Category: alerts

Original release date: February 9, 2022 Summary Immediate Actions You Can Take Now to Protect Against Ransomware: • Update your operating system and software. • Implement user training and phishing exercises to raise awareness about the risk of suspicious links and attachments. • If you use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), secure and monitor it. • Make an offline backup… Read more

Original release date: February 9, 2022 CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) highlighting a global increase in sophisticated, high-impact, ransomware incidents against critical infrastructure organizations in 2021.… Read more

This batch had zero critical CVEs, which is unheard of. Most (50) of the patches are labeled Important, so don’t delay to apply the patches, security experts said. Read more

Original release date: February 8, 2022 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. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s February 2022 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates. This… Read more

Original release date: February 7, 2022   High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info advantech — deviceon/iedge A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installation of Advantech DeviceOn/iEdge Server 1.0.2. A specially-crafted file can be replaced in the system to escalate privileges to NT SYSTEM authority. An attacker… Read more

Feb. 18 is the deadline to patch a bug that affects all unpatched versions of Windows 10 and requires zero user interaction to exploit. Read more

However, groups are rebranding and recalibrating their profiles and tactics to respond to law enforcement and the security community’s focus on stopping ransomware attacks. Read more

The now-patched flaw that led to the ForcedEntry exploit of iPhones was exploited by both NSO Group and a different, newly detailed surveillance vendor. Read more

Original release date: February 7, 2022 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a Flash report detailing indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with attacks, using LockBit 2.0, a Ransomware-as-a-Service that employs a wide variety of tactics, techniques, and procedures, creating significant challenges for defense and mitigation. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the IOCs… Read more

The ubiquitous Log4j bug will be with us for years. John Hammond, senior security researcher at Huntress, discusses what’s next. Read more