Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Therefore, BtCIRT recommands users and administrators to review Microsoft’s September 2019 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates....
Adobe Releases Security Updates
Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting Flash Player and Application Manager. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Therefore, BtCIRT recommands users and administrators to review Adobe Security Bulletins APSB19-45 and APSB19-46 and apply the necessary updates....
Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome
Google has released Chrome version 77.0.3865.75 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses multiple vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. Therefore BtCIRT recommends users and administrators to review the Chrome Releases page and apply the necessary updates....
Cetori Virus Ransomware
The BtCIRT has recently been alerted of a new ransomeware attack known as the Cetori Virus Ransomware. The team would like system administrators and users in general to be informed and protect yourself from this attack: Description: The Cetori is a virus based on the code of STOP ransomware. It drops an executable file on the system to trigger a sophisticated infection process. Once the ransomware is running on the system it becomes able to pass through several attack stages. Such kind of malware primarily aims to find valuable personal files stored on the infected PCs and encrypt them...
Secure Coding Workshop
A weeklong (19-23 August, 2019) Workshop on Secure Coding organised by the Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team (BtCIRT) under the Department of Information Technology and Telecom, MoIC is currently underway. The program is being supported by Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) and European Union(EU) through Asi@Connect Project coordinated by TEIN*CC. The workshop has over 50 participants with application development or system administration backgrounds from various organisations including colleges, ISPs, financial institutions, corporations, government offices and private sector agencies ....