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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2022 Edition

Microsoft has released its final monthly batch of security updates for 2022, fixing more than four dozen security holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software. The most pressing patches include a zero-day in a Windows feature that tries to flag malicious files from the Web, a critical bug in PowerShell, and a dangerous flaw in Windows 11 systems that was detailed publicly prior to this week’s Patch Tuesday. The security updates include…

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International Engagement Blog: Singapore International Cyber Week, the Regional Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Training, and More

NIST has continued to collaborate into the fall season with partners throughout the world on the Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 update.  International engagement and alignment with international standards are important themes for the 2.0 update and will drive changes to ensure global relevance.  As part of this ongoing international engagement, NIST welcomed visitors to the NCCoE and NIST headquarters to discuss various cybersecurity topics and explore areas for mutual collaboration.  In the past few weeks, NIST…

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FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

InfraGard, a program run by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO…

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Microsoft Releases December 2022 Security Updates

Original release date: December 13, 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 December 2022 Security Update Guide and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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CISA Updates Advisory on #StopRansomware: Cuba Ransomware

Original release date: December 13, 2022 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CISA have updated joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA22-335A: #StopRansomware: Cuba Ransomware, originally released on December 01, 2022. The advisory has been updated to include additional indicators of compromise (IOCs). CISA encourages organizations to review the latest update to AA22-335A and apply the recommended mitigations. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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Citrix Releases Security Updates for Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway

Original release date: December 13, 2022 Citrix has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-27518) in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Citrix security bulletin CTX457836 and Citrix’s blog post for more information and to apply the necessary updates. Additionally, CISA urges organizations to review NSA’s advisory…

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Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird and Firefox

Original release date: December 13, 2022 Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Thunderbird, Firefox ESR, and Firefox. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review Mozilla’s security advisories for Thunderbird 102.6, Firefox ESR 102.6, and Firefox 108 for more information and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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VMware Releases Security Updates for Multiple products

Original release date: December 13, 2022 VVMware has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in multiple products. 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 Advisories VMSA-2022-0031, VMSA-2022-0033, and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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Fortinet Releases Security Updates for FortiOS

Original release date: December 12, 2022 Fortinet has released security updates to address a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-42475) in FortiOS. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review Fortinet security advisory FG-IR-22-368, apply the necessary updates, and validate systems against the IOCs listed in the advisory.  This product is provided subject to this Notification…

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Cisco Releases Security Advisory for IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series

Original release date: December 9, 2022 Cisco released a security advisory for a vulnerability affecting IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. For more information, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Cisco IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series Cisco Discovery Protocol Stack Overflow Vulnerability and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and…

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