2018
Turris MOX raised over CZK 7,900,000 (USD 361,000) in the Indiegogo campaign
This secure modular router managed to exceed the set goal by almost 44%. Its fans will still be able to pre-order it in the InDemand mode at Indiegog…
Google Releases Security Update for Chrome
Google has released Chrome version 67.0.3396.62 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that a remote attacker could expl…
Pre-installed malware found in 141 low-cost Android devices in over 90 countries
Researchers from Avast the antivirus firm are investigating the discovery of pre-installed malware found in 141 low-cost Android devices in over 90 c…
Flaw in Schneider PLC Programming Tool Allows Remote Attacks
Schneider Electric this week announced that an update for its EcoStruxure Machine Expert product patches a high severity vulnerability that can be ex…
The program of the CSNOG networking expert meeting has been finalized, register in time
The first Czech and Slovak network administrators community meeting called CSNOG (Czech and Slovak Network Operators Group) to be held on June 11 and…
ISC released security updates for BIND
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released updates that address vulnerabilities in versions of ISC Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND). A re…
The CZ.NIC association was established exactly 20 years ago
On Thursday, May 21, 1998, the CZ.NIC association, the administrator of the Czech national domain was established. In September 1999 the association …
Thanks to its fans, the unique Turris MOX modular router goes into production
The campaign has been extended until May 31. This will allow the introduction of new modules and provide more time for large corporate backers, with …
Critical vulnerability discovered in RHEL dhclient
Critical vulnerability discovered in DHCP client dhclient (part of NetworkManager) in RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and it's derivatives allowing f…
The CZ.NIC Association has collected the requested USD 250,000 for Turris MOX
One day before the end of the Indiegogo campaign, the requested USD 250,000 were collected for the modular router Turris MOX.
One day before the end o…
The CZ.NIC Association changes WHOIS terms of service
Changes to WHOIS searches were introduced by CZ.NIC already today, on May 16.
The General Regulation on Personal Data Protection — GDPR — will enter i…
New vulnerability affecting PGP a S/MIME
New vulnerability affects PGP or S/MIME enabled e-mail clients. That means only users which use e-mail encryption are affected. The vulnerability wi…
New Chrome version
Google has released new version of its Chrome browser. Version 66.0.3359.170 fixes several new vulnerabilities for Windows, Linux and Mac OS. One of …
Mozilla has released security updates
Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox ESR and Firefox. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities …
Microsoft has released security updates
Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to tak…
Adobe has released security updates
Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Connect, Adobe Flash Player, and Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application. A …
More security flaws discovered in Intel CPUs: Spectre-NG
Eight new security flaws were discovered in Intel processors. Initial findings show that at least some ARM processors may be also affected. Further r…
Technical writers to meet again at CZ.NIC Academy
On Thursday, June 14th, the third technical writers’ workshop will take place at the CZ.NIC training center in Prague.
On Thursday, June 14th, the thi…
A New Cryptocurrency Mining Virus is Spreading Through Facebook
Trend Micro Cyber Safety Solutions team identified a malicious Chrome extension , which uses a miscellany of techniques to target cryptocurrency trad…
GitHub urged some users to reset their passwords
During the course of regular auditing, GitHub discovered that a recently introduced bug exposed a small number of users’ passwords to their internal …
CZ.NIC has developed PoE connector for Turris MOX, which has already reached 50 % on Indiegogo
In addition to the eight-port cut-through switch, Turris MOX now offers also a PoE connector for use in places with no power supply.
A unique networki…
Drupal Releases Critical Security Updates
Drupal has released critical updates addressing a vulnerability in Drupal 8.x and 7.x. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take con…
The Organizers of the CSNOG Event Have Published First Abstracts and Launched Registration
The first community meeting od the Czech a the Slovak network operators will be held on June 11 and 12, 2018, in Brno.
The website of the CSNOG (Czech…
Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates
Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Safari 11.1, macOSHigh Sierra 10.13.4 and iOS 11.3.1. An attacker could exploit som…
Updates for CMS Drupal
New vulnerabilities in Drupal can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information. We advise administrators to update to pa…
New security patches of Cisco product
Cisco has released several security patches for its products. Some of the vulnerabilties can be exploited by attacker to gain control of an affected …
New version of Chrome browser
Google has released Google Chrome version 66.0.3359.117. This version fixes vulnerabilites exploitable to take control of an affected system. Google …
FRED 2.36 released
We have released the version 2.36 of the FRED registry system.
This release contains mainly improvements of the code that don't modify functionality, …
Security fixes for Oracle products
Oracle issues security patches for its products. Security updates fixes vulnerabilities some of which may be exploited by attackers to gain control o…
Public authorities shall be protected by Turris Omnia against cyberattacks, applications are accepte
Until June 30 this year, CZ.NIC, the administrator of the Czech national domain, will accept applications for free-of-charge rental of the secure rou…
Turris MOX, a Czech router, has already received more than USD 100,000 on Indiegogo
The modular network device that boosts computer network security now also offers an 8port switch module due to popular demand.
A new Indiegogo campaig…
Microsoft Releases April 2018 Security Updates
Microsoft has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabiliti…
Adobe Releases Security Updates
Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe PhoneGap Push Plugin, Adobe Digital Editions, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Experienc…
Turris MOX: Cutting-edge security and custom hardware configuration
The new Czech open source router from CZ.NIC, a non-profit association, has been launched on the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform. The router offers t…
Security patches for OpenSSL
New updates for OpenSSL fix a vulnerability that could lead to Denial of Service attack. Users of OpenSSL 1.1.0 should upgrade to 1.1.0h and users of…
Ladislav Lhotka from CZ.NIC co-authored a new internet standard
This March, the IETF released a new Internet standard RFC 8349 (A YANG Data Model for Routing Management (NMDA Version)). Authors of the new Internet…
New patches for Firefox
Mozilla issues new patches for its Firefox browser (incl Firefox ESR). Exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities can led to crash.
A “highly critical” flaw affects Drupal 7 and 8 core, Drupal security updates expected on March 28th
Drupal Security Team confirmed that a “highly critical” vulnerability affects Drupal 7 and 8 core and announced the availability of security updates …
The Czech and Slovak network operator communities to meet at the CSNOG conference
Major Czech and Slovak Internet network organizations are preparing the first annual CSNOG (Czech and Slovak Network Operators Group) community meeti…
New vulnerabilities discovered in AMD processors
Israeli-based CTS Labs has disclosed a discovery of 13 new vulnerabilities affecting processors Ryzen and EPYC.
Adobe Releases Security Updates
Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player, Connect, and Dreamweaver. A remote attacker could exploit these…
Samba Releases Security Updates
The Samba Team has released security updates to address vulnerabilities CVE-2018-1050 a CVE-2018-1057 in Samba. An attacker could exploit one of thes…
Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox
Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities …
Cisco releases security updates for its products
Cisco releases security updates for some of its products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affecte…
New version of Chrome fixes security vulnerabilities
Several security bugs are being fixed in Chrome65.0.3325.146. The most serious one can cause leak of sensitive information. Automatic update is recom…
Massive Malspam Campaign Targets Unpatched Systems
Cybercriminals are leveraging a recently patched critical Adobe Flash Player vulnerability in a massive spam campaign targeting unpatched computers. …
Apple security update
Apple fixed critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-4124) in Apple operating systems, that would cause them to crash from mere exposure to either of two spe…
What was 2017 like for the Czech national domain?
The CZ.NIC Association, the administrator of the Czech national domain, has published a set of statistics for 2017.
The CZ.NIC Association, the admini…
Patch for vulnerable uTorrent client
The vulnerabilities impact uTorrent Web and on a lesser scale also uTorrent Classic. BitTorrent, Inc., the company behind uTorrent, has released vers…
Critical vulnerability has been patched for PyBitmessage
PyBitmessage is the official client for Bitmessage (decentralized P2P communications protocol). The vulnerability allows attacker to remotely execu…