Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Releases Advisory on New Ransomware Campaign

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security CCCS has released an advisory on a new ransomware campaign. The malware, named TFlower, may infect users via exposed, unpatched Remote Desktop Protocol RDP services. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages administrators to revie...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting 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 the...

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...

Microsoft Releases Security Updates to Address Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Microsoft has released security updates to address two remote code execution vulnerabilities, CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182, in the following operating systems: Windows 7 SP1 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Windows Server 2012 Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows...

Microsoft Releases August 2019 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. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review...

CIS Releases Newsletter on Cleaning Up Data and Devices

The Center for Internet Security CIS July Newsletter reminds users to properly dispose of old or unused data and devices. Without careful management of online accounts, cloud storage, physical storage, and electronic devices, users could inadvertently disclose sensitive information that can be...

CVE-2019-2859

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization subcomponent: Core. Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.32 and prior to 6.0.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBo...

CVE-2019-2876

CVE-2019-2876 affects Oracle VM VirtualBox Core, with affected versions prior to 5.2.32 and prior to 6.0.10. The vulnerability can be triggered by a locally authenticated attacker, enabling a partial denial of service of VirtualBox. The connected sources (openSUSE/SUSE advisories, Gentoo GLSA, De...

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...

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...

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...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA...

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...