Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Cisco products. An 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. The Cybersecurity and...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 86.0.4240.75 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...

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...

CISA and CNMF Identify a New Malware Variant

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Department of Defense DOD Cyber National Mission Force CNMF have identified a malware variant—referred to as SLOTHFULMEDIA—used by a sophisticated cyber actor. In addition, U.S. Cyber Command has released the malware sample to the...

October is 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—to ensure every American has the resources they need to sta...

CISA and MS-ISAC Release Ransomware Guide

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center MS-ISAC have released a joint Ransomware Guide that details practices that organizations should continuously engage in to help manage the risk posed by ransomware and other cyber...

CISA Releases Telework Essentials Toolkit

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released the Telework Essentials Toolkit, a comprehensive resource of telework best practices. The Toolkit provides three personalized modules for executive leaders, IT professionals, and teleworkers. Each module outlines distinctive...

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 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...

Unpatched Domain Controllers Remain Vulnerable to Netlogon Vulnerability, CVE-2020-1472

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is aware of active exploitation of CVE-2020-1472, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft’s Netlogon. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to breach unpatched Active Directory domain controllers and obtain domain...

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...

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...

Samba Releases Security Update for CVE-2020-1472

The Samba Team has released a security update to address a critical vulnerability—CVE-2020-1472—in multiple versions of Samba. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and...

CISA Releases Emergency Directive on Microsoft Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released Emergency Directive ED 20-04 addressing a critical vulnerability— CVE-2020-1472—affecting Microsoft Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a domain controller could exploit this...

Drupal Releases Security Updates

Drupal has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Drupal 7.x, 8.8.x, 8.9.x, and 9.0.x. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information or leverage the way HTML is rendered. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourage...

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...

CERT/CC Releases Information on Critical Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol

The CERT Coordination Center CERT/CC has released information on CVE-2020-1472, a vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows Netlogon Remote Protocol. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain Active Directory domain administrator access. Although Microsoft provided...

Adobe Releases Security Update for Media Encoder

Adobe has released a security update to address vulnerabilities in Media Encoder. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Adobe Security Bulletin an...

Iran-Based Threat Actor Exploits VPN Vulnerabilities

The Cybersecurity Security and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on an Iran-based malicious cyber actor targeting several U.S. federal agencies and other U.S.-based networks. This Advisory analyzes the thre...

Chinese Government-affiliated Malicious Cyber Actors Targeting U.S. Government Agencies

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have issued an advisory about Chinese Ministry of State Security MSS-affiliated cyber threat actors targeting U.S. government agencies. Through the National Cybersecurity Protection System, CISA has...

Exploit for Netlogon Remote Protocol Vulnerability, CVE-2020-1472

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is aware of publicly available exploit code for CVE-2020-1472, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft’s Netlogon. Although Microsoft provided patches for CVE-2020-1472 in August 2020, unpatched systems will be an attractive...

CISA Insights: Email-Based Attacks on Elections-Related Entities

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released CISA Insights: Actions to Counter Email-Based Attacks on Elections-Related Entities in light of increased sophisticated phishing operations targeting individuals and groups involved in the upcoming U.S. elections. CISA strongl...

ACSC Releases Annual Cyber Threat Report for 2019–2020

The Australian Cyber Security Centre ACSC has released its annual report on key cyber threats and statistics from 2019–2020. The report highlights that phishing and spearphishing are still the most common cyberattacks, and ransomware has become a significant threat to operations across multiple...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe 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 following...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 85.0.4183.102 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 September 2020 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 an affected system. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s...

DoS and DDoS Attacks against Multiple Sectors

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is aware of open-source reporting of targeted denial-of-service DoS and distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks against finance and business organizations worldwide. A DoS attack is accomplished by flooding the targeted host or network...

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month, which promotes family and community disaster planning. This year’s theme is “Disasters Don’t Wait. Make Your Plan Today.” The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA recommends users and administrators use this month as an opportunity to...

CISA Releases Final Binding Operational Directive on Developing a Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released Binding Operational Directive BOD 20-01, Develop and Publish a Vulnerability Disclosure Policy VDP. BOD 20-01 requires each federal agency to publish a VDP. Publication of agency VDPs will make it easier for users to report...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Cisco products. An 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. The Cybersecurity and...

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...

Cisco Releases Security Advisory for DVMRP Vulnerability in IOS XR Software

Cisco has released a security advisory on a vulnerability—CVE-2020-3566—in the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol DVMRP feature of Cisco IOS XR software. This vulnerability affects Cisco devices running IOS XR software that have an active interface configured under multicast routing. A...

National Insider Threat Awareness Month

September is National Insider Threat Awareness Month NIATM, which is a collaborative effort between the National Counterintelligence and Security Center NCSC, National Insider Threat Task Force NITTF, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Intelligence and Security USDI&S, Department of Homelan...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Cisco products. An 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. The Cybersecurity and...

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

Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and 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 t...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 85.0.4183.83 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...

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity: FASTCash

The Cybersecurity Security and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. Cyber Command have released a joint Technical Alert and three Malware Analysis Reports MARs on the North Korean government’s ATM cash-out scheme—referr...

ISC Releases Security Advisories for BIND

The Internet Systems Consortium ISC has released security advisories that address vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of ISC Berkeley Internet Name Domain BIND. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructu...

2020 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses

The Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and operated by MITRE, has released the 2020 Common Weakness Enumeration CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses list. The Top 25 uses data from the National Vulnerability...

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 page. The Cybersecurity an...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 84.0.4147.135 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses a vulnerability 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...

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have identified a malware variant—referred to as BLINDINGCAN—used by North Korean actors. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report MAR-10295134-1.v1 and CISA’s...

Malicious Cyber Actors Continue to Target SBA with Fraudulent Schemes

The U.S. Small Business Administration SBA is aware of fraudulent schemes and scams targeting its ongoing economic relief efforts. The SBA requests that suspected SBA-related spoofing or phishing fraud be reported to the SBA Office of the Inspector General OIG Hotline at 800-767-0385 or online at...

Apache Releases Security Advisory for Struts 2

The Apache Software Foundation has released a security advisory to address vulnerabilities in Struts in the version range 2.0.0—2.5.20. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. The current version, Struts 2.5.22, is not affected. The...

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...

Microsoft Releases August 2020 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...

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...

Microsoft Addresses RCE and Spoofing Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation

Microsoft has released security updates to address two vulnerabilities—CVE-2020-1380 and CVE-2020-1464—that are being actively exploited. CVE-2020-1380 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 11, and CVE-2020-1464 is a spoofing vulnerability that affects multiple...

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 84.0.4147.125 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...