Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox and Firefox ESR

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...

Mozilla Releases Security Update for Thunderbird

Mozilla has released a security update to address vulnerabilities in Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security...

Cisco Releases Security Update for Cisco IOS XE

Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Elastic Services Controller

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Cisco Elastic Services Controller. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review th...

CVE-2019-2722

CVE-2019-2722 affects the Oracle VM VirtualBox core component. Affected are VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.28 and prior to 6.0.6. The flaw enables a low-privilege user who can log on to the infrastructure running VirtualBox to compromise the VirtualBox instance, with potential impact to other p...

Why Asset Management is so important for Vulnerability Management and Infrastructure Security?

When people ask me how should they start building Vulnerability Management process in their organization well, sometimes it happens, I advice them to create an effective Asset Management process first. Because it's the foundation of the whole Infrastructure Security. The term "Asset Management" h...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Ado...

Supply Chain Integrity Month

April is Supply Chain Integrity Month. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ODNI, and the Department of Defense DOD are partnering to promote the importance of supply chain security and risk management. Breaches in the supp...

VMware Releases Security Updates

VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the VMware...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released multiple security updates to address vulnerabilities in various Cisco products. An attacker could exploit some of those vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review...

'Cloudborne' IaaS Attack Allows Persistent Backdoors in the Cloud

An attack scenario affecting various cloud providers could allow an attacker to implant persistent backdoors for data theft into bare-metal cloud servers, which would be able to remain intact as the cloud infrastructure moves from customer to customer. This opens the door to a wide array of attac...

NSA Releases Updated Guidance on Side-Channel Vulnerabilities

The National Security Agency NSA has released updated information on a set of side-channel vulnerabilities affecting modern computer processors. An attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC,...

CVE-2019-2555

CVE-2019-2555 concerns a vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox Core subcomponent. Affected are Open VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.24 and prior to 6.0.2. The issue is described as easily exploitable, allowing a low-privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where VirtualBox runs t...

CVE-2019-2446

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization subcomponent: Core. Supported versions that are affected are prior to 5.2.24 and prior to 6.0.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox...

Microsoft Releases January 2019 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC, part of the Cybersecurity and...

App Security and PCI; Are you ready for the audit?

As most people know, merchants, financial institutions and anybody else who is involved in processing credit cards are subject to the PCI DSS compliance to reduce fraud and cybersecurity risks. This affects both brick-n-mortar stores and banks as well as card-not-present CNP transactions that...

The evolution of Microsoft Threat Protection, December update

December was another month of significant development for Microsoft Threat Protection capabilities. As a quick recap, Microsoft Threat Protection is an integrated solution securing the modern workplace across identities, endpoints, user data, cloud apps, and infrastructure. Last month, we shared...

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

On November 16, 2018, the President signed into law the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018. This Act elevates the mission of the former Department of Homeland Security DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate NPPD and establishes the Cybersecurity and...

November is National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month

November is National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. Critical Infrastructure CI is our Nation’s backbone; it is the physical and cyber systems and assets that are so vital to the United States that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on our...

Best Practices for Endpoint Detection and Response

There are many elements that can complicate enterprise security efforts. From the increasing sophistication of cybercriminal strategies and activities to the wide range of components connected to the network, data protection and infrastructure security has become an uphill battle. Another key...