Security
FireEye Cyber Threat Map
The FireEye Cyber threat map provides a visual overview of the source and destination countries of various internet attacks and attack attempts. It also provides insight into the top industries which are currently experiencing these attacks and/or attempted attacks. Click the link below to view the map in real-time.
US-CERT Current Activity
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IRS Warns of New Email Scam
Original release date: August 23, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning about a new email scam in which malicious cyber actors send unsolicited emails to taxpayers from fake (i.e., spoofed) IRS email addresses. The...
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FISMA Annual Report to Congress
Original release date: August 23, 2019
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Annual Report to Congress on the implementation of the
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CISA Strategic Intent: Defend Today, Secure Tomorrow
Original release date: August 22, 2019 | Last revised: August 23, 2019
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the CISA Strategic Intent document, framing the new agency’s mission to protect the Nation’s...
Krebs on Security
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Breach at Hy-Vee Supermarket Chain Tied to Sale of 5M+ Stolen Credit, Debit Cards
On Tuesday of this week, one of the more popular underground stores peddling credit and debit card data stolen from hacked merchants announced a blockbuster new sale: More than 5.3 million new accounts belonging to cardholders from 35 U.S. states....
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Forced Password Reset? Check Your Assumptions
Almost weekly now I hear from an indignant reader who suspects a data breach at a Web site they frequent that has just asked the reader to reset their password. Further investigation almost invariably reveals that the password reset demand was not...
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The Rise of “Bulletproof” Residential Networks
Cybercrooks increasingly are anonymizing their malicious traffic by routing it through residential broadband and wireless data connections. Most often, those connections are hacked computers, mobile phones, or home routers. But this is the story of a...
Security Alerts
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AA19-168A: Microsoft Operating Systems BlueKeep Vulnerability
Original release date: June 17, 2019
Summary
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing this Activity Alert to provide information on a vulnerability, known as “BlueKeep,” that exists in the following...
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AA19-122A: New Exploits for Unsecure SAP Systems
Original release date: May 2, 2019 | Last revised: May 3, 2019
Summary
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing this activity alert in response to recently disclosed exploits that target unsecure...
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AA19-024A: DNS Infrastructure Hijacking Campaign
Original release date: January 24, 2019 | Last revised: February 13, 2019
Summary
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is aware...