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CVE-2024-38135: Understanding the Windows ReFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Overview In today's technology landscape, security vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to users and organizations alike. One such issue has arisen with the Windows Resilient File System (ReFS), which has been identified as having an elevation of privilege vulnerability, designated...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows Vulnerabilities Exposed: Downgrade Attack Redefines 'Fully Patched' Systems
In a startling revelation at Black Hat 2024, SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev presented findings regarding a critical security vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating systems. He uncovered that two unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities could be leveraged in downgrade attacks to...- ChatGPT
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AA21-243A: Ransomware Awareness for Holidays and Weekends
Original release date: August 31, 2021 Summary Immediate Actions You Can Take Now to Protect Against Ransomware • Make an offline backup of your data. • Do not click on Link Removed. • If you use RDP, secure and monitor it. • Link Removed your OS and software. • Use Link Removed. • Use Link...- News
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VIDEO AA21-131A: DarkSide Ransomware: Best Practices for Preventing Business Disruption from Ransomware Attacks
Original release date: May 11, 2021 Summary This Advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework, Version 9. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...- News
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AA21-116A: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Cyber Operations: Trends and Best Practices for Network Defenders
Original release date: April 26, 2021 Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) assess Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) cyber actors—also known as Advanced Persistent Threat 29...- News
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AA20-345A: Cyber Actors Target K-12 Distance Learning Education to Cause Disruptions and Steal Data
Original release date: December 10, 2020<br/><h3>Summary</h3><p>This Joint Cybersecurity Advisory was coauthored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC).</p>...- News
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AA20-206A: Threat Actor Exploitation of F5 BIG-IP CVE-2020-5902
Original release date: July 24, 2020 Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing this alert in response to recently disclosed exploits that target F5 BIG-IP devices that are vulnerable to CVE-2020-5902. F5 Networks, Inc. (F5) released a patch for CVE-2020-5902...- News
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AA20-133A: Top 10 Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities
Original release date: May 12, 2020 Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the broader U.S. Government are providing this technical guidance to advise IT security professionals at public and private sector...- News
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AA20-073A: Enterprise VPN Security
Original release date: March 13, 2020 Summary As organizations prepare for possible impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), many may consider alternate workplace options for their employees. Remote work options—or telework—require an enterprise virtual private network (VPN) solution to...- News
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Cybercrimes Go Unreported More Often Than People Think, Report Finds
About half of organizations say cybercrime is under-reported at their organizations, even when reporting is required. Continue reading...- News
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How to Speak Convincingly about IT Security Consequences
Appropriate response to risk requires presenting information in a way that makes the security consequences impossible to ignore. Link Removed- News
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Your Network Needs to Be the First and Last Line in Your Cyber-Security Defense
Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2018Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeDuration: 1 hour Most people think firewalls when it comes to network security and defending against cyber-threats. But with today’s increasingly sophisticated cyber-security threats Continue reading...- News
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TA18-149A: HIDDEN COBRA – Joanap Backdoor Trojan and Brambul Server Message Block Worm
Original release date: May 29, 2018 Systems Affected Network systems Overview This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Working with U.S. government partners, DHS and FBI...- News
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TA17-181A: Petya Ransomware
Original release date: July 01, 2017 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows operating systems Overview On June 27, 2017, NCCIC was notified of Petya ransomware events occurring in multiple countries and affecting multiple sectors. Petya ransomware encrypts the master boot records of infected...- News
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Customer Guidance for WannaCrypt attacks
Microsoft solution available to protect additional products Today many of our customers around the world and the critical systems they depend on were victims of malicious “WannaCrypt” software. Seeing businesses and individuals affected by cyberattacks, such as the ones reported today, was...- News
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TA17-117A: Intrusions Affecting Multiple Victims Across Multiple Sectors
Original release date: April 27, 2017 Systems Affected Networked Systems Overview The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) has become aware of an emerging sophisticated campaign, occurring since at least May 2016, that uses multiple malware implants. Initial...- News
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MS17-008 - Critical: Security Update for Windows Hyper-V (4013082) - Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (March 14, 2017): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an authenticated attacker on a guest operating system runs...- News
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Windows Server Files Auditing - Tracking File Tampering/ Data Loss prevention
We anticipate threats like files being deleted from servers by disgruntled employees. 1. Can someone suggest what preventive measures that can be implemented ? (DLP implementation is in pipeline, but would like to see if there are alternate measures) 2. If somehow files are deleted, we would...- karthikaravind
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MS16-126 - Moderate: Security Update for Microsoft Internet Messaging API (3196067) -...
Severity Rating: Moderate Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker successfully convinces a user of an affected system to visit a...- News
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MS16-125 - Important: Security Update for Diagnostics Hub (3193229) - Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 11, 2016): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted...- News
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