Global ransomware WannaCry (WanaCrypt0r 2.0) cyber attack downs windows computers massively around the world
A massive ransomware attack affected computer systems across the world. Security researchers say it is a Windows exploit first developed by the United States National Security Agency, shut down computer systems across several countries. It has hit computer systems of hundreds of private companies and public organizations across the globe...
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Don’t Click That Weird Google Docs Link You Just Got
A piece of malware is going around that pretends to be a Google Docs link which is a phishing scheme is racing around the internet right now, which means you should avoid clicking any weird Google Docs that have been emailed to you recently — even if it’s from someone...
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New Android Malware : Infected Million of Google Play Store Users
Android users who have mistakenly downloaded and installed malware on their devices straight from Google Play Store has reached 2 Million. The users have fallen victim to malware hidden in over 40 fake companion guide apps for popular mobile games, such as Pokémon Go and FIFA Mobile, on the official...
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MoU between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and BGD e-GOV CIRT
At the end of a bilateral meeting between Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; 22 agreements and memorandum of understanding (Mou) have been signed at Hayadrarabad house in New Delhi between India and Bangladesh. After the meeting; defense, financial, information technology, power and energy...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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