by CIRT Team
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 you know. It’s spreading incredibly quickly. If you click the link, it asks for some...
Read More
by CIRT Team
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 Google Play Store, according to security researchers from Check Point. Affected Applications : Check...
Read More
by CIRT Team
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 related agreements and MoU was signed by the two countries officials. To enhance cooperation in...
Read More
by CIRT Team
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....
Read More
by CIRT Team
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...
Read More
by CIRT Team
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...
Read More
by CIRT Team
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...
Read More
by CIRT Team
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...
Read More
by CIRT Team
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...
Read More
by CIRT Team
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...
Read More
