CyberSecurity Updates

Today, CISA partnered with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Securing Software Repositories Working Group to publish the Principles for Package Repository Security framework. Recognizing the critical role package repositories play in securing open source software ecosystems, this framework lays out voluntary security maturity levels for package repositories. This publication supports Objective 1.2 of CISA’s Open Source Software Security Roadmap, which states the goal of “working collaboratively [with relevant working groups] to develop security principles…

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Cisco released a security advisory to address vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Expressway Series. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Expressway Series advisory and apply the necessary updates.

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Today, CISA, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), PRC State-Sponsored Actors Compromise and Maintain Persistent Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure alongside supplemental Joint Guidance: Identifying and Mitigating Living off the Land Techniques. The following federal agencies and international organizations are additional co-authors on the joint advisory and guidance: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Australian…

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VMware released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in Aria Operations for Networks. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware security advisory VMSA-2024-0002 and apply the necessary updates.

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Juniper Networks released a security bulletin to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Juniper Secure Analytics optional applications. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Juniper Security Bulletin JSA76718 and apply the necessary updates.

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