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CISA Releases Cybersecurity Toolkit to Protect U.S. Elections
Original release date: August 10, 2022 CISA—through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC)—has released a toolkit of free cybersecurity resources for the election community. The toolkit aims to help state and local government officials, election officials, and vendors enhance the cybersecurity and cyber resilience of U.S. election infrastructure. The toolkit resources, which come from CISA,…
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Microsoft Patches ‘Dogwalk’ Zero-Day and 17 Critical Flaws
August Patch Tuesday tackles 121 CVEs, 17 critical bugs and one zero-day bug exploited in the wild.
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 1, 2022
Original release date: August 8, 2022 | Last revised: August 9, 2022 High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info There were no high vulnerabilities recorded this week. Back to top Medium Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info There were…
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Microsoft Releases August 2022 Security Updates
Original release date: August 9, 2022 Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s August 2022 Security Update Guide and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided…
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Open Redirect Flaw Snags Amex, Snapchat User Data
Separate phishing campaigns targeting thousands of victims impersonate FedEx and Microsoft, among others, to trick victims.
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AA22-216A: 2021 Top Malware Strains
Original release date: August 4, 2022 Summary Immediate Actions You Can Take Now to Protect Against Malware: • Patch all systems and prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities. • Enforce multifactor authentication (MFA). • Secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and other risky services. • Make offline backups of your data. • Provide end-user awareness and training…
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VMWare Urges Users to Patch Critical Authentication Bypass Bug
Vulnerability—for which a proof-of-concept is forthcoming—is one of a string of flaws the company fixed that could lead to an attack chain.
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VMware Releases Security Updates
Original release date: August 3, 2022 VMware has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in VMware’s Workspace ONE Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, Identity Manager Connector, and vRealize Automation. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security…
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Universities Put Email Users at Cyber Risk
DMARC analysis by Proofpoint shows that institutions in the U.S. have among some of the poorest protections to prevent domain spoofing and lack protections to block fraudulent emails.
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of July 25, 2022
Original release date: August 1, 2022 | Last revised: August 2, 2022 High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info There were no high vulnerabilities recorded this week. Back to top Medium Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info There were…