Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its Prime Network Analysis Module software. 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 following Cisco...

Microsoft Releases May 2016 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released 16 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 the following Microsoft Security Bulletins...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

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

Juniper Releases Update for ScreenOS

Juniper has released ScreenOS version 6.3.0r22 to address issues with encryption methods used in prior versions. US-CERT recommends that users and administrators review articles Juniper Networks Completes ScreenOS Update and Advancing the Security of Juniper Products for more information and upda...

FTC Releases Alert on Tech-Support Scams

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an alert on tech-support themed telephone scams. In these schemes, fraudulent callers claim to be from legitimate technical support organizations and offer to fix computer problems that don't exist. Users should not give control of their computers to...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Acrobat, Reader, and Digital Editions

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Acrobat, Reader, and Digital Editions. 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 Adobe Security...

WordPress Releases Security Update

WordPress 4.4.1 and prior versions contain two security vulnerabilities. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the WordPress Security and Maintenance Release and upgrade to...

Oracle Releases Security Bulletin

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for January 2016 to address 248 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...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Wireless LAN Controller software, Identity Services Engine software, and Aironet 1800 Series Access Points. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected device. US-CERT...

IRS Releases Seventh Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the seventh in a series of tips intended to help the public 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. This tip describes methods users can follow to...

IRS Releases Sixth Tax Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the sixth in a series of tips intended to help the public 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. This tip describes the types of fraud alerts...

IRS Releases Fourth Tax Security Tip

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has released the fourth in a series of tips intended to help the public protect personal and financial data online and at home. This tip focuses on protecting your passwords. Recommendations include creating longer and more complex passwords, not using the same...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player. 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 Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-32 and apply t...

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...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 47.0.2526.73 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. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Chrome Releases...

ACSC Releases 2015 Threat Report

The Australian Cyber Security Centre ACSC has released its 2015 Threat Report. This report provides threat information that Australian organizations are facing, such as cyber espionage, cyber attacks, and cyber crime. Mitigation and remediation steps are also included to assist organizations with...

Adobe Releases Security Update for Shockwave Player

Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Shockwave Player. Exploitation of this vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-26 and apply the necessary updates. This...

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!...

Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates

Apple has released several security updates to address critical vulnerabilities in multiple Apple products. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: OS X Server 5.0.15 for OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player. 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 Adobe Security Bulletin APSB15-27 and apply t...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, ChromeOS, and Linux. 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...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its Integrated Management Controller IMC Supervisor and the UCS Director formally known as Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access or...

Apple Releases Security Update for QuickTime

Apple has released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in QuickTime for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Apple security...

Apple Releases Security Updates for OS X Server, iOS, Safari, and Yosemite

Apple has released security updates for OS X Server, iOS, Safari, and Yosemite 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: iOS 8.4.1 for iPhone 4s and later, iPod...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player

Adobe has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. 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 Adobe...

IC3 Issues Alert on DDoS Extortion Campaigns

The Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3 has issued an alert to U.S. businesses about a rise in extortion campaigns. In a typical incident, a business receives an e-mail threatening a Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attack to its website unless it pays a ransom. Businesses are warned against...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Uconnect Vulnerability

A vulnerability affecting the Uconnect software from FCA has been reported. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an unauthorized user to take remote control of an affected vehicle, but the attack requires access to Sprint's cellular network, which connects FCA vehicles to the Internet...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player, Reader, and Acrobat

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

Apple Releases Security Updates for Safari

Apple has released security updates for Safari to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected system. Available updates include: Safari 8.0.6 for OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 Safari 7.1.6 for OS X Mavericks...

Adobe Releases Security Updates for Flash Player, ColdFusion, and Flex

Adobe has released three security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Flash Player, ColdFusion, and Flex. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system, or lead to a reflected cross-site scripting attack. Users and...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and SeaMonkey

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and SeaMonkey. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Available updates include: Firefox 36.0.4 Firefox ESR 31.5.3 SeaMonkey...

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird

The Mozilla Foundation has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Updates available...

Lenovo Computers Vulnerable to HTTPS Spoofing

Lenovo consumer personal computers employing the pre-installed Superfish VisualDiscovery software contain a critical vulnerability through a compromised root CA certificate. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to read all encrypted web browser traffic HTTPS,...

Microsoft Releases Critical Security Update for Internet Explorer

Microsoft has released a critical security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system if the user views a specially crafted webpage. Users and administrators are...

Microsoft Releases Critical Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released Security Bulletin MS15-011 to address a critical vulnerability in Windows. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to take complete control of an affected system. This security update contains a new policy feature UNC Hardened Access which is not...

Microsoft Releases January 2015 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released eight updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege, denial of service, remote code execution, or security feature bypass. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Security...

Docker Releases Security Updates

Docker versions 1.3.3 and 1.4.0 have been released to address multiple security vulnerabilities, one of which could allow a remote attacker to take control of a vulnerable system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Docker Security Advisory and apply the necessary updates. This...

Apple Releases Security Updates for Safari

Apple has released security updates for Safari to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on an affected system. Updates include: Safari 8.0.1 for OS X Yosemite v10.10.1 Safari 7.1.1...

Microsoft Releases November 2014 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Exchange, .NET Framework, SharePoint, and Internet Explorer as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2014. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, elevation of privilege, ...

Apple Releases Security Update 2014-005

Apple has released Security Update 2014-005 to address vulnerabilities in SSL 3.0. US-CERT recommends users and administrators review Apple Security Update HT6531 for additional details. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy. Please share your thought...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for ASA Software

Cisco has released an advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software that could result in a denial of service condition. Cisco has released free software updates that address these vulnerabilities. Users and administrators are encouraged to revi...

Breach of Patient Identification Information

US-CERT is aware of a breach of sensitive patient identification information affecting approximately 4.5 million patients and customers of Community Health Systems, Inc. As part of DHS, US-CERT is working together with the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services to assist in sharing...

Cisco Addresses Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability

Multiple Cisco products include an implementation of Apache Struts 2 which contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands on a targeted system. Cisco products affected by this vulnerability include: Cisc...

Microsoft Releases July 2014 Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Service Bus for Windows Server as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2014. Some of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, elevation of privilege, or denia...

Oracle Releases April 2014 Security Advisory

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for April 2014 to address 104 vulnerabilities across multiple products. This update contains the following security fixes: 2 for Oracle Database Server 20 for Oracle Fusion Middleware 3 for Oracle Hyperion 10 for Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite 8 f...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IPS Software

Cisco has released updates to address three vulnerabilities in the Cisco Intrusion Prevention Software IPS. These vulnerabilities affect multiple versions of Cisco IPS Software on multiple platforms and could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition. US-CERT...

Internet Explorer 10 Use-After-Free Vulnerability Being Actively Exploited In The Wild

An unpatched Internet Explorer 10 use-after-free vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU732479 has been published with further details about the vulnerability. US-CERT recommends users protect themselves against this exploit by using Microsoft's EMET utility,...

Mozilla Releases Multiple Updates

The Mozilla Foundation has released updates for the following products to address multiple vulnerabilities: Firefox 27 Firefox ESR 24.3 Thunderbird 24.3 Seamonkey 2.24 These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass intended access restrictions, cause a...

Holiday Season Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

As the winter holidays approach, US-CERT reminds users to stay aware of seasonal scams and cyber campaigns, which may include: electronic greeting cards that may contain malware requests for charitable contributions that may be phishing scams and may originate from illegitimate sources claiming t...

BlackBerry Releases Security Advisory

BlackBerry has released a security advisory to address potential vulnerabilities that affect a remote file access feature within BlackBerry Link for Blackberry 10 Operating Systems. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to obtain elevation of privilege or execute arbitrary code remotely...