Technology1 min read

Cert-In and states rush to patch PHP flaws

By · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Cert-In is working with state-level cybersecurity authorities to patch PHP vulnerabilities, affecting thousands of government websites. The agency has advised organisations to apply security patches and warned of global PHP flaws that can affect websites across the globe. Cert-In urges state-level authorities to take immediate action to protect their websites.

Key points

  • Cert-In is working with state-level cybersecurity authorities to patch PHP vulnerabilitie…: Cert-In is working with state-level cybersecurity authorities to patch PHP vulnerabilities.
  • The agency has advised organisations to apply security patches.: The agency has advised organisations to apply security patches.
  • Cert-In has warned of global PHP flaws affecting websites across the globe.: Cert-In has warned of global PHP flaws affecting websites across the globe.

Sources checked by our analysis pipeline: 1

New Delhi: India’s nodal cybersecurity agency is coordinating with state-level cybersecurity authorities to quickly implement necessary patches to protect thousands of government websites from critical vulnerabilities in programming language PHP, officials told ET. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) has discussed the issue in meetings held with state information technology departments, and assured help, they added.“Meetings

Cert-In and states rush to patch PHP flaws across govt portals

Synopsis

Last week, two critical cybersecurity flaws in the PHP programming language were discovered with the help of AI. Subsequently, Cert-In issued advised organisations to apply security patches. Thousands of state government portals, district administration websites, municipal corporation services, and public grievance redressal systems in India have historically relied on content management systems and frameworks based on the PHP programming language.

Now Playing

Original source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Technology