VMware Releases Security Update

VMware has released a security update to address a vulnerability in View Planner. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0003 and apply the necessary update. This...

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in macOS Big Sur 11.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security upda...

CISA Releases Free Detection Tool for Azure/M365 Environment

CISA has created a free tool for detecting unusual and potentially malicious activity that threatens users and applications in an Azure/Microsoft O365 environment. The tool is intended for use by incident responders and is narrowly focused on activity that is endemic to the recent identity- and...

NCSC Releases 2020 Annual Review

The United Kingdom UK National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has released its Annual Review 2020, which focuses on its response to evolving and challenging cyber threats. Recognizing cybersecurity as a “team sport,” the publication includes highlights of NCSC’s collaboration with many partners,...

Mozilla Releases Security Update for Thunderbird

Mozilla has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Thunderbird. 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 Mozilla Security Adviso...

CISA and FBI Release Joint Advisories Regarding Russian and Iranian APT Actors

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have released two joint cybersecurity advisories on widespread advanced persistent threat APT activity. Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: AA20-296A Russian State-Sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat...

Juniper Networks Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Juniper Networks 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. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco 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 Cis...

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released security updates 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 review the Apple...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has updated the stable channel for Chrome to 85.0.4183.121 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...

CISA Releases Joint Advisory on Approaches to Uncovering and Remediating Malicious Activity

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA—in collaboration with the cybersecurity authorities of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom—has released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory that highlights technical approaches to uncovering malicious activity. This Advisory...

Joint NSA and FBI Cybersecurity Advisory Discloses Russian Malware Drovorub

The National Security Agency NSA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have released a cybersecurity advisory introducing previously undisclosed Russian malware. NSA and the FBI attributed the malware, dubbed Drovorub, to Russian advanced persistent threat APT actors. The Cybersecurity and...

Apple Releases Security Updates for iCloud for Windows

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in iCloud for Windows 7.20 for Windows 7 and later and 11.3 for Windows 10 and later. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...

FBI Reports Increase in Online Shopping Scams

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released an alert on a recent increase in online shopping scams. The scams direct victims to fraudulent websites via ads on social media platforms and popular online search engines’ shopping pages. The Cybersecurity a...

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released security updates 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 review the Apple...

Cisco Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. An unauthenticated, 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 version 84.0.4147.89 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...

Microsoft Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Microsoft has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in products that use the Autodesk FBX library. These include Office 2016, Office 2019, Office 365 ProPlus, and Paint 3D. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The...

Intel Releases Security Updates

Intel has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to gain escalation of privileges. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Inte...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, 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 Mozil...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 80.0.3987.162 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...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 79.0.3945.130 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...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

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. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the...

Black Friday Shopping: Protect Your Identity

Black Friday is one of the most lucrative shopping days of the year for retailers in brick-and-mortar shops and online, but shoppers aren't the only ones looking for deals. Malicious people may be able to obtain personal information such as credit card numbers, phone numbers, account numbers, and...

National Tax Security Awareness Week is December 2–6

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released an article announcing that National Tax Security Awareness Week will be held December 2–6. The annual recognition event will feature a series of resources and tips to help taxpayers and tax professionals protect their data and identities against...

Microsoft Releases November 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...

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...

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...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure VPN

The CERT Coordination Center CERT/CC has released information on multiple vulnerabilities affecting Pulse Secure Virtual Private Network VPN. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. These vulnerabilities have been targeted by advanced persistent thre...

NCSC Releases Fact Sheet on DNS Monitoring

The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has released a fact sheet on the increasing difficulty of Domain Name System DNS monitoring. NCSC warns that although modernization of transport protocols is helpful, it also makes it more difficult to monitor or modify DNS requests. These changes cou...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

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

Prepare for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM, which is a collaborative effort between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and its public and private partners—including the National Cyber Security Alliance NCSA—to ensure every American has the resources they need t...

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. 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 review the Appl...

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...

Microsoft Releases September 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...

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have identified two malware variants—referred to as ELECTRICFISH and BADCALL—used by the North Korean government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the North Korean...

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...

FBI Releases Article on Think Before You Post Campaign

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article on their Think Before You Post campaign, designed to educate students on the use of social media and how to avoid making poor choices when posting, texting, or emailing thoughts or grievances that could lead to disruptive behavior,...

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...

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...

Apple Releases Security Updates for AirPort 802.11n Wi-Fi Base Stations

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule wireless routers with 802.11n. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...

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...

IC3 Issues Alert on HTTPS Phishing

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has released an alert on Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HTTPS phishing—a scheme which lures email recipients into visiting malicious websites that look legitimate and secure. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and...

IRS Warns of New Tax Scams

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has issued a reminder urging consumers to look out for two new variations of tax-related phone and email scams. The phone scam involves pre-recorded messages threatening to suspend or cancel a victim’s Social Security number, and the email phishing scam involves a...

Apple Releases Security Updates for AirPort Extreme, AirPort Time Capsule

Apple has released AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.91 to address vulnerabilities in AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule wireless routers. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 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...

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...

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. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla...

runc Open-Source Container Vulnerability

The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC, part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, is aware of a vulnerability affecting several open-source container management systems that leverage runc. NCCIC encourages users and administrators to review...

Juniper Networks Releases Multiple Security Updates

Juniper Networks has released multiple security updates to address vulnerabilities in various Juniper products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center NCCIC, part of the...