EC to accept nominations from 12-19 March for polls

Sri Lanka CERT warns of cyber attacks on Microsoft office

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) has warned of cyber attacks on users of Microsoft office. CERT said that with the COVID-19 crisis, cybercriminals are busy scamming and delivering malware using the attention-getting virus as a lure. According to the United States Secret Service (USSS) advisory, attackers are using a two decade old Microsoft Office memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882), for which Microsoft released a security patch in November 2017. An attacker

10 Apr, 2020

Work from home period extended till 20 April

The Sri Lankan Government has extended the ?work from home? period till 20 April. The President?s Media Division (PMD) said that the decision to extend the work from home period has been taken in order to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka. The PMD said all Government, Semi- Government and Private institutions, except those declared as essential services, have been instructed to comply with the decision. The President?s Media Division pointed out that this period should

13 Apr, 2020

Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake arrested

Former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake has been arrested, the Police said. The Police media unit said that Ramanayake was arrested for obstructing the duties of the Police. Ramanayake was arrested by the Mirihana Police at the Madiwela Housing Complex. (Colombo Gazette)

13 Apr, 2020