The 3rd edition of the National Cybersecurity Week 2023 is being conducted as a part of the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which is designated in October by many countries across the world. To raise awareness and build capacity in cybersecurity, Capture the Flag Challenge was conducted in three colleges: Gyalposhing College of IT, College of Science & Technology and Jigme Namgyel Engineering College from 16-17 October. CyberHygiene awareness, Cyber Safety program for women and children by Promptech India was also conducted at GovTech and Royal Thimphu College previously. In addition, various daily social media updates on Cyber Hygiene has been posted...

The BtCIRT has developed the National Baseline Security (NBS) which are the minimum security measures that organizations must implement to protect their information systems from known threats. Baseline-Security_v1.0  Open in Browser...

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. A cyber threat actor could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. BtCIRT recomends users and administrators to review the following advisory and apply the necessary updates: iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3...

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A cyber threat actor can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Therefore,BtCIRT recommended users and administrators to review Microsoft’s September 2023 Security Update Guide and apply the necessary updates....

Mozilla has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. A cyber threat actor can exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Therefore, BtCIRT recommended users and administrators to review Mozilla’s advisory (MFSA 2023-40) and apply the necessary updates....