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AusCERT is the national Computer Emergency Response Team for Australia and a leading CERT in the Asia/Pacific region. As a trusted Australian contact within a worldwide network of computer security experts, we provide computer incident prevention, response and mitigation strategies for members, a national alerting service and an incident reporting scheme.


Latest Security Bulletins

 denotes AusCERT member only content. AA-2008.0147 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] -- Firefox 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey 1.1.10 have been released correcting 12 and 13 security vulnerabilities respectively. - Firefox 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey 1.1.10 have been released correcting 12 and 13 security vulnerabilities respectively. (03/07/2008)

 denotes AusCERT member only content. AU-2008.0010 -- AusCERT Update - [Win][UNIX/Linux] - Firefox 3 Released - New version of Firefox is available. (19/06/2008)

 denotes AusCERT member only content. AA-2008.0137 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] -- Firefox 3 Released - New version of Firefox is available. (19/06/2008)

AL-2008.0047 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] -- Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Notification - Oracle have published information regarding the April 2008 Critical Patch Update which will contain 41 security fixes affecting hundreds of Oracle products. (16/06/2008)

AL-2008.0068 -- [Win] -- Skype File URI Security Bypass Code Execution Vulnerability - (12/06/2008)

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Latest News

 denotes AusCERT member only content. AusCERT Coffee Machine and the rest of the week - Thankfully our coffee machine at AusCERT is one of those old fashioned, NON Internet connected ones. So our coffee will remain strong. (04/07/2008)

 denotes AusCERT member only content. AusCERT Training and the week that was - AusCERT Training and the week that was, vulnerable printers, and Adobe Reader (27/06/2008)

 denotes AusCERT member only content. Whitelisting - While looking over the long list of vulnerabilities that were reported to us today - one of them came across as slightly amusing, but put a new spin on the idea of whitelisting. (24/06/2008)

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Latest News

Compromised Account Details and Logging FAQ - An overview of how the logging process works and the answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions. (03/07/2008)

AusCERT Home Users Computer Security Survey - The AusCERT Home Computer Users Security Survey 2008 was prepared to assess the security posture of home Internet users, their level of security awareness and attitudes to Internet security. The survey aims to raise awareness of home Internet computer security issues. (15/05/2008)

Information Security Incident Management Training - AusCERT's new training course and schedule for 2008 has been released. During this course AusCERT will present Incident Response best practice, tips, tools and techniques gleaned from fifteen years experience of assisting members in handling information security incidents. An optional day of hands on classes will guide students through a the live forensics of a compromised Windows system. (12/05/2008)

Protecting your computer from malicious code - This paper provides practical advice for protecting the PC desk top environment from malicious code for home users, SMEs or organisations without dedicated IT staff. (07/03/2008)

Practical Computer Security slides - AusCERT has released a basic Microsoft Powerpoint presentation to assist organisations with providing introductory computer security awareness training to individuals. (28/02/2008)

Most Popular Pages

ESB-2008.0354 -- [Appliance] -- HP USB Floppy Drive Key (Option) for ProLiant Servers, Local Virus Infection
Optional USB keys shipped with the ProLiant Servers were found to be infected with a virus that propagates itself by spreading to removable and mapped drives.

Choosing good passwords
Choosing a good password is a trade off between something that is difficult to guess versus something that is easy to remember. This article provides some simple rules of thumb on choosing good passwords (and good password policies).

Protecting your computer from malicious code
This paper provides practical advice for protecting the PC desk top environment from malicious code for home users, SMEs or organisations without dedicated IT staff.

Compromised Account Details and Logging FAQ
An overview of how the logging process works and the answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions.

AL-2008.0057 -- [Win] -- MS08-027 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution