ICS/OT Russian Hackers Target Industrial Systems in North America, Europe Government agencies are sharing recommendations following attacks claimed by pro-Russian hacktivists on ICS/OT systems. Eduard KovacsMay 2, 2024
Artificial Intelligence CISA Rolls Out New Guidelines to Mitigate AI Risks to US Critical Infrastructure New CISA guidelines categorize AI risks into three significant types and pushes a four-part mitigation strategy. Ryan NaraineApril 29, 2024
Data Breaches US Government on High Alert as Russian Hackers Steal Critical Correspondence From Microsoft The US government says Midnight Blizzard’s compromise of Microsoft corporate email accounts "presents a grave and unacceptable risk to federal agencies." Ryan NaraineApril 11, 2024
Data Breaches Sisense Data Breach Triggers CISA Alert and Urgent Calls for Credential Resets The US government issues a red-alert for what appears to be a massive supply chain breach at Sisense, a company that sells big-data analytics... Ryan NaraineApril 11, 2024
Government CISA Releases Malware Next-Gen Analysis System for Public Use CISA's Malware Next-Gen system is now available for any organization to submit malware samples and other suspicious artifacts for analysis. Ryan NaraineApril 10, 2024
Government CISA Moving Forward With Cyber Incident Reporting Rules Impacting 316,000 Entities CISA is seeking comment on the implementation of CIRCIA, which will cost $2.6 billion and will impact 316,000 entities. Eduard KovacsMarch 28, 2024
Vulnerabilities US Government Urges Software Makers to Eliminate SQL Injection Vulnerabilities CISA and the FBI issue a secure-by-design alert on eliminating SQL injection vulnerabilities from software. Ionut ArghireMarch 26, 2024
Government CISA’s OT Attack Response Team Understaffed: GAO GAO study finds that CISA does not have enough staff to respond to significant OT attacks in multiple locations at the same time. Eduard KovacsMarch 12, 2024
Application Security CISA Outlines Efforts to Secure Open Source Software Concluding a two-day OSS security summit, CISA details key actions to help improve open source security. Ionut ArghireMarch 8, 2024
Government US Gov Says Software Measurability is ‘Hardest Problem to Solve’ White House calls for the “timely, complete, and consistent” publication of CVE and CWE data to help solve the security metrics problem. Ryan NaraineFebruary 27, 2024
Malware & Threats Russian Cyberspies Targeting Cloud Infrastructure via Dormant Accounts US government and allies expose TTPs used by notorious Russian hacking teams and warn of the targeting of dormant cloud accounts. Ionut ArghireFebruary 26, 2024
Email Security CISA Warns of Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability Exploitation CISA has added the Roundcube flaw tracked as CVE-2023-43770 to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Eduard KovacsFebruary 13, 2024
Malware & Threats US Says China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers ‘Pre-Positioning’ for Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure New CISA alert includes technical mitigations to harden attack surfaces and instructions to hunt for the Chinese government-backed hackers. Ryan NaraineFebruary 7, 2024
Nation-State Ivanti Struggling to Hit Zero-Day Patch Release Schedule Ivanti is struggling to hit its own timeline for the delivery of patches for critical -- and already exploited -- flaws in its flagship... Ryan NaraineJanuary 29, 2024
ICS/OT Westermo Switch Vulnerabilities Can Facilitate Attacks on Industrial Organizations CISA informs organizations that Westermo Lynx switches are affected by eight vulnerabilities and some devices are reportedly exposed to the internet. Eduard KovacsJanuary 26, 2024
Malware & Threats CISA Issues Emergency Directive on Ivanti Zero-Days The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA ramps up the pressure on organizations to mitigate two exploited Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities. Ryan NaraineJanuary 19, 2024
Government US Gov Publishes Cybersecurity Guidance for Water and Wastewater Utilities CISA, FBI and EPA document aims to help water and wastewater organizations improve their cyber resilience and incident response. Ionut ArghireJanuary 19, 2024
Incident Response US Gov Issues Warning for Androxgh0st Malware Attacks A joint advisory from CISA and the FBI warns about Androxgh0st malware attacks ensnaring devices in a botnet. Ionut ArghireJanuary 17, 2024
Malware & Threats CISA Warns of FXC Router, QNAP NVR Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild CISA released ICS advisories for FXC router and QNAP NRV flaws and added them to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Eduard KovacsDecember 22, 2023
ICS/OT CISA Urges Manufacturers to Eliminate Default Passwords After Recent ICS Attacks CISA is advising device makers to stop relying on customers to change default passwords following attacks targeting water sector ICS. Eduard KovacsDecember 18, 2023