Seven Steps for Making Identity Protection Part of Your Routine

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the third in a series of tips intended to increase public awareness of how to protect personal and financial data online and at home. A new tip will be released each Monday through the start of the tax season in January. US-CERT and IRS recommend...

IRS Releases Second Tax Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the second in a series of tips intended to increase public awareness of how to protect personal and financial data online and at home. A new tip will be available each Monday through the start of the tax season in January. US-CERT and IRS recommend...

IRS Releases First in a Series of Tax Security Tips

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the first in a series of tips intended to increase public awareness of how to protect personal and financial data online and at home. A new tip will be available each Monday through the start of the tax season in January. The first tip focuses on seve...

US-CERT Alerts Users to Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

US-CERT reminds users to remain vigilant when browsing or shopping online this holiday season. Ecards from unknown senders may contain malicious links. Fake advertisements or shipping notifications may deliver infected attachments. Spoofed email messages and fraudulent posts on social networking...

Dell Computers Contain CA Root Certificate Vulnerability

Dell personal computers using the preinstalled certificate authority CA root certificate eDellRoot contain a critical vulnerability. Exploitation of the vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to read encrypted web browser traffic HTTPS, impersonate spoof any website, or perform other attacks...

IC3 Warns of Cyber Attacks Focused on Law Enforcement and Public Officials

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert warning that law enforcement personnel and public officials may be at an increased risk of cyber attacks. In addition to doxing the act of gathering and publishing individuals' personal information without permission, threat actors have...

Apache Commons Collections Java Library Vulnerability

US-CERT is aware of a deserialization vulnerability in the Apache Commons Collections ACC Java library. Java applications that either directly use ACC, or contain ACC in their classpath, may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review...

Microsoft Releases November 2015 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released 12 updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security Bulletins MS15-112 through...

Symantec Releases Security Update

Symantec has released an update to address vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection version 12.1. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Security Advisory from...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox and Firefox ESR

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: Firefox 42 Firefox ESR 38.4 US-CERT encourages...

Joomla! Releases Security Update for CMS

Joomla! has released version 3.4.5 of its Content Management System CMS software to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected website. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Joomla!...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in its Adaptive Security Appliance ASA software. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco security...

Vulnerabilities Identified in Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd)

The Network Time Foundation's NTP Project has released an update addressing multiple vulnerabilities in ntpd. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service DoS condition. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the NTP Security Notice...

Oracle Releases Security Bulletin

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for October 2015 to address 154 vulnerabilities across multiple products. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Oracle...

Apple Releases Security Updates for Keynote, Pages, and Numbers

Apple has released security updates for Keynote, Pages, and Numbers for OS and iOS to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: Keynote 6.6, Pages 5.6, and Numbers 3...

Mozilla Releases Security Update for Firefox

Mozilla has released Firefox 41.0.2 to address a security vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information from an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Mozilla Security Advisory 2015-115 and apply the...

IC3 Releases Alert on Microchip-Enabled Credit Cards

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert to consumers and merchants about the security risks involved with EMV Cards. An EMV card is a credit or debit card with a microchip that helps protect cardholder data. However, EMV cards may still be vulnerable to exploitation. US-CERT...

Apple Releases Security Updates for OS X El Capitan, Safari, and iOS

Apple has released security updates for OS X El Capitan, Safari, and iOS to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code. Available updates include: OS X El Capitan 10.11 for Mac OS X v10.6.8 and later Safari 9 for OS ...

Supplement to ICSA-15-237-02 EasyIO-30P-SF Hard-Coded Credential Vulnerability

OVERVIEW This advisory supplement was originally posted to the US-CERT secure Portal library on August 25, 2015, and is being released to the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. This advisory supplement is to accompany the ICS-CERT advisory titled ICSA‑15‑237‑02 EasyIO-30PF-SF Hard-Coded Credential...

Cisco Semiannual Security Advisory Bundle

Cisco has released its semiannual IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory bundle to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to bypass user authentication or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and...