Improving Information Security in the State of Qatar
Q-CERT, Qatar's center for information security, was created by the Supreme Council for Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR) to safeguard and improve the security of information and communications systems. Q-CERT works with government agencies, businesses, and the citizens of Qatar to address cyber security risks, protect sensitive information, and ensure the safety of our children on the Internet.
Podcast on Qatar and Cybercrime Legislation | ||
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Craig Blakeley, a lawyer with the Alliance Law Group in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, USA, was in town recently to address a QISF meeting on cybercrime legislation. Craig discussed international standards in this area, most notably the Convention on Cybercrime, and sketched the relevance of such standards for Qatar's own incipient project to draft cybercrime legislation. After the meeting, David Mundie met with Craig to find out exactly why he thinks international standards are important for Qatar. You can hear his replies on today's podcast. |
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This malware may be installed manually by a user or downloaded unknowingly when visiting malicious websites.
Highly Critical Vulnerability in Firefox 3.0
In less than 24 hours from its release, a critical vulnerability was discovered in Firefox 3.0. It has been reported that the vulnerability is so critical that it enables the execution of an attacker's arbitrary code on the compromised machine.
BKDR_IRCBOT.BGY
This malware is downloaded from remote sites through the aid of other malware. It creates certain registry entries to allow its automatic execution every time the system starts up.
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