Insights

CISA Releases New Resources Identifying Known Exploited Vulnerabilities and Misconfigurations Linked to Ransomware

Today, as part of the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP), CISA launched two new resources for combating ransomware campaigns: A “Known to be Used in Ransomware Campaigns” column in the KEV Catalog that identifies KEVs associated with ransomware campaigns. A “Misconfigurations and Weaknesses Known to be Used in Ransomware Campaigns” table on StopRansomware.gov that identifies misconfigurations and weaknesses associated with ransomware campaigns. The table features a column that identifies the Cyber Performance Goal (CPG) action for each misconfiguration…

Read More

FBI and CISA Release Update on AvosLocker Advisory

Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), #StopRansomware: AvosLocker Ransomware (Update) to disseminate known indicators of compromise (IOCs), tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and detection methods associated with the AvosLocker variant identified through FBI investigations as recently as May 2023. This release updates the March 17, 2022 joint CSA, Indicators of Compromise Associated with AvosLocker ransomware, released by FBI, CISA, and the…

Read More

Patch Tuesday, October 2023 Edition

Microsoft today issued security updates for more than 100 newly-discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and related software, including four flaws that are already being exploited. In addition, Apple recently released emergency updates to quash a pair of zero-day bugs in iOS. Apple last week shipped emergency updates in iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3 in response to active attacks. The patch fixes CVE-2023-42724, which attackers have been using in targeted attacks to elevate their…

Read More

Citrix Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Citrix has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A malicious cyber actor can exploit one of these vulnerabilities take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Citrix security bulletins and apply the necessary updates: NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Security Bulletin for CVE-2023-4966 and CVE-2023-4967  Citrix Hypervisor Multiple Security Updates

Read More

HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Vulnerability, CVE-2023-44487

Researchers and vendors have disclosed a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in HTTP/2 protocol. The vulnerability (CVE-2023-44487), known as Rapid Reset, has been exploited in the wild in August 2023 through October 2023. CISA recommends organizations that provide HTTP/2 services apply patches when available and consider configuration changes and other mitigations discussed in the references below. For more information on Rapid Reset, see: Cloudflare: HTTP/2 Rapid Reset: deconstructing the record-breaking attack Google: How it works: The novel…

Read More

CISA, FBI, NSA, and Treasury Release Guidance on OSS in IT/ICS Environments

Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Security Agency, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released guidance on improving the security of open source software (OSS) in operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS). In alignment with CISA’s recently released Open Source Security Roadmap, the guidance provides recommendations to OT/ICS organizations on: Supporting OSS development and maintenance, Managing and patching vulnerabilities in OT/ICS environments, and Using the Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals…

Read More

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 Blog Series | Using Strong Passwords and a Password Manager

Credit: NIST Today’s blog is the second one in our 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month series and examines different factors associated with using strong passwords and a password manager. We interviewed NIST’s Yee-Yin Choong and Meghan Anderson to get their unique thoughts and insights. This week’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme is ‘using strong passwords and a password manager.’ How does your work/specialty area at NIST tie into this behavior? Yee-Yin: At NIST, I’ve been conducting research on human…

Read More

Microsoft Releases October 2023 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A cyber threat actor can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s October 2023 Security Update Guide and apply the necessary updates.  

Read More

Phishers Spoof USPS, 12 Other Natl’ Postal Services

The fake USPS phishing page. Recent weeks have seen a sizable uptick in the number of phishing scams targeting U.S. Postal Service (USPS) customers. Here’s a look at an extensive SMS phishing operation that tries to steal personal and financial data by spoofing the USPS, as well as postal services in at least a dozen other countries. KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader who received an SMS purporting to have been sent by the USPS,…

Read More

Apple Releases Security Updates for iOS and iPadOS

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. A cyber threat actor could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisory and apply the necessary updates: iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3.

Read More