The report of the National steering committee on establishment of National CERT (TZ-CERT) in Tanzania.

Apple has released updates to OS X and iTunes to address multiple vulnerabilities, some of which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, obtain website credentials, or take control of the affected system. Updates are available: 1: OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 for OS X Mavericks 10.9 to 10.9.2 2: …

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player, and Illustrator. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.   The following updates are available: Adobe Reader XI 11.0.07 for Windows and Macintosh Adobe Reader X 10.1.10 …

Google has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome. Some of these vulnerabilities may lead to memory corruption or arbitrary code execution.

Many organisations may have a false sense of security resulting from their investments in non-agile security tools and processes they have relied on for years. Yet firewalls, antivirus, intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) are increasingly less effective as attackers leverage encryption and other innovative techniques to …

Following the well-publicized mass looting of data from Target Inc. in late 2013, most companies are devoting renewed energy to bolstering their cybersecurity measures. The awareness that digital information is at risk extends across businesses of all sizes as well as to private citizens, who have become much less complacent …

Last week the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee’s minority staff released a 19-page assessment titled “The Federal Government’s Track Record on Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure.” Retiring Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., sponsored the assessment. The footnoted assessment draws on more than 40 agency audits and inspector general reviews. Coburn’s …