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Bangladesh Government adopts cyber security declaration

Bangladesh Government adopts cyber security declaration

The government has adopted a cyber-security declaration 2017 asking organizations to develop actionable cyber security road maps to be approved and monitored by the top management. The declaration, signed by honorable State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, was released on Thursday. It has been prepared and adopted at the end of the international cyber security conference which was held in Dhaka on March 9....

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1st International Cyber Security Conference Bangladesh, 2017 has been successfully completed

1st International Cyber Security Conference Bangladesh, 2017 has been successfully completed

The CIRT team of Bangladesh Computer Council is increasingly creating awareness of the need to seriously address the daunting challenges of protecting their information networks, especially those related to national security and critical infrastructures, from any attacker. Recent developments have shown that there is more to this endeavor than answering technical questions, particularly since many technical problems do not necessarily seem to have solutions. The...

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Govt. to organize international cyber security conference

Govt. to organize international cyber security conference

The government in collaboration with cyber security and tech giants is going to organize an international cyber security conference in the capital on 9 March 2017 aims at taking a coordinated initiative to prevent and check the alarming rise of cyber-attacks. Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) of ICT Division, US based Fire Eye, CISCO, CA Technologies, Microsoft, One World InfoTech, Europe based...

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Ransomware facts and mitigation tips

Ransomware facts and mitigation tips

In the world of cyber security threats, Ransomware is a comparatively new word which has become a big concern in the recent years. In the US, May 2016 was the second worst month for Ransomware attacks in history. It came to light first time in the last year and caused a huge loss of data. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware that...

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ABC of Password Creation and Management

Nowadays password is the most popular authentication system for every online operations. Password has become a must for secured access in most websites. A password policy is a set of rules that aims to improve computer security by motivating users to create dependable, secure passwords and then store and utilize them properly. A password policy is a part of the official regulations of an organization...

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Common Vulnerabilities in Cyber Space of Bangladesh

Common Vulnerabilities in Cyber Space of Bangladesh

In recent years, Bangladesh has become one of the most vulnerable countries in cyber space. Cyber-attacks often took place, which caused loss of assets in very recent time. With the increasing number of internet users, the number of attacks ratio is also going up. According to the Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2015, Bangladesh is in the second position in the level of infection among all the...

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One year of BGD e-GOV CIRT establishment

BGD e-GOV CIRT has successfully completed its one year on 27 July, 2016. An agreement between Bangladesh Computer Council & Norway Registered Development was signed on July 27 2015 for establishment of BGD e-GOV CIRT. According to the office order issued by Bangladesh Computer Council on 11th January 2015, a CIRT team was established under the project “Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance Project...

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Government of Bangladesh Information Security Manual (GoBISM) has been published

Government of Bangladesh Information Security Manual (GoBISM) has been published

Government of Bangladesh Information Security Manual (GoBISM) has been published on 29 February 2016. The Government of Bangladesh Information Security Manual (GoBISM) is the explanations of processes and controls that are important for the protection of Bangladesh Government unclassified information and systems. This manual is intended for use by Bangladesh Government departments, agencies and organizations. The document is made based on International Standards ISO/IEC 27001...

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BGD e-GOV CIRT has received Government Mandate

BGD e-GOV CIRT has received Government Mandate

On 28th June 2016 as a part of the procedures to support and secure the use of information technology, Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT) has received mandate published by Information and Communication Technology Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and IT, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It is to be mentioned that the CIRT team is working under the project “Leveraging...

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BGD e-GOV CIRT got full membership from FIRST

Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) is taking necessary measures to improve Bangladesh’s capability to manage the risks related to digital revolution and deal with fast growing cybercrime. Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) was established at BCC under the project “Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance Project (LICT)”. What is BGD e-GOV CIRT? The Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) investigates and resolves...

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