Displaying items by tag: CERT

A vulnerability in the transport control protocol in version 4.9 of the Linux kernel and above leaves it open to a denial of service by a remote attacker, according to an advisory from CERT.

Australia plans to set up an industry-led cyber security co-operative research centre, with the government announcing an investment of $50 million.

A second case of mobile phones that have insecure firmware has come to light, but in this case there was no data being transmitted to any server anywhere.

The Federal Government today unveiled its cyber security strategy along with the appointment of Alastair MacGibbon as the Prime Minister's special adviser on cyber security.

A botnet that has been sending out spam from a network of around 4000 Linux servers for many years has finally been put out of operation, according to the security firm ESET.

The Coles Credit Card app for Android is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, according to the CERT, the US Computer Emergency Response Team.

Australia’s new Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus, has released a major CERT survey into cyber crime in Australia. The findings make sobering reading.

Disabling SNMP may mitigate a security vulnerability in Samsung printers until revised firmware is available.

CERT has warned of a vulnerability that opens some Samsung and Dell printers to remote attack.

Today's release of the report "In the Crossfire: Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Cyberwar" by McAfee Inc. paints a very grim picture of a perpetual war in cyberspace