Category: alerts

Original release date: June 28, 2022 The Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute, sponsored by CISA and operated by MITRE, has released the 2022 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses list. The list uses data from the National Vulnerability Database to compile the most frequent and critical errors that can lead… Read more

CISA warns that threat actors are ramping up attacks against unpatched Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware servers. Read more

Researchers warn threat actors are using a novel remote code execution exploit to gain initial access to victim’s environments. Read more

Original release date: June 27, 2022   High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info There were no high vulnerabilities recorded this week. Back to top   Medium Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info There were no medium vulnerabilities recorded this week.… Read more

Original release date: June 23, 2022  CISA and the United States Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn network defenders that cyber threat actors, including state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) actors, have continued to exploit CVE-2021-44228 (Log4Shell) in VMware Horizon® and Unified Access Gateway (UAG) servers to obtain… Read more

Original release date: June 23, 2022 Summary Actions to take today: • Install fixed builds, updating all affected VMware Horizon and UAG systems to the latest versions. If updates or workarounds were not promptly applied following VMware’s release of updates for Log4Shell in December 2021, treat all affected VMware systems as compromised. • Minimize the… Read more

Original release date: June 23, 2022 CISA has released its Cloud Security (CS) Technical Reference Architecture (TRA) to guide federal civilian departments and agencies in securely migrating to the cloud. Co-authored by CISA, the United States Digital Service, and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, the CS TRA defines and clarifies considerations for shared… Read more

The APT is pairing a known Microsoft flaw with a malicious document to load malware that nabs credentials from Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers. Read more

Original release date: June 22, 2022 Cybersecurity authorities from the United States, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have released a joint Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CIS) on PowerShell. The CIS provides recommendations for proper configuration and monitoring of PowerShell, as opposed to removing or disabling it entirely due to its use by malicious actors after… Read more

Culture of ‘insecure-by-design’ security is cited in discovery of bug-riddled operational technology devices. Read more