Cyber Threat Advisory

Cyber Threat Updates

• 'Legit Apps Turned into Spyware' Targeting Android Users in Middle East
  Cybersecurity researchers are warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign that has been active since 2016 and was first publicly reported in August 2018. Dubbed "ViceLeaker" by researc …
• Microsoft Adds 2FA-Protected "Personal Vault" Within OneDrive Cloud Storage
  Microsoft has introduced a new password-protected folder within its OneDrive online file storage service that will allow you to keep your sensitive and important files protected and secured with an ex …
• New Mac Malware Exploits GateKeeper Bypass Bug that Apple Left Unpatched
  Cybersecurity researchers from Intego are warning about possible active exploitation of an unpatched security vulnerability in Apple's macOS Gatekeeper security feature details and PoC for which …
• OpenSSH Now Encrypts Secret Keys in Memory Against Side-Channel Attacks
  In recent years, several groups of cybersecurity researchers have disclosed dozens of memory side-channel vulnerabilities in modern processors and DRAMs, like Rowhammer, RAMBleed, Spectre, and Meltdow …
• PoC Released for Outlook Flaw that Microsoft Patched 6 Month After Discovery
  As we reported two days ago, Microsoft this week released an updated version of its Outlook app for Android that patches a severe remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-1105) that impacted over …

MS-ISAC Updates

• Essential Sessions at AWS re:Inforce to Strengthen Your Cloud Security
  The CIS team is heading to Boston, Massachusetts on June 25-26, 2019 for AWS re:Inforce. This inaugural cloud security event will bring together thousands of cybersecurity experts and industry profess …
• What You Need to Know About Hybrid Cloud Environments
  What does your cloud configuration look like? In many organizations, moving workloads to the cloud creates a more elastic technology infrastructure. Hybrid compute environments are a popular solution. …
• CIS Benchmark v2.0.0 for Google Chrome Provides Updated Security Recommendations
  The CIS Benchmarks team is excited to announce the release of our newest browser security recommendations. CIS Google Chrome Benchmark v2.0.0 contains coverage for v75 of Google Chrome. This CIS Bench …
• Future of Cloud Security: Thoughts from AWS Public Sector Summit
  The CIS team wrapped up a great week at AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC. In addition to spreading the word about CIS at our booth on the busy expo floor we also participated in sessions. Re …
• I Joined the EI-ISAC® – Now What?
  As an election official, there is always a laundry list of tasks to be completed. You may have checked one off your list by joining the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center …

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Last updated: 8/27/2018