Tanzania Computer Emergency Response Team

The Mozilla Foundation has release security update to address security vulnerability in Firefox and Firefox ESR. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. The following updates are available: (a) Firefox 43 (b) Firefox ESR 38.5 Users and administrators are encouraged to review …

Microsoft has released a monthly summary of security bulletin for December 2015. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the bulletin and apply the necessary updates; click here for more information.

Google has released Chrome OS 47.0.2526.80 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address multiple vulnerabilities. The update addresses vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the update and apply necessary updates; for more information click here.

Apple has released  security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in apple products. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. The following are available updates: (a) iOS 9.2 for iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch (5th  generation) and later, iPad 2 and later …

Adobe has released security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the security updates and apply the necessary updates. For more information click APSB15-32

 Katika siku za hivi karibuni kumekuwa na taarifa za kuwepo kwa Programu (Application) ya simu ikijulikana kama SOFTBOX TANZANIA iliyosemekana iko kwenye Google PLAYSTORE. Ilidaiwa kuwa program (Application) hiyo ya SOFTBOX TANZANIA ilikuwa na uwezo wa kunasa au kuingilia mazungumzo ya simu, ujumbe mfupi pamoja na mawasiliano ya WhatsApp kutoka …

Google has released Chrome OS 47.0.2526.73 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address multiple vulnerabilities. The update addresses vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Google Chrome release blog and apply the necessary updates; click here …

OpenSSL has released updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow the attacker to cause a denial of service condition. The following updates are available: (a) OpenSSL 1.0.2 users should upgrade to 1.0.2e (b) OpenSSL 1.0.1 users should upgrade to 1.0.1q (c) OpenSSL 1.0.0 users …

TZ-CERT has noted that there are android mobile applications (apps) named SoftBox Tanzania and SIMnet Tanzania, published under Google Play store  that are said to have functionalities of intercepting communications of mobile subscribers. TZ-CERT wishes to advise the general public to avoid associating themselves with any activity related to the …

The Apache Commons team has announced the release of Apache Commons Collections 3.2.2, to address vulnerability affecting high profile projects such as Websphere, JBOSS, WebLogic and OpenNMS. Please verify signatures using the KEYS file when downloading the release.For more information please click here.