IC3 Issues Alert on IoT Devices

In conjunction with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert to individuals and businesses about the security risks involved with the Internet of Things IoT. IoT refers to the emerging network of devices e.g., smart TVs, home automation...

CERT/CC Reports WPA2 Vulnerabilities

CERT Coordination Center CERT/CC has released information on Wi-Fi Protected Access II WPA2 protocol vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. The vulnerabilities are in the WPA2 protocol, not within individual WPA2...

Apple Releases Security Update for iOS

Apple has released iOS 11.0.1 to address vulnerabilities in previous versions of iOS. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security page for iOS 11.0.1 and...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the following Cisco Security Advisories and apply the...

DNSSEC Key Signing Key Rollover

On October 11, 2017, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN will be changing the Root Zone Key Signing Key KSK used in the domain name system DNS Security Extensions DNSSEC protocol. DNSSEC is a set of DNS protocol extensions used to digitally sign DNS information, which is...

Juniper Networks Releases Junos OS Security Advisory

Juniper Networks has released a security advisory that addresses a vulnerability in Junos OS. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Juniper Security Advisory and apply necessary updates...

Microsoft Releases August 2017 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of a system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft's August 2017 Security Update Summary and Deployment...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 60.0.3112.78 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses multiple vulnerabilities that, if exploited, may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Chrome Releases page and apply the...

Joomla! Releases Security Update

Joomla! has released version 3.7.4 of its Content Management System CMS software to address several vulnerabilities. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected website. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Joomla! Security...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in its WebEx browser extension on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of a system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security Advisory for...

NIST Releases New Digital Identity Guidelines

The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST has released the Digital Identity Guidelines document suite. The four-volume suite offers technical guidelines for organizations that use digital identity services. US-CERT encourages information security practitioners in industry, governmen...

SEI Issues Advice on Ransomware

The Software Engineering Institute SEI of Carnegie Mellon University has released a blog post on best practices for preventing and responding to ransomware. This common malware captures, encrypts, and holds your data to extort a ransom. SEI’s top recommendation to thwart ransomware attacks is to...

FTC Releases Alert on Identity Theft

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an alert about how quickly criminals begin using your personal information once it is posted to a hacker site by an identity thief. FTC researchers found that it can take as few as 9 minutes for crooks to access stolen personal information posted to...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates

Mozilla has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisories for Firefox 53.0.2 and Firefox ESR...

IBM Releases Security Update

IBM has released a security update to address a vulnerability in IBM Domino server IMAP EXAMINE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: Domino 9.0.1 Feature Pack 8 Interim Fix 2 Domino 8.5.3 Fix Pack 6 Interim Fix 17 Users an...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its IOS, IOS XE, and IOx Software. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system or cause a denial-of-service condition. Users and administrators are encouraged to...

Drupal Releases Security Update

Drupal has released an advisory to address vulnerabilities in Drupal core 8.x versions prior to 8.2.7. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Drupal's Security Advisory and apply th...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in its Prime Home 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 Advisory for vulnerability an...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates

Mozilla has released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. 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 Mozilla Security Adviso...

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in several products. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Apple security pages for the followin...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and Flash Player. 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 Adobe Security Bulletin...

GRIZZLY STEPPE - Russian Malicious Cyber Activity

The Department of Homeland Security DHS has released a Joint Analysis Report JAR that details Russian malicious cyber activity, designated as GRIZZLY STEPPE. This activity by Russian civilian and military intelligence services RIS is part of an ongoing campaign of cyber-enabled operations directe...

Mozilla Releases Security Update

Mozilla has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Firefox versions 49 and 50. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: Firefox 50.0.1 Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Mozilla Securi...

VMware Releases Security Update

VMware has released a security update to address a vulnerability in vRealize Operations. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2016-0020 and apply the...

Joomla! Releases Security Update for CMS

Joomla! has released version 3.6.4 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. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Joomla!...

Cisco Releases Security Update

Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in its Cisco WebEx Meetings Player. 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 Advisory and apply t...

Mozilla Releases Security Update for Firefox

Mozilla has released Firefox 49.0.2 to address a security vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Mozilla Security Advisory for Firefox and apply the necessary update...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Flash Player and the Creative Cloud Desktop Application. 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 Adobe...

Potential Hurricane Matthew Phishing Scams

US-CERT warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity seeking to capitalize on interest in Hurricane Matthew. Users are advised to exercise caution in handling any email with subject line, attachments, or hyperlinks related to Hurricane Matthew, even if it appears to originate from ...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

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. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the following Cisco Security Advisories and apply the...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

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. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the following Cisco Security Advisories and apply the...

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in watchOS, Xcode, and iOS. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Apple security page for watchOS, Xcode,...

VMware Releases Security Update

VMware has released a security update to address vulnerabilities in vCenter Server, vSphere Hypervisor ESXi, Workstation Pro, Workstation Player, Fusion, and Tools. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates

Mozilla has released security updates to address multiple 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 48 Firefox ESR 45.3 Users and administrators ar...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in several products. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the following Cisco Securit...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 52.0.2743.82 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux. 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 Chrome Releas...

IC3 Warns of Extortion Email Schemes

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert on extortion schemes that relate to recent high-profile data thefts. Fraudsters often use the news release of high-profile data breaches to scare victims into clicking on a link or paying a ransom. US-CERT encourages users and...

WordPress Releases Security Update

WordPress 4.5.1 and prior versions are affected by two vulnerabilities. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the WordPress Security Release and upgrade to WordPress...

OpenSSL Releases Security Updates

OpenSSL has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in previous versions. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: OpenSSL 1.0.2h for 1.0.2 users OpenSSL 1.0.1t for 1.0.1 users US-CERT...

FBI Releases Article on Ransomware

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article addressing the proliferation of ransomware campaigns. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that infects a computer and restricts users' access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it. Individuals and organizations are...

Oracle Releases Security Bulletin

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for April 2016 to address 136 vulnerabilities across multiple products. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Oracle April...

IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scams as Tax Deadline Approaches

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has issued a press release to warn of a potential increase in scams targeting taxpayers around the April 18 tax deadline. Before and after the deadline, scammers may tempt or pressure taxpayers into revealing personal information. US-CERT and IRS recommend taxpaye...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the following Cisco Security Advisories and app...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 49.0.2623.108 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux. 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 Chrome...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 49.0.2623.87 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux. 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 Chrome Releas...

OpenSSL Releases Security Advisory

OpenSSL has released updates to address vulnerabilities in prior versions. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. Updates available include: OpenSSL 1.0.2g for 1.0.2 users OpenSSL 1.0.1s for 1.0.1 users Users and administrators a...

Apple Releases Security Update for Apple TV

Apple has released a security update for Apple TV to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected device. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security update for Apple TV 7.2....

GNU glibc Vulnerability

GNU glibc contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the DNS resolver. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Vulnerability Note VU457759 and the glibc Project Notification for...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Connect, Experience Manager, Flash Player, and Photoshop CC and Bridge CC. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to...

Microsoft Releases February 2016 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released 13 updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Microsoft Security Bulletins MS16-009 through...