Malware

CISA and Partners join ASD’S ACSC to Release Advisory on PRC State-Sponsored Group, APT 40

CISA has collaborated with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) to release an advisory, People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of State Security APT40 Tradecraft in Action outlining a PRC state-sponsored cyber group’s activity. The following organizations also collaborated with ASD’s ACSC on the guidance: The National Security Agency (NSA); The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK); The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS);…

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Progress Software Releases Security Bulletin for MOVEit Transfer

Progress Software released a security bulletin to address a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer. A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the following bulletin and apply the necessary updates: MOVEit Transfer Critical Security Alert Bulletin – June 2024 – (CVE-2024-5806)

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CISA and Partners Release Guidance for Exploring Memory Safety in Critical Open Source Projects

Today, CISA, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre, and Canadian Cyber Security Center, released Exploring Memory Safety in Critical Open Source Projects. This guidance was crafted to provide organizations with findings on the scale of memory safety risk in selected open source software (OSS). This joint guidance builds on the guide The Case for Memory Safe Roadmaps by providing a starting point for software manufacturers to…

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CISA Releases Guidance on Single Sign-On (SSO) Adoption for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: (SMBs)

Today, CISA released Barriers to Single Sign-On (SSO) Adoption for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Identifying Challenges and Opportunities, a detailed report exploring challenges to SSO adoption by small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The report also identifies potential ways to overcome these challenges and improve an SMB’s level of security.  CISA also released a related blog post, Why SMBs Don’t Deploy Single Sign-On (SSO), urging software manufacturers to consider how their business practices may inadvertently reduce…

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CISA and Partners Release Guidance for Modern Approaches to Network Access Security

Today, CISA, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), released guidance, Modern Approaches to Network Access Security, along with the following organizations:  New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB);  New Zealand’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-NZ); and  The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS). The guidance urges business owners of all sizes to move toward more robust security solutions—such as Zero Trust, Secure Service Edge (SSE), and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)—that provide…

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Phone Scammers Impersonating CISA Employees

Impersonation scams are on the rise and often use the names and titles of government employees. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is aware of recent impersonation scammers claiming to represent the agency. As a reminder, CISA staff will never contact you with a request to wire money, cash, cryptocurrency, or use gift cards and will never instruct you to keep the discussion secret. If you suspect you are a target of an impersonation…

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Microsoft Releases June 2024 Security Updates

 Microsoft has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.   Users and administrators are encouraged to review the following advisory and apply the necessary updates:   Microsoft Security Update Guide for June

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Snowflake Recommends Customers Take Steps to Prevent Unauthorized Access

On June 2, Snowflake indicated a recent increase in cyber threat activity targeting customer accounts on its cloud data platform. Snowflake issued a recommendation for users to query for unusual activity and conduct further analysis to prevent unauthorized user access. Users and administrators are encouraged to hunt for any malicious activity, report positive findings to CISA, and review the following Snowflake notice for additional information:•    Detecting and Preventing Unauthorized User Access: Instructions 

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Cisco Releases May 2024 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Publication

Cisco released a bundled publication for security advisories that address vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), Firepower Management Center (FMC), and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the following publication and apply necessary updates: Cisco Event Response: May 2024 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication

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