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CPNI events [03/07/2008] CPNI is holding a food defence conference on 24 October 2008
SCADA [12/06/2008] Updated good practice guidance on securing process control and SCADA systems is now available.
Screening [29/02/2008] The law on preventing illegal working in the UK has changed. Employers will need to be aware of their responsibilities.
Personnel security measures [09/01/2008] 'Personnel Security: Threats, Challenges and Measures' an introductory guide to personnel security has now been published. This replaces and significantly expands on 'Personnel Security: Managing the Risk'.
Viewpoints [27/11/2007] A new CPNI Viewpoint paper has been published on 802.11 Wireless Networks.
Risk assessment [15/11/2007] CPNI publishes new personnel security risk assessment guidance
What we do [15/10/2007] CPNI assumes responsibility for providing protective security advice to the national infrastructure within Northern Ireland

3680 - Security Assessment of the Internet Protocol [15/08/2008] A new CPNI document that aims to raise the awareness of the many security threats from attacks based on the Internet protocol.
3654 - Multiple DNS implementations vulnerable to cache poisoning [08/07/2008] Deficiencies in the DNS protocol and common DNS implementations facilitate DNS cache poisoning attacks. Effective attack techniques against these vulnerabilities have been demonstrated.
3649 - APPLE-SA-2008-06-30 Security Update 2008-004 and Mac OS X v10.5.4 [01/07/2008] Apple have released security ipdate 2008-004 and Mac OS X v10.5.4 that address a number of issues.
3623 - Malware Installed on Removable Media [30/05/2008] CSIRTUK have been made aware of an increase in malware (often referred to as computer virus) pre-installed on peripherals and removable media. This advisory raises awareness of the growing threat.