Juniper Networks Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Juniper Networks has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Juniper Networks security advisories page an...

Kaseya Ransomware Attack: Guidance and Resources

CISA has created a webpage to provide information and guidance for the recent ransomware attack against Kaseya customers that include managed service providers MSPs and customers of those MSPs. CISA encourages affected organizations to review Kaseya Ransomware Attack: Guidance for Affected MSPs a...

SAP Releases July 2021 Security Updates

SAP has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the SAP Security Notes for July 2021 and apply the necessary...

Apache Releases Security Advisory for Tomcat

The Apache Software Foundation has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in multiple versions of Tomcat. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Apache’s security advisory and apply the...

Kaseya Provides Security Updates for VSA On-Premises Software Vulnerabilities

Kaseya has released VSA version 9.5.7a for their VSA On-Premises software. This version addresses vulnerabilities that enabled the ransomware attacks on Kaseya’s customers. CISA strongly urges Kaseya customers closely follow the instructions detailed in the Kaseya security notice and contact Kase...

CISA Releases Analysis of FY20 Risk and Vulnerability Assessments

CISA has released an analysis and infographic detailing the findings from the Risk and Vulnerability Assessments RVAs conducted in Fiscal Year FY 2020 across multiple sectors. The analysis details a sample attack path a cyber threat actor could take to compromise an organization with weaknesses...

CISA’s CSET Tool Sets Sights on Ransomware Threat

CISA has released a new module in its Cyber Security Evaluation Tool CSET: the Ransomware Readiness Assessment RRA. CSET is a desktop software tool that guides network defenders through a step-by-step process to evaluate their cybersecurity practices on their networks. CSET—applicable to both...

PrintNightmare, Critical Windows Print Spooler Vulnerability

Updated July 2, 2021 For new information and mitigations, see Microsoft's updated guidance for the Print spooler vulnerability CVE-2021-34527. Updated July 1, 2021 See Microsoft's new guidance for the Print spooler vulnerability CVE-2021-34527 and apply the necessary workarounds. Original post Ju...

Citrix Releases Security Updates for Hypervisor

Citrix has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Hypervisor. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Citrix Security Update CTX316325 and apply the necessary updates. This product ...

Kids’ Apps on Google Play Rife with Privacy Violations

About 20 percent of the Top 500 kids’ mobile apps in the Google Play store are collecting data on users in a way that likely violates the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act COPPA. These have been downloaded by a collective 492 million users, researchers said. That’s according to an analysis...

Apple Releases Security Updates for iOS 12.5.4

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in iOS 12.5.4. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security update and apply the necessary updates. This product is provid...

TikTok Can Now Collect Biometric Data

This is probably worth paying attention to: A change to TikToks U.S. privacy policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app "may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information" from its users content. This includes things like "faceprints and voiceprints," th...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Adobe products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Adobe’s Security Bulletins and apply the necessary updates...

SAP Releases June 2021 Security Updates

SAP has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the SAP Security Notes for June 2021 and apply the necessary...

Microsoft Releases June 2021 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s June 2021 Security Update Summary and...

TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users' Biometric Data

Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok quietly revised its privacy policy in the U.S., allowing it to automatically collect biometric information such as faceprints and voiceprints from the content its users post on the platform. The policy change, first spotted by TechCrunch, went into...

CISA Releases Best Practices for Mapping to MITRE ATT&CK®

As part of an effort to encourage a common language in threat actor analysis, CISA has released Best Practices for MITRE ATT&CK® Mapping. The guide shows analysts—through instructions and examples—how to map adversary behavior to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. CISA created this guide in partnership...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in multiple Cisco products. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Cisco advisory and apply the necessary updates: Lasso SAM...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox

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. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisory for Firefox 89 and Firefox E...

WhatsApp reverses course, will not limit app functionality

WhatsApp, the end-to-end encrypted messaging service that has lost users, its founders, and a large amount of public goodwill, issued a reversal on its recent privacy policy enforcement measures, clarifying that it will no longer punish users who refuse to share some of their data with the...