FTC Promotes International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an announcement promoting the first International Charity Fraud Awareness Week ICFAW. FTC, the National Association of State Charities Officials, and state and international partners coordinated this effort to raise awareness about donating wisely to...

libssh Releases Security Updates

libssh has released security updates addressing a vulnerability affecting libssh versions 0.6 and above. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the libssh Security Release for additional...

Drupal Releases Security Updates

Drupal has released security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities in Drupal 7.x and 8.x. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review Drupal's Security Advisory and apply the necessa...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Cisco products. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts webpage and...

FBI Releases Article on Defending Against Payroll Phishing Scams

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article on building a digital defense against phishing scams targeting electronically deposited paychecks. In these schemes, scammers use phishing emails to direct employees to fraudulent websites and collect their work credentials. Scammers...

VMware Releases Security Updates

VMware has released security updates to address a vulnerability in ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2018-0026 and apply the necessary...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 70.0.3538.67 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome Releases page and apply the necessary update. Th...

MS-ISAC Releases Advisory on PHP Vulnerabilities

The Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center MS-ISAC has released an advisory on multiple Hypertext Preprocessor PHP vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review MS-ISAC...

Juniper Networks Releases Security Updates

Juniper Networks has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple Junos OS versions. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Juniper Security Advisories websit...

Microsoft Releases October 2018 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s October 2018 Security Update Summary and...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Careers in Cybersecurity

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity. The month’s themes educate students and professionals about cybersecurity attack methods, best practices, and preventive measures and are geared toward informing the next generation of...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Webinar on Securing the Internet

The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, National Cyber Security Alliance, and the Department of Homeland Security are conducting a National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM webinar focused on securing the internet. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 2 p.m...

Apache Releases Security Updates for Apache Tomcat

The Apache Software Foundation has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.11, 8.5.0 to 8.5.33, and 7.0.23 to 7.0.90. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information. NCCIC encourages users and administrator...

Mozilla Releases Security Update for Thunderbird

Mozilla has released a security update to address vulnerabilities in Thunderbird. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisory for Thunderbird 60.2.1 and apply the...

FTC Issues Alert on Recent Facebook Breach

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an alert to provide Facebook users with recommended precautions against identity theft after the recent breach of the Facebook social media platform. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the FTC Alert and the NCCIC Tip on Preventing and...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Cisco products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts webpa...

Cybersecurity Threats to Precision Agriculture

DHS has released a report to address cybersecurity threats to new precision agriculture technologies used in crop and livestock production. Precision agriculture employs a variety of embedded and connected technologies to generate data used to enhance agricultural and livestock management. As...

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have identified malware and other indicators of compromise used by the North Korean government in an ATM cash-out scheme—referred to by the U.S. Government as “FASTCash.” The U.S. Governme...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisory for Firefox 62.0.3 and Firefo...

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM. NCSAM is a collaborative effort between DHS and its public and private partners—including the National Cyber Security Alliance NCSA—to raise awareness about the vital role cybersecurity plays in the lives of U.S. citizens. NCCIC will be...