Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

US cybercops urge admins to patch amid ongoing Confluence chaos

Do it now, no ifs or buts, says advisory

Patches17 Oct 2023 | 3

Regulator, insurers and customers all coming for Progress after MOVEit breach

Infosec in brief Also, CISA cataloging new ransomware data points, 17k WP sites hijacked by malware in Sept., and more critical vulns

Security16 Oct 2023 | 3

CISA reveals 'Admin123' as top security threat in cyber sloppiness chart

Calls for wider adoption of security-by-design principles continue to ring loudly from Uncle Sam

Security06 Oct 2023 | 8

CISA barred from coordinating with social media sites to police misinformation

The 5th Circuit's re-ruling adds CISA to a list of alleged first-amendment violators. Next stop: Supreme Court

Security04 Oct 2023 | 30

CISA boss says US alliance with Ukraine over past year is closer than Five Eyes

Black Hat And maybe shore up that critical infrastructure some more, America

Black Hat and DEF CON10 Aug 2023 | 14

Cyber-extortionists pillage Colorado education dept

Hey, breacher, leave those kids alone

Cyber-crime08 Aug 2023 | 7

Five Eyes nations detail dirty dozen most exploited vulnerabilities

Infosec in brief PLUS: FBI admits buying NSO spyware; "IT" company busted for drugs 'n guns biz; this week's critical vulns

Security07 Aug 2023 | 6

Prepare for plenty more pain from Ivanti's MDM flaws, warn cyber agencies

Invaders already spent four or more months frolicking inside Norwegian government servers

Patches03 Aug 2023 | 7

Millions of people's data stolen because web devs forget to check access perms

IDORs of the storm

CSO29 Jul 2023 | 40

Under CISA pressure collab, Microsoft makes cloud security logs available for free

In hindsight, it's probably good practice to give clients access to cloud logs

Cyber-crime20 Jul 2023 | 7

LockBit louts unload ransomware at Japan’s most prolific cargo port

Nagoya Harbor hit the rocks yesterday but looks to be afloat once more

Black Hat and DEF CON06 Jul 2023 | 1

It's 2023 and memory overwrite bugs are not just a thing, they're still number one

Cough, cough, use Rust. Plus: Eight more exploited bugs added to CISA's must-patch list

Research29 Jun 2023 | 71

US government hit by Russia's Clop in MOVEit mass attack

CISA chief tells us exploitation 'largely opportunistic', not on same level of SolarWinds

CSO15 Jun 2023 | 7

Online muggers make serious moves on unpatched Microsoft bugs

Win32k and Visual Studio flaws are under attack

Security09 Jun 2023 | 3

Mirai botnet loves exploiting your unpatched TP-Link routers, CISA warns

Oracle and Apache holes also on Uncle Sam's list of big bad abused bugs

Patches02 May 2023 | 1

Google adds account sync for Authenticator, without E2EE

in brief Also: Your Salesforce Community site might be leaking; a new CPU side-channel; and this week's critical vunls

Security01 May 2023 | 7

Menaced by miscreants, critical infrastructure needs a good ETHOS. Ah, here's one

RSA Conference OT firms construct handy early-warning info-sharing system

Spotlight on RSA25 Apr 2023 | 5

US cyber chiefs warn AI will help crooks, China develop nastier cyberattacks faster

It's not all doom and gloom because ML also amplifies defensive efforts, probably

CSO12 Apr 2023 | 15

40% of IT security pros say they've been told not to report a data leak

In Brief Plus: KFC, Pizza Hut owner spills more beans on ransomware hit... latest critical flaws... and more

Cyber-crime11 Apr 2023 | 16

It's this easy to seize control of someone's Nexx 'smart' home plugs, garage doors

Netizens urged to disconnect kit after 40,000-plus devices found riddled with dumb bugs

Security07 Apr 2023 | 41

CISA unleashes Untitled Goose Tool to honk at danger in Microsoft's cloud

Not a headline we expected to write today

CSO24 Mar 2023 | 11

Critical infrastructure gear is full of flaws, but hey, at least it's certified

Security researchers find bugs, big and small, in every industrial box probed

CSO23 Mar 2023 | 20

CISA joins forces with Women in CyberSecurity to break up the boy's club

in brief Also, the FBI just admitted to bypassing warrants by buying cellphone location data, and this week's actionable items

Security13 Mar 2023 | 17

EPA orders US states to check cyber security of public water supplies

Don’t let miscreants poison the wells

Security06 Mar 2023 | 8

US cybersecurity chief: Software makers shouldn't lawyer their way out of security responsibilities

SCSW Who apart from Microsoft is happy with the ship now, oh just fix it later approach?

Security28 Feb 2023 | 32

ESXiArgs ransomware fights off Team America's data recovery script

Want a clue to what you’re dealing with? Check the ransom note

Security16 Feb 2023 | 1

Among the thousands of ESXiArgs ransomware victims? FBI and CISA to the rescue

Evil code hits more than 3,800 servers globally, according to the Feds

Security08 Feb 2023 | 1

CISA sends schools back to the classroom on security

Oy, teacher, protect those kids online

Government Tech Week25 Jan 2023 | 1

Homeland Security, CISA builds AI-based cybersecurity analytics sandbox

High-spec system is crucial to defending against the latest threats

Government Tech Week10 Jan 2023 | 5

FBI warns about Cuba, no, not that one — the ransomware gang

Critical infrastructure attacks ramping up

Security02 Dec 2022 | 1

US military goes zero-trust on software and government gets busy

CISA updates security framework, tech industry calls it 'confusing'

Software23 Nov 2022 | 13

LockBit suspect cuffed after ransomware forces emergency services to use pen and paper

In Brief Plus: CISA has a flowchart for patching, privacy campaign goes after face search engine

Cyber-crime12 Nov 2022 | 13

Biden now wants to toughen up chemical sector's cybersecurity

Control panels facing the internet? Data stolen? You gotta keep an ion this stuff

CSO27 Oct 2022 | 6

Alert: This ransomware preys on healthcare orgs via weak-ass VPN servers

FBI, CISA warn of Daixin gang after OakBend Medical Center hit

Cyber-crime24 Oct 2022 | 1

CISA warns of security holes in industrial Advantech, Hitachi kit

When we concede that everything has bugs, we wish it wasn't quite everything

Patches20 Oct 2022 | 2

It’s 2022 and netizens are only now getting serious about cybersecurity

US folks start to get the message about protecting themselves online

Security10 Oct 2022 | 12

Foreign spies hijacking US mid-terms? FBI, CISA are cool as cucumbers about it

I think we can handle one little Russia. We sent two units, they're bringing any attempts down now

Security06 Oct 2022 | 40

Cyber-snoops broke into US military contractor, stole data, hid for months

Tell us it’s Russia without telling us it’s Russia

Security05 Oct 2022 | 14

Uncle Sam orders federal agencies to step up scans for govt IT security holes

Good time to be selling automation tools

Security04 Oct 2022 | 2

Atlassian, Microsoft bugs on CISA’s must-patch list after exploitation spree

Some days, security just feels like a total illusion. OK, most days...

Patches04 Oct 2022 | 7

National Cybersecurity Awareness program 18 years on: Don't click that

Technology is addressing many of the cyberthreats, but the human element will always be a factor

Security03 Oct 2022 | 3

US school year opens with reading, writing, and ransomware

FBI warns that Vice Society threat group is ramping up attacks on the education sector

Cyber-crime07 Sep 2022 | 8

Microsoft: The deadline to get off Basic Auth is approaching

Exchange Online face Halloween deadline

OSes05 Sep 2022 | 50

80,000 internet-connected cameras still vulnerable after critical patch offered

Just more IoT conscripts for the botnet armies

Patches24 Aug 2022 | 15

If you haven't patched Zimbra holes by now, assume you're toast

Here's how to detect an intrusion via vulnerable email systems

Patches23 Aug 2022 |

US reveals 'Target' pic of Conti man with $10m reward offer

Fashion Police chipping in on the bounty related to costliest strain of ransomware on record

Security12 Aug 2022 | 6

Maui ransomware linked to North Korean group Andariel

Attack origins point to April 2021 first strike on Japanese target

Security10 Aug 2022 | 1

DuckDuckGo says Hell, Hell, No to those Microsoft trackers after web revolt

In brief Plus: That Twitter privacy leak, scammers send Ubers for victims, critical flaw in Cisco gear, and more

Security06 Aug 2022 | 38

US puts $10 million bounty on North Korean cyber-crews

Kim will be shaking in his shoes

Security27 Jul 2022 | 7

Security flaws in GPS trackers can be abused to cut off fuel to vehicles, CISA warns

About '1.5 million' folks and organizations use these gadgets

Security19 Jul 2022 | 29

Start using Modern Auth now for Exchange Online

Before Microsoft shutters basic logins in a few months

CSO29 Jun 2022 | 28

Don't ditch PowerShell to improve security, say infosec agencies from UK, US, and NZ

Use it sensibly instead – which means turning on the useful bits Microsoft doesn't enable by default

Security23 Jun 2022 | 20

OpenInfra Foundation talks about Directed Funding model for open source projects

OpenInfra Berlin Notes rise of 'pay to play' where companies try to buy way into governance – and says this is not that

PaaS + IaaS14 Jun 2022 |

Beijing-backed baddies target unpatched networking kit to attack telcos

NSA, FBI and CISA issue joint advisory that suggests China hardly has to work for this – flaws revealed in 2017 are among their entry points

Security08 Jun 2022 | 3

US cyber chiefs: Moving to Shields Down isn't gonna happen

RSA Conference Promises new alert notices but warn 'we can sometimes predict thunderstorms but not lightning strikes'

CSO08 Jun 2022 | 6

FBI, CISA: Don't get caught in Karakurt's extortion web

Is this gang some sort of Conti side hustle? The answer may be yes

CSO03 Jun 2022 | 7