VMware Releases Security Updates

VMware has released security updates to address a vulnerability in VMware Directory Service (vmdir). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Therefore, Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommends  users and administrators to review the  VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2020-0006 and apply the necessary updates....

Advisory on risk of Shortened URLs

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) shortening is a technique used to generate a shorter hyperlink that is more user-friendly, while directing users to the original webpage. An example:  You could take a long link such as https://www.moic.gov.bt/dangers-of-short-links-2487975 and use a shortening service to make it into a nice short link that looks like https://bit.ly.com/g234. Shortened URLs, such as those from bit.ly or tinyurl. make it easy to type in a web address quickly, but difficult to determine where the web browser will actually direct you. Risk :  Clicking on dubious shortened links that redirect users to illegitimate websites may allow...

Juniper Networks Releases Security Updates

Juniper Networks has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in various Juniper products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Therefore Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommends users and administrators to review the Juniper Security Advisories webpage and apply the necessary updates....

Mozilla Releases Security Updates

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  Therefore Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommends users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisories for Firefox 75 and Firefox ESR 68.7 and apply the necessary updates....

Google Releases Security Updates

Google has released Chrome version 81.0.4044.92 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. Therefore Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team recommends users and administrators to review the Chrome Release and apply the necessary updates....