Palo Alto Networks Releases Security Update for PAN-OS

Palo Alto Networks has released a security update to address a vulnerability in PAN-OS firewall configurations. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct a reflected denial-of service. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory...

SAP Releases June 2022 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 SAP Security Patch Day – June 2022 and apply the necessary...

Iranian Government-Sponsored MuddyWater Actors Conducting Malicious Cyber Operations

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, U.S. Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force CNMF, the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre NCSC-UK, and the National Security Agency NSA have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA detailing malicious cyber operations by Iranian...

2021 Trends Show Increased Globalized Threat of Ransomware

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the National Security Agency NSA, the Australian Cyber Security Centre ACSC, and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre NCSC-UK have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA highlighting a global increase in sophisticated, high-impact...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 95.0.4638.69 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. Some of these vulnerabilities have been detected in exploits in the wild. CISA encourages users and...

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...

VMware Releases Security Updates

VMware has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in vCenter Server and Cloud Foundation. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory...

Drupal Releases Multiple Security Updates

Drupal has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Drupal 8.9, 9.1, and 9.2. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Drupal security advisories a...

CISA and NSA Release Kubernetes Hardening Guidance

The National Security Agency NSA and CISA have released Kubernetes Hardening Guidance, a cybersecurity technical report detailing the complexities of securely managing Kubernetes—an open-source, container-orchestration system used to automate deploying, scaling, and managing containerized...

CISA Releases Security Advisory for Geutebruck Devices

CISA has released an Industrial Control Systems ICS advisory detailing multiple vulnerabilities in multiple Geutebruck G-CAM E2 series devices and Encoder G-Code versions. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users an...

NSA-CISA-NCSC-FBI Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Russian GRU Brute Force Campaign

The National Security Agency NSA, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre NCSC have released Joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA: Russian GRU Conducting Global Brute Force Campaign to Compromise Enterpris...

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...

CISA Addresses the Rise in Ransomware Targeting Operational Technology Assets

CISA has published the Rising Ransomware Threat to OT Assets fact sheet in response to the recent increase in ransomware attacks targeting operational technology OT assets and control systems. The guidance: provides steps to prepare for, mitigate against, and respond to attacks; details how the...

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...

Drupal Releases Security Updates

Drupal has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting Drupal 8.9, 9.0, and 9.1. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Drupal Advisory SA-CORE-2021-003 and apply the necessary updat...

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. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. CISA...

Exim Releases Security Update

Exim has released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Exim versions prior to 4.94.2. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Exim 4.94.2 update page and apply t...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Cisco products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities see the Cisco Security Advisories page. CISA encourages user...

CISA Releases FY2019 Risk Vulnerability Assessment Infographic

The Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency CISA has released an infographic mapping analysis of 44 of its Risk and Vulnerability Assessments RVAs conducted in Fiscal Year 2019 to the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge ATT&CK Framework. The infographic identifies...

Department of Treasury Releases Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has released an Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments. Financial institutions, cyber insurance firms, and companies that facilitate payments on behalf of victims may be violating OFAC...

Drupal Releases Security Updates

Drupal has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting Drupal 7, 8.7, and 8.8. A remote attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to...

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...

Juniper Releases Security Updates for Junos OS

Juniper has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Junos operating systems. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and...

Juniper Networks Releases Security Updates

Juniper Networks has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in various Juniper 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...

VMware Releases Security Updates for vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter

VMware has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in vRealize Operations for Horizon Adapter. 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...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome 80 version 80.0.3987.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...

Reminder: Safeguard Websites from Cyberattacks

Protect personal and organizational public-facing websites from defacement, data breaches, and other types of cyberattacks by following cybersecurity best practices. The Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review CISA’s updated Tip on Website...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Cisco products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities see the Cisco Security Advisories webpage. The Cybersecurity...

NSA and NCSC Release Joint Advisory on Turla Group Activity

The National Security Agency NSA and the United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre NCSC have released a joint advisory on advanced persistent threat APT group Turla—widely reported to be Russian and also known as Snake, Uroburos, VENEMOUS BEAR, or Waterbug. The advisory provides an update to...

U.S. Cyber Command Shares 11 New Malware Samples

U.S. Cyber Command has released 11 malware samples to the malware aggregation tool and repository, VirusTotal. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review U.S. Cyber Command’s VirusTotal page to view the samples. CISA also recommends use...

Multiple HTTP/2 Implementation Vulnerabilities

The CERT Coordination Center CERT/CC has released information on vulnerabilities affecting HTTP/2 implementations. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service DoS condition. Attacks can consume excessive system resources and lead to distributed DoS DDoS attacks. T...

Cylance Antivirus Vulnerability

The CERT Coordination Center CERT/CC has released information on a vulnerability affecting Cylance Antivirus products. A remote attacker could bypass Cylance antivirus detection. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review CERT/CC...

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...

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...

Intel Releases Security Updates

Intel has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Intel Solid State Drives for Data Centers and Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain an escalation of privileges on a previously infected machine. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructu...

NIST Releases Report on Managing IoT Risks

The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST has released the Considerations for Managing Internet of Things IoT Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks report. The publication—the first in a planned series on IoT—aims to help federal agencies and other organizations manage the cybersecurity a...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox. 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 Security...

Intel Releases Security Advisories on Multiple Products

Intel has released security updates and recommendations to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. 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...

Marvell Avastar Wi-Fi Vulnerability

The CERT Coordination Center CERT/CC has released information on a vulnerability affecting Marvell Avastar wireless system on chip SoC models. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC...

Protecting Against Identity Theft

As the holidays draw near, many consumers turn to the internet to shop for goods and services. Although online shopping can offer convenience and save time, shoppers should be cautious online and protect personal information against identity theft. Identity thieves steal personal information, suc...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 70.0.3538.110 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses a vulnerability 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 updates...

Oracle Releases October 2018 Security Bulletin

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for October 2018 to address 301 vulnerabilities across multiple 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 Oracle October 2018...

Cisco Releases Security Update

Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Cisco Video Surveillance Manager. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security Advisory and apply the necessary...

NCCIC Webinar Series on Russian Government Cyber Activity

NCCIC is holding a webinar on Russian government cyber activity against critical infrastructure as detailed in NCCIC Alert TA18-074A today from 1–2:30 p.m. ET. The webinar will feature NCCIC subject matter experts discussing recent cybersecurity incidents, mitigation techniques, and resources tha...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox

Mozilla has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox ESR and Firefox. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisories for Firef...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 67.0.3396.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses a vulnerability that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome Release page and apply the necessary update. Thi...

Russian Malicious Cyber Activity

The Department of Homeland Security DHS, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the United Kingdom’s UK National Cyber Security Centre NCSC released a joint Technical Alert TA about malicious cyber activity carried out by the Russian Government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber...

FTC Releases Article on Choosing VPN Apps for Mobile Phones

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has issued guidance to consumers considering using a Virtual Private Network VPN for their mobile phones. Some mobile phone users choose to use VPNs to shield the information on their phones when using public Wi-Fi networks. NCCIC/US-CERT encourages consumers to...

Cisco Releases Security Update

Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in its Voice Operating System software platform. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security Advisor...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player, Shockwave Player, Captivate, and Digital Editions. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Adobe...