NZCERT

NZCERT is a registered Charitable Trust established to improve the general Information Security posture of New Zealand society.

• Our principle objectives are listed here.
• Our Privacy Statement, Disclaimer and Copyright Notice is here.
• Our alerts are classified using these colour codings as described here.

Latest Critical Alerts and Updates

	Red Hat: v.4 and v.5 openssh security update	22Aug08
	Cisco: Vulnerability in Cisco WebEx Meeting Manager ActiveX Control	14Aug08
	Microsoft: Security Bulletin for Aug 2008 (6 updates critical)	12Aug08
	Red Hat: v.5 java-1.5.0-ibm security update	31Jul08
	Red Hat: v.5 firefox security update	16Jul08
	Red Hat: v.4 firefox security update	16Jul08
	Red Hat: v.4 seamonkey security update	16Jul08
	Mozilla: Firefox 3.01, 2.0.0.16, Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 and SeaMonkey 1.1.11 released to address CSS reference counter vulnerability	15Jul08
	Red Hat: v.4 and v.5 java-1.4.2-ibm security update	14Jul08
	Red Hat: v.5 java-1.6.0-sun security update	14Jul08
	Red Hat: v.4 and v.5 java-1.5.0-sun security update	14Jul08

Recent Security Alerts and Updates

	Opera: Opera 9.52 released to address multiple vulnerabilities	24Aug08
	Red Hat: v.4 and v.5 libxml2 security update	21Aug08
	Snort: VRT rules for multiple rules in the spyware-put, web-client and sql categories	19Aug08
	Cisco: IPS Update Bulletin 14 Aug 2008 (S352) (requires CCO login)	14Aug08
	Red Hat: v.5 yum-rhn-plugin security update	14Aug08
	Red Hat: v.4 and v.5 postfix security update	14Aug08
	Microsoft: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits	13Aug08
	Red Hat: v.5 hplip security update	12Aug08
	Cisco: IPS Update Bulletin 12 Aug 2008 (S351) (requires CCO login)	12Aug08
	Snort: VRT rules for multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products	12Aug08
	Red Hat: v.5 dnsmasq security update	11Aug08
	Microsoft: Security Update for Microsoft Outlook 2002	08Aug08
	Adobe: Presenter 7 update available to address potential Cross-site Scripting issues	08Aug08
	Sun: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Adobe Reader may lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code and Overwrite Arbitrary Files	08Aug08
	Cisco: IPS Update Bulletin 06 Aug 2008 (S350) (requires CCO login)	06Aug08

Latest News

	APNIC 26 is being held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 25 - 29 Aug 2008. Further information is available here	23Aug08
	Reminder: SANS is providing security training in Canberra on 30 June - 5 July 2008. Further information is available here	30May08
	SANS Security Essentials is being taught in Wellington, New Zealand from 15 Jan to 18 Mar 2008 under the SANS Mentor Program. Further information is available here	03Nov07
	NZCERT is trialling delivery of critical alerts for mobile users via the nzcert.mobi website.	07Oct07
	AusCERT 2008 will be held on the Gold Coast, Australia, May 16-23 2008. The Call for Presentations and Tutorials is now open. Further details are available here	06Oct07
	The Second annual New Zealand Computer Crime and Security Survey has been released. NZCERT provided input into this survey. It is available from Otago University here	30Sep07