CERT Bulgaria

News and Events

Here you could find updated information about the CSIRT's activities as well as a list of recent and upcoming events.

10-th Regional Information Security and Data storage Conference

Published date: 15.09.2011

ICT Media in partnership with ISACA-Sofia Chapter and the Bulgarian association of corporate security, under the aegis of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technologieas and Communications and the Ministry of Interior organizes the 10-th annual Information Security and Data storage Conference "The new section".....

“Anonymous” hackers group plans to destroy Facebook

Published date: 09.08.2011

“Anonymous” hackers group plans to destroy the social networking site Facebook on the night of November 5, 2011. The hackers ask all their supporters around the world to unite and to erase Facebook in the name of the personal privacy.....

Malicious attack hits a million Web pages

Published date: 01.04.2011

More than one million website pages have been hit by a sophisticated hacking attack that injects code into sites that redirect users to a fraudulent software sales operation.....

Cyber attack on European Commission reported

Published date: 24.03.2011

A serious cyber attack on the European Commission was reported yesterday evening (23 March) as EU leaders prepared to gather in Brussels for a two-day summit during which military intervention in Libya is expected to take centre stage...

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Microsoft December 2010 patches to fix 40 flaws

Published date: 10.12.2010

Microsoft next week will release 17 bulletins to patch 40 flaws in various versions of Windows, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office.....

Microsoft to address 49 flaws in record patching cycle

Published date: 08.10.2010

Microsoft plans to issue 16 bulletins, repairing a record 49 security vulnerabilities, including fixes for Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office and the .NET Framework....

‘Stuxnet’ Trojan Attacks Siemen’s Industrial Automation Systems

Published date: 27.09.2010

Siemens is alerting its users in the USA that a malware program (Trojan) is targeting the Simatic WinCC and PCS 7........

Bulgaria and India will cooperate in the field of information security

Published date: 18.06.2010

The Bulgarian and Indian IT companies are not competitors, they have different advantages that they should pool together, said Bulgarian Deputy Transport Minister Parvan Rusinov, who is in charge of IT policies, and India's Deputy IT Minister Rakesh Singh during the opening of the Fourth meeting of Bulgaria-India Joint Forum on Information and Communication Technologies.....

CERT Bulgaria is already accredited by Trusted Introducer

Published date: 16.07.2009

The accreditation process of CERT Bulgaria with Trusted Introducer has completed successfully.....

Deloitte report urges governments around the world to step up cybersecurity efforts

Published date: 5.06.2009

Deloitte report urges governments around the world to step up cybersecurity efforts or face potential disruption and isolation in the global economy.....

Europe and USA establish a joint Cybersecurity Task Force

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On Tuesday Secret Services Director Mark Sullivan signed a memorandum with the Head of the Italian police Antonio Manganeli for the creation of a joint group to combat online crime....

Access to CERT Bulgaria Portal is encrypted

Published date: 25.05.2009

Access to the Internet Portal of CERT Bulgaria has already been encrypted with SSL.

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CERT Bulgaria is already registered with Trusted Introducer

Published date: 21.04.2009

After covering the initial requirements, CERT Bulgaria has registered with Trusted Introducer.....

Experts alarmed over U.S. electrical grid penetration

Published date: 8.04.2009

Russian and Chinese cybercriminals penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and have left behind malware giving them the ability to disrupt the system.....

Microsoft offers $250K bounty for Conficker writer

Published date: 13.02.2009

Microsoft is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction for the cybercriminals responsible for the fast spreading Conficker/Downadup worm.

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Worm locks user accounts and allows access to vulnerable systems

Published date: 09.01.2009

W32.Downadup.B is a worm that spreads by exploiting the Microsoft Windows Server Service RPC Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability....

The Seventh National "Conference for Information Security and Data Storage Systems" has been held.

Published date: 26-09-2008

The Seventh National Conference for Information Security and Data Storage Systems has been held on September 25, 2008 at Sheraton Hotel.....

ENISA Brokers Sharing of good CERT practice in establishing a CSIRT team. Hungary and Bulgaria progress in successful cooperation.

Published date: 27-06-2008

On 11-12th June 2008, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) representatives from CERT-Hungary, the Bulgarian State Agency for Information Technology and Communications and ENISA met in Budapest, Hungary to exchange good practices in setting up a governmental CERT or Gov-CERT.....

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