CISA Webinar: Holistic Approach to Mitigating Insider Threats

Want to recognize indicators of cybersecurity and physical insider threats? On July 29, 2019, from 2-3 p.m. ET, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will host a webinar providing expert guidance for a holistic approach to detect and deter these threats. Understanding how to preven...

IRS Reminds Tax Professionals: Create a Data Security Plan

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has issued a news release reminding professional tax preparers that they are required by law to have a written data security plan. Creating and maintaining a data security plan ensures that tax professionals are reviewing their data security protections and...

NREL EnergyPlus

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.1 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit Vendor: National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL Equipment: EnergyPlus Vulnerability: Stack-based Buffer Overflow 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary...

Building Resilience to Foreign Interference, Misinformation Activities

As part of the effort to Protect2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is working with national partners to build resilience to foreign interferences, particularly information activities e.g., disinformation, misinformation. The Department of Homeland Security DHS views...

Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates

Apple 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 App...

5G Wireless Network Risk Factors

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released an infographic on 5G wireless network risk factors. Although 5G technology will bring capacity, reliability, and security improvements, it may also introduce supply chain, deployment, network security, and competition and choi...

Slackware 14.2 : Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-202-01)

New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix security issues. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2019-202-01. The text itself is copyright C Slackware Linux, Inc. include'compat.inc...

Fedora Update for kernel-headers FEDORA-2019-a95015e60f

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2019 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

Fedora 29 : kernel / kernel-headers (2019-a95015e60f)

Update to v5.1.18 ---- Update to v5.1.17 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. C Tenable...

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Releases Advisory on Fileless Malware

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security CCCS has released an advisory on an Astaroth fileless malware campaign affecting Microsoft Windows. Astaroth resides solely in memory, and an attacker can use it and other fileless malware to steal information, such as credentials and keystrokes, and obtain...

Johnson Controls exacqVision Server

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.7 Vendor : Exacq Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson Controls Equipment : exacqVision Server Vulnerability : Unquoted Search Path or Element 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to elevate their...

Drupal Releases Security Update

Drupal has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Drupal Core. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected website. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review Drupal’s security advisory...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco 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 t...

WaterISAC Releases Cybersecurity Fundamentals

The Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center WaterISAC recently released an updated cybersecurity fundamentals guide for water and wastewater utilities. The guide includes cybersecurity best practices, grouped into 15 categories, to help sector utilities reduce exploitable weaknesses and...

IRS Releases Six Cybersecurity Safeguards

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has issued a news release outlining six cybersecurity safeguards to protect computers, email, and sensitive data. The recommendations are part of the Taxes. Security. Together. Checklist, which the IRS created to help tax professionals protect sensitive taxpayer...

Microsoft Releases Security Updates for PowerShell Core

Microsoft has released updates to address a vulnerability in PowerShell Core versions 6.1 and 6.2. An 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...

Oracle Releases July 2019 Security Bulletin

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for July 2019 to address 319 vulnerabilities across 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...

NCSC Releases 2019 Active Cyber Defence Report

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has released their 2019 Active Cyber Defence ACD report, which provides an analysis of program outcomes throughout 2018. NCSC’s ACD program—stood up in 2016—seeks to reduce harm from commodity cyberattacks against the United Kingdom. The...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 75.0.3770.142 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses a vulnerability that an attacker can exploit to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome Relea...

NCSC Releases Advisory on Ongoing DNS Hijacking Campaign

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has released an advisory about an ongoing Domain Name System DNS hijacking campaign. The advisory details risks and mitigations for organizations to defend against this campaign, in which attackers use compromised credentials to modify the...