Security News

CISA urges orgs to patch actively exploited Windows SeriousSAM bug
2022-02-11 13:01

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has added to the catalog of vulnerabilities another 15 security issues actively used in cyberattacks.CISA's warning about these vulnerabilities serves as a wake-up call to all system administrators that they need to prioritize installing security updates to protect the organization's network.

CISA warns admins to patch maximum severity SAP vulnerability
2022-02-09 16:55

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has warned admins to patch a set of severe security flaws dubbed ICMAD and impacting SAP business apps using Internet Communication Manager. Yesterday, Onapsis Research Labs who found and reported CVE-2022-22536, one of the three ICMAD bugs and the one rated as a maximum severity issue, also cautioned SAP customers to patch them immediately.

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Fix Actively Exploited Windows Bug
2022-02-07 22:39

CISA is putting the thumbscrews on federal agencies to get them to patch an actively exploited Windows vulnerability. The move means that Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies have until Feb. 18, 2022 to remediate the vulnerability, which affects all unpatched versions of Windows 10.

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Actively Exploited Windows Vulnerability
2022-02-06 21:03

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging federal agencies to secure their systems against an actively exploited security vulnerability in Windows that could be abused to gain elevated permissions on affected hosts. To that end, the agency has added CVE-2022-21882 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, necessitating that Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies patch all systems against this vulnerability by February 18, 2022.

CISA Warns of Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in Airspan Networks Mimosa
2022-02-05 21:24

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday published an Industrial Controls Systems Advisory warning of multiple vulnerabilities in the Airspan Networks Mimosa equipment that could be abused to gain remote code execution, create a denial-of-service condition, and obtain sensitive information. "Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain user data and other sensitive data, compromise Mimosa's AWS cloud EC2 instance and S3 Buckets, and execute unauthorized remote code on all cloud-connected Mimosa devices," CISA said in the alert.

CISA orders federal agencies to patch actively exploited Windows bug
2022-02-04 18:05

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered federal agencies to patch their systems against an actively exploited Windows vulnerability that enables attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges. Per a binding operational directive issued in November and today's announcement, all Federal Civilian Executive Branch Agencies agencies are now required to patch all systems against this vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-21882 within two weeks, until February 18th. While BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all private and public sector organizations to reduce their exposure to ongoing cyberattacks by adopting this Directive and prioritizing mitigation of vulnerabilities included in its catalog of actively exploited security flaws.

CISA adds 8 vulnerabilities to list of actively exploited bugs
2022-01-31 18:18

The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has added eight more flaws to its catalog of exploited vulnerabilities that are known to be used in attacks, and they're a mix of old and new. The goal of publishing these vulnerabilities is to raise awareness and remind federal organizations of their obligation to apply security updates by a specified strict deadline.

CISA adds 17 vulnerabilities to list of bugs exploited in attacks
2022-01-22 20:36

This week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added seventeen actively exploited vulnerabilities to the 'Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The 'Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog' is a list of vulnerabilities that have been seen abused by threat actors in attacks and that are required to be patched by Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies.

CISA urges US orgs to prepare for data-wiping cyberattacks
2022-01-19 18:33

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency urges U.S. organizations to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses against data-wiping attacks recently seen targeting Ukrainian government agencies and businesses.CISA is now urging business leaders and U.S. organizations to take the following steps to prevent similar destructive attacks on their networks.

FBI, NSA and CISA Warns of Russian Hackers Targeting Critical Infrastructure
2022-01-12 02:47

Amid renewed tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine and Kazakhstan, American cybersecurity and intelligence agencies on Tuesday released a joint advisory on how to detect, respond to, and mitigate cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian state-sponsored actors. To that end, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and National Security Agency have laid bare the tactics, techniques, and procedures adopted by the adversaries, including spear-phishing, brute-force, and exploiting known vulnerabilities to gain initial access to target networks.