Everyday thousands of otherwise sensitive information is being exchange over email or stored on disk not even realising that someone could intercept it on transit or while on rest, causing devastating consequences. Securing sensitive data in either state is imperative as attackers find increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques to compromise systems and gain access. While different tools and techniques are available that can be used to protect data in either state, encryption plays a vital role in maintaining data confidentiality. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is an encryption program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is...
Security Updates from Drupal
Drupal has released security advisory to address vulnerability affecting Drupal 8.x versions before 8.5.6. If left unpatched, attackers could exploit them and gain complete control of the system. Therefore, BtCIRT recommends users and administrators to review Drupal Security Update for more details and apply the necessary updates immediately. Patch and be Protected....
Google and Mozilla to remove trust for Symantec Certificates
BtCIRT has known through various sources that Google and Mozilla will very soon remove trust for Symantec Certificates. Therefore, we recommend admins using certificates from Symantec and its subsidiary CAs (Thawte, GeoTrust, and RapidSSL) to review advisories by digicert and ssllabs for details on reasons for deprecation and way forward....
Microsoft July 2018 Security Updates
Microsoft has released July 2018 Security Updates to address vulnerabilities in earlier version of multiple products. If left unpatched, attackers could exploit them and gain complete control of the system. Therefore, BtCIRT recommends users and administrators to reviewMicrosoft Security Update for more details on affected products and apply the necessary updates. Patch and be Protected....
Security Updates from Adobe
Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting earlier version of multiple products. If left unpatched, attackers could exploit them and gain complete control of the system. Therefore, BtCIRT recommends users and administrators to review Adobe Security Updates for more details and apply the necessary updates immediately. Patch and be Protected....