CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerabilities listed in the table below. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors of all types a...

Mozilla Releases Security Update for Mozilla VPN

Mozilla has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Mozilla VPN. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2022-08 and make the necessary update. This...

CISA Alerts on Actively Exploited Flaws in Zabbix Network Monitoring Platform

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has warned of active exploitation of two security flaws impacting Zabbix open-source enterprise monitoring platform, adding them to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. On top of that, CISA is also recommending that Federal...

Iranian Government-Sponsored Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against Global Government and Commercial Networks

Summary Actions to Take Today to Protect Against Malicious Activity Search for indicators of compromise. Use antivirus software. Patch all systems. Prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities. Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts. Use multi-factor authentication. Note: th...

Zabbix affected by two actively exploited vulnerabilities

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Zabbix open-source network traffic monitoring software Web Frontend component while implementing client-side sessions storage and are being actively exploited as per...

FATEK Automation FvDesigner

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.8 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: FATEK Automation Equipment: FvDesigner Vulnerabilities: Stack-based Buffer Overflow, Out-of-bounds Write, Out-of-bounds Read 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. CISA encourages...

Mitsubishi Electric EcoWebServerIII

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Equipment: Energy Saving Data Collecting Server EcoWebServerIII Vulnerabilities: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, Uncontrolled Resource...

New Sandworm Malware Cyclops Blink Replaces VPNFilter

Summary The Sandworm actor, which the United Kingdom and the United States have previously attributed to the Russian GRU, has replaced the exposed VPNFilter malware with a new more advanced framework. The United Kingdom's UK National Cyber Security Centre NCSC, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructur...

Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR

CISA released a directive in November 2021, recommending urgent and prioritized remediation of actively exploited vulnerabilities. Both government agencies and corporations should heed this advice. This blog outlines how Qualys Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response can be used by any...

New Sandworm Malware Cyclops Blink Replaces VPNFilter

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre, CISA, the National Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA reporting that the malicious cyber actor known as Sandworm or Voodoo Bear is using new malware, referred to as Cyclops...

GE Proficy CIMPLICITY-IPM

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 Vendor: GE Equipment: Proficy CIMPLICITY Vulnerability: Improper Privilege Management 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve both code execution and local privilege escalation. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1...

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerabilities listed in the table below. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors of all types an...

CISA Publishes List of Free Cybersecurity Tools and Services

By Deeba Ahmed The list is created to achieve goals from CISAs recommendations that are part of the "CISA Insights: Implement Cybersecurity… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CISA Publishes List of Free Cybersecurity Tools and Services...

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Publishes List of Free Security Tools and Services

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Friday published a repository of free tools and services to enable organizations to mitigate, detect, and respond effectively to malicious attacks and further improve their security posture. The "Free Cybersecurity Services and...

CISA Compiles Free Cybersecurity Services and Tools for Network Defenders

CISA has compiled and published a list of free cybersecurity services and tools to help organizations reduce cybersecurity risk and strengthen resiliency. This non-exhaustive living repository includes services provided by CISA, widely used open source tools, and free tools and services offered b...

NCSC-NZ Releases Advisory on Cyber Threats Related to Russia-Ukraine Tensions

The New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre NCSC-NZ has released a General Security Advisory GSA on preparing for cyber threats relating to tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The advisory recommends organizations review their security posture and monitor for cyber incidents and provides...

US Government sets forth Zero Trust architecture strategy and requirements

To help protect the United States from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, the White House issued Executive Order EO 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, which requires US Federal Government organizations to take action to strengthen national cybersecurity.1 Section 3 of EO 14028...

Log4Shell 2 Months Later: Security Strategies for the Internet's New Normal

CVE-2021-44228 rules everything around us — or so it seemed, at least, for those breathless days in December 2021 when the full scope of Log4Shell was starting to take hold and security teams were strapped for time and resources as they scoured their organizations' environments for vulnerable...

NSA Best Practices for Selecting Cisco Password Types

The National Security Agency NSA has released a Cybersecurity Information CSI sheet with guidance on securing network infrastructure devices and credentials. Cisco devices are used globally to secure network infrastructure devices, including across the Department of Defense, National Security...