Category: alerts

Original release date: November 22, 2021 As Americans prepare to hit the highways and airports this Thanksgiving holiday, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reminding critical infrastructure partners that malicious cyber actors aren’t making the same holiday plans as you. Recent history tells us that this could be a time when these… Read more

Original release date: November 19, 2021 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), CISA, and Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) have updated the Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) published on September 16, 2021, which details the active exploitation of an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2021-40539) in Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus—a self-service password management and single sign-on solution. The… Read more

Original release date: November 19, 2021 CISA has announced the joint National Security Agency (NSA) and CISA publication of the second of a four-part series, Security Guidance for 5G Cloud Infrastructures. Part II: Securely Isolate Network Resources examines threats to 5G container-centric or hybrid container/virtual network, also known as Pods. The guidance provides several aspects… Read more

Pen Test Partners didn’t disclose the vulnerability after 90 days because it knew ISPs were struggling with a pandemic-increased network load as work from home became the new norm. Read more

The bureau’s flash alert said an APT has been exploiting the flaw to compromise FatPipe router clustering and load balancer products to breach targets’ networks. Read more

Original release date: November 18, 2021 The United Kingdom (UK) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released its Annual Review 2021, which focuses on its response to evolving and challenging cyber threats. The publication contains highlights of NCSC’s collaboration with trusted cybersecurity partners, including CISA. Examples include: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities Joint… Read more

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Original release date: November 17, 2021 CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, which require remediation from federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies by December 1, 2021. CISA has evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerabilities listed in the table below. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent… Read more

Meanwhile, a Microsoft analysis that followed six Iranian threat actor groups for over a year found them increasingly sophisticated, adapting and thriving. Read more

Original release date: November 17, 2021 Summary Actions to Take Today to Protect Against Iranian State-Sponsored Malicious Cyber Activity • Immediately patch software affected by the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-34473, 2018-13379, 2020-12812, and 2019-5591. • Implement multi-factor authentication. • Use strong, unique passwords. Note: this advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework,… Read more