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CERT, the home of the well-known CERT(R) Coordination Center, is located at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute. We study internet security vulnerabilities, research long-term changes in networked systems, and develop information and training to help you improve security. 		take the tour

CERT Spotlight: Vulnerability Remediation

How do you know which holes to patch?

Vulnerability Remediation In an ideal world, software would not contain vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit. But other than following best practices such as installing patches, how do you protect yourself and your data against threats you don't know about?

We are addressing that problem with our work in vulnerability remediation. As part of our process, we analyze reports of vulnerabilities, coordinate with vendors to address the vulnerabilities, and disclose information about the vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques in various publications and in our vulnerability analysis blog.

Announcements

August 20, 2008

New Podcast Released
Software security is accomplished by thinking like an attacker and integrating security practices into your software development lifecycle.

August 5, 2008

New Podcast Released
Protecting critical infrastructures and the information they use are essential for preserving our way of life.

July 29, 2008

CERT Statistics Updated
The CERT statistics have been updated with numbers from the second quarter of 2008.

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