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Validation Workshop for Cybersecurity Readiness Assessment for Rodrigues
July 04, 2019

Validation Workshop for Cyber ...

​On the request of the ICT Commission of Rodrigues, a Cybersecurity Readiness Assessment was conducted with the aim of providing a clear snapshot of the effectiveness of the current cyber security measures and preparedness in managing cyber risks for the cyber community of Rodrigues.  The assessment exercise was divided into two categories: Public in General & Commissions. Based on the findin...

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National Cybersecurity Drill for the Financial Sector
June 25, 2019

National Cybersecurity Drill ...

​The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU) organised a National Cybersecurity Drill for the Financial Sector and the Department of Civil Aviation from 25th – 28th June 2019 at Palms Hotel, Quatre-Bornes. The main objective of the 4 days’ event was to assess the preparedness of these sectors to resist cyber threats and enable timely detection, response, and mitigation and recover...

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SADC Capacity Building Workshop on Cybersecurity & Regional Cybersecurity Drill 2018
September 10, 2018

SADC Capacity Building Worksh ...

​The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU), a division of the National Computer Board operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Technology, Communication & Innovation organised the SADC Capacity Building Workshop on Cybersecurity and SADC Regional Cybersecurity Drill from the 10th – 13th September 2018 in the Conference Hall A, Cyber Tower 1, Ebène in collaboration with t...

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Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) Technical Colloquium
December 05, 2017

Forum of Incident Response an ...

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius, a division of the National Computer Board operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Technology, Communication & Innovation hosted the Forum of Incident Response & Security Teams (FIRST) Technical Colloquium, a two-day event on cybersecurity for the 2nd time in Mauritius from 30th November – 1st December 2017 at the Swami Vivekananda In...

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Technical Colloquium 2016
November 28, 2016

Technical Colloquium 2016

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius, a division of the National Computer Board operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Technology, Communication & Innovation hosted the Forum of Incident Response & Security Teams (FIRST) Technical Colloquium, a three-day event on cybersecurity for the 1st time in Mauritius from 22 – 24th November 2016 at Le Meridien Hotel, Point aux Pim...

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Jun
Start Time:Jun 25, 2019|Category: Public

National Cyber Security Drill for Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs)

Cyber risk is now one of the most commonly talked about topics as the impact of cybercrime reaches an all-time high. Heavily connected industries, such as financial services and critical national infrastructure (CNI) pose a systemic risk to the markets they serve. We are now seeing national cybersecurity incident simulation exercises being carried out by governments and/or industry associations. This helps to exercise the reaction to cybersecurity incidents, which impact various parts of the supply chain, from financial transactions to the operational technology that underpins our daily lives.  In line with this, the Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU), a division of th ...

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15
Mar
Start Time:Mar 15, 2018|Category: Public

Launching of the Mauritian Cybercrime Online Reporting System (MAUCORS) and Cyber Drill for Top Management

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU) organised the launching ceremony for the Mauritian Cybercrime Online Reporting System (MAUCORS) and a Cyber Drill for Top Management in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at Le Meridien Hotel on Thursday 15th March 2018. The Mauritian Cybercrime Online Reporting System (MAUCORS) was officially launched by Honourable Yogida Sawmynaden, Minister of Technology, Communication & Innovation. This system will help to coordinate and resolve social media incidents efficiently. This system has been developed by the CERT-MU and is one of the key initiative under the newly drafted Cybercrime Strategy that se ...

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Feb
Start Time:Feb 27, 2018

Cyber Defense Monitoring and Forensics Training

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU) in collaboration with the Command and Control Centre of Kenya organised a 3-day training programme on Cyber Defense Monitoring and Forensics at Voilà Hotel, Bagatelle from the 27th February – 1st March 2018. The training course provided an introduction to Network Security Monitoring (NSM), Security Information and Events Management (SIEM), Malware Analysis and Digital Forensics. Major part of the course was hands-on case studies and analysis exercises using real world data. The main focus of the training programme was on intensive hands-on sessions on addressing key challenges faced by local organizations in all sectors/industries. ...

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Nov
Start Time:Nov 22, 2016|Category: Non-Public

Technical Colloquium 2016

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius, a division of the National Computer Board operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Technology, Communication & Innovation hosted the Forum of Incident Response & Security Teams (FIRST) Technical Colloquium, a three-day event on cybersecurity for the 1st time in Mauritius from 22 – 24th November 2016 at Le Meridien Hotel, Point aux Piments. This event was organised in collaboration with the Forum of Incident Response & Security Teams (FIRST), USA and supported by our stakeholders namely Symantec, Secure Services (Mauritius) Ltd, ORACLE & USERTECH Solutions. The event was conducted over three days which comprised of a Cybe ...

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Apr
Start Time:Apr 04, 2016

Cyber Security Drill 2016

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU) in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organised the ITU ALERT Cyber Security Drill (Applied Learning for Emergency Response Teams), a five-day regional forum on cybersecurity for the Africa Region at Le Meridien Hotel from the 4th-8th April. It was the third time that this event was held in Africa and a first for Mauritius. The first day was dedicated to a series of workshops on current cybersecurity issues, followed by two days of cyber drill exercises structured around various scenarios involving the most common types of cyberattacks while the sharing sessions provided a platform for cooperation an ...

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Vulnerability Notes

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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ VN-2019-26   
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software OSPF LSA Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​(October 04, 2019)
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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ VN-2019-25   
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​WordPress Richview Zero Day Vulnerability
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​(September 27, 2019)
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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Security Alert - Tiktok App 
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​(September 24, 2019)
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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ VN-2019-24  
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​(September 20, 2019)
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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ VN-2019-23  
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Android OS Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​(September 06, 2019)
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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ VN-2019-22
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Cisco NX-OS Software Cisco Fabric Services over IP Denial of Service Vulnerability
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​(August 30, 2019)
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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ VN-2019-21   
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Cisco NX-OS Software IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​(August 30, 2019)
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|| Hotline : 800 2378 ||  To contact CERT-MU send e-mail on --> contact[at]cert.ncb.mu ||  To report incident e-mail on --> incident[at]cert.ncb.mu || To report Vulnerabilities send e-mail on --> vulnerability[at]cert.ncb.mu ||

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