establishing a device inventory and a hardware and software upgrade plan, were among the recommendations the agency made to the City Council. It also highlights the necessity of developing a comprehensive vulnerability identification and remediation process that is applied to all City Council systems.
The paper also highlights the necessity of formalising a single process for managing users with administrative rights that sets rules for all of the organization’s systems. Additionally, it specifies that a secure or hardened configuration process that takes security by default and the minimal functioning criterion into account must be approved and put into place for the systems. In order to achieve this, it is suggested that customised installation manuals for every system be created, based on suggestions from reference groups and manufacturers.
According to the report, the City Council should set up a process for processing audit logs of user activity that includes information about the systems impacted, the data kept, the duration of the retention period, backups, control over access rights to the record, and the implementation and documentation of a log review process. It is best to centralise log review in systems specifically designed for this purpose.
Establishing a process for handling data and system backups that outlines, at the very least, the systems and data impacted, the frequency of backups, the locations, the people in charge, restoration tests, and backup protection needs is another suggestion.
Despite the fact that many of these suggestions have been implemented, the report points out that more needs to be done to improve the City Council’s cybersecurity control and reliability index.
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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
Joaquín Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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Five arrested in Alicante and Murcia for shoplifting

Five individuals involved in grocery theft have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil. In the regions of Alicante and Murcia, the thieves were stealing in a number of locations for a well-known supermarket company. The things that were stolen are worth over 8,000 euros in total.
The investigation started after the retail chain representative filed a complaint. The pattern was consistent across all cases: three or four people went into the store, and one of them loaded up a cart with expensive things like canned goods, extra virgin olive oil, sausages, or alcoholic drinks. The last one hurried out of the grocery without paying, and another diverted the attention of the staff.
It was discovered that the same people were responsible for the crimes in multiple towns in Alicante and Murcia after examining the security footage from the impacted businesses. Since the suspects did not live in the residences where they were registered and lacked a stable address, it was very difficult to find them.
Shortly after committing another theft at a store in a suburban neighbourhood of Rojales (Alicante), officers caught two of the suspects off guard and took them into custody. Many of the stolen goods were found at that time and brought back to the impacted business.
The other three were later taken into custody in the cities of Almoradí (Alicante) and Guardamar del Segura. The majority of the pilfered items were sold on. Additionally, the two cars that were utilised in the crimes were taken.
Eleven thefts have been resolved as a consequence of the investigation conducted by the Novelda Civil Guard’s investigation section. The cities of Novelda, Torrevieja, Almoradí, Catral, and Rojales in Alicante as well as the municipalities of San Javier, Jumilla, San Pedro del Pinatar, Cartagena, Archena, and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia were the sites of these crimes.
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