CISA

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2021
US CISA releases a Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA) tool

The US CISA has released the Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA), a new ransomware self-assessment security audit tool. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA), a new ransomware self-assessment security audit tool for the agency’s Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET). RRA could be used by organizations to determine […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 09, 2021
CISA MAR report provides technical details of FiveHands Ransomware

U.S. CISA has published an analysis of the FiveHands ransomware, the same malware that was analyzed a few days ago by researchers from FireEye’s Mandiant experts. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published an analysis of the FiveHands ransomware that was recently detailed by FireEye’s Mandiant. At the end of April, researchers […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2021
Russia-linked APT29 group changes TTPs following April advisories

The UK and US cybersecurity agencies have published a report detailing techniques used by Russia-linked cyberespionage group known APT29 (aka Cozy Bear). Today, UK NCSC and CISA-FBI-NSA cybersecurity agencies published a joint security advisory that warns organizations to patch systems immediately to mitigate the risk of attacks conducted by Russia-linked SVR group (aka APT29, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes)). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2021
SAP systems are targeted within 72 hours after updates are released

On-premises SAP systems are targeted by threat actors within 72 hours after security patches are released, security SAP security firm Onapsis warns. According to a joint study published by Onapsis and SAP, on-premises SAP systems are targeted by threat actors within 72 hours after security patches are released. Threat actors perform reverse-engineering of the SAP […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2021
FBI and CISA are warning of APT actors targeting Fortinet FortiOS servers

FBI and CISA published a joint alert to warn of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups targeting Fortinet FortiOS to access networks of multiple organizations. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a joint alert to warn of attacks carried out by APT groups targeting Fortinet FortiOS servers using multiple exploits. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2021
DHS CISA requires federal agencies to assess their Microsoft Exchange servers by April 5

The DHS CISA has issued a supplemental directive that requires all federal agencies to identify vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers in their infrastructure within five days. The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a supplemental directive requiring all federal agencies to identify Microsoft Exchange servers in their environments impacted by […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2021
CISA is warning of vulnerabilities in GE Power Management Devices

U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of flaws in GE Power Management Devices that could allow an attacker to conduct multiple malicious activities on vulnerable systems. U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of vulnerabilities in GE Power Management Devices that could be exploited by an attacker to conduct multiple malicious activities […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
CISA releases CHIRP, a tool to detect SolarWinds malicious activity

US CISA has released a new tool that allows detecting malicious activity associated with the SolarWinds hackers in compromised on-premises enterprise environments. US CISA released the CISA Hunt and Incident Response Program (CHIRP) tool, is a Python-based tool, that allows detecting malicious activity associated with the SolarWinds hackers in compromised on-premises enterprise Windows environments. Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2021
CISA emergency directive urges to fix Microsoft Exchange zero-days

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an emergency directive related to recently fixed Microsoft Exchange zero-days.  The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued the Emergency Directive 21-02 in response to the disclosure of zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange.  This week Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2021
CISA warns of high-severity flaws in Fuji Electric Tellus Lite V-Simulator and Server Lite

The U.S. CISA published a security advisory for High-Severity flaws in some SCADA/HMI products made by Japanese company Fuji Electric. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a security advisory to warn industrial organizations of some high severity flaws in SCADA/HMI products made by Japanese electrical equipment company Fuji Electric. The vulnerabilities affect […]