#StopRansomware: Hive Ransomware

As of November 2022, Hive ransomware actors have victimized over 1,300 companies worldwide, receiving approximately US$100 million in ransom payments, according to FBI information. Hive ransomware follows the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model in which developers create, maintain, and update the malware, Read More …

CISA Releases Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories

CISA has released two (2) Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on November 17, 2022. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisory Read More …

F5 fixes two remote code execution flaws in BIG-IP, BIG-IQ

F5 has released hotfixes for its BIG-IP and BIG-IQ products, addressing two high-severity flaws allowing attackers to perform unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable endpoints. While these flaws require specific criteria to exist, making them very difficult to exploit, Read More …

Pilfered Keys: Free App Infected by Malware Steals Keychain Data

Today, malware spreads easily, infecting computers of various users. Commonly found on filesharing websites, they disguise themselves as normal applications. Users are then enticed to download them to save money on those programs. However, users risk their security in doing Read More …

CISA and FBI Release Advisory on Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Actors Compromising Federal Network

Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), Iranian Government-Sponsored APT Actors Compromise Federal Network, Deploy Crypto Miner, Credential Harvester. The CSA provides information on an incident at a Federal Civilian Executive Branch Read More …

Cyber vulnerability in networks used by spacecraft, aircraft and energy generation systems

A major vulnerability in a networking technology widely used in critical infrastructures such as spacecraft, aircraft, energy generation systems and industrial control systems was exposed by researchers at the University of Michigan and NASA. It goes after a network protocol Read More …

CISA Has Added One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog   

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: To Read More …

NSA to developers: Think about switching from C and C++ to a memory safe programming language

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging developers to shift to memory safe languages – such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust, and Swift – to protect their code from remote code execution or other hacker attacks. Of the languages Read More …

CISA Releases SSVC Methodology to Prioritize Vulnerabilities

Today CISA published its guide on Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC), a vulnerability management methodology that assesses vulnerabilities and prioritizes remediation efforts based on exploitation status, impacts to safety, and prevalence of the affected product in a singular system. As stated Read More …

iPhone iOS 16.1.1 fixes two security vulnerabilities – time to update

Apple has released an update that protects users against two security vulnerabilities that could affect iPhones and iPads. The iOS 16.1.1 and iPadOS 16.1.1 software update comes two weeks after the release of iOS 16.1 for all iPhone and iPad Read More …