U.S. Small Business Administration Will Host 2nd Annual Small Business Cyber Summit During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Experts from the Cybersecurity and Business Worlds Convene to Share Best Practices and Practical Tools Published on June 20, 2023 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the agency will host a cyber summit in October 2023. The free cybersecurity series supports America's 33 million small businesses with tools, tips, and resources from multiple … Continue reading U.S. Small Business Administration Will Host 2nd Annual Small Business Cyber Summit During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

DoS and DDoS Attacks against Multiple Sectors

06/30/2023 12:00 PM EDT CISA is aware of open-source reporting of targeted denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against multiple organizations in multiple sectors. These attacks can cost an organization time and money and may impose reputational costs while resources and services are inaccessible. If you think you or your business is experiencing a … Continue reading DoS and DDoS Attacks against Multiple Sectors

Major Cyber Attack at OMV Vendor, Louisianans Should Act Urgently to Protect Their Identities

June 15, 2023 BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) is one of a still undetermined number of government entities, major businesses and organizations to be affected by the unprecedented MOVEit data breach. MOVEit is an industry-leading third party data transfer service used to send large files. It is widely used across the country and … Continue reading Major Cyber Attack at OMV Vendor, Louisianans Should Act Urgently to Protect Their Identities

CISA and Partners Update the #StopRansomware Guide, Developed through the Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF)

05/23/2023 08:00 AM EDT Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) published an updated version of the #StopRansomware Guide, as ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since its initial release in 2020. The update incorporates lessons learned from the past two … Continue reading CISA and Partners Update the #StopRansomware Guide, Developed through the Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF)

CISA Urges Increased Vigilance One Year After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

CISA assesses that the United States and European nations may experience disruptive and defacement attacks against websites in an attempt to sow chaos and societal discord on February 24, 2023, the anniversary of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. CISA urges organizations and individuals to increase their cyber vigilance in response to this potential threat. In … Continue reading CISA Urges Increased Vigilance One Year After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Infrastructure Security Month

CISA APPLAUDS THE BEGINNING OF INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY MONTH DECLARING INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY Original release date: November 01, 2022 WASHINGTON - Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced November 1 as the kickoff of Infrastructure Security Month. In our work to raise awareness of the importance of infrastructure security and to help share … Continue reading Infrastructure Security Month

What is Doxing?

We have all heard the term doxing before, but what does it really mean? Why is it important to me? Doxing refers to the internet-based practice of gathering an individual’s personally identifiable information (PII)—or an organization’s sensitive information— from open source or compromised material and publishing it online for malicious purposes. Although doxing can be … Continue reading What is Doxing?

CISA HOSTS VIRTUAL INDUSTRY DAY AUGUST 5

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will host a virtual Industry Day on August 05, 2021 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM EST. CISA is the Nation’s risk advisor, working with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborating to build more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future.  The threats we … Continue reading CISA HOSTS VIRTUAL INDUSTRY DAY AUGUST 5

CISA ISSUES EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE REQUIRING FEDERAL AGENCIES TO MITIGATE WINDOWS PRINT SPOOLER SERVICE VULNERABILITY

CISA Encourages All Organizations to Take Steps to Protect their Networks WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive (ED) 21-04 today to mitigate a Microsoft Windows print spooler service vulnerability CVE-2021-34527 being actively exploited. Federal civilian agencies are required to immediately disable the print spooler service on Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controllers, apply the Microsoft July 2021 cumulative updates, and make additional … Continue reading CISA ISSUES EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE REQUIRING FEDERAL AGENCIES TO MITIGATE WINDOWS PRINT SPOOLER SERVICE VULNERABILITY

United States Government Launches First One-Stop Ransomware Resource at StopRansomware.gov

Release Date: July 14, 2021 New website provides cybersecurity resources from across the federal government WASHINGTON – Today, as part of the ongoing response, agencies across the U.S. government announced new resources and initiatives to protect American businesses and communities from ransomware attacks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of … Continue reading United States Government Launches First One-Stop Ransomware Resource at StopRansomware.gov

Senate confirms Jen Easterly as head of U.S. cyber agency

July 12, 2021 The Senate on Monday confirmed Jen Easterly to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, filling an eight-month leadership void at the top of an agency struggling to address widespread digital weaknesses inside the government and across the country. Lawmakers unanimously installed Easterly, a former senior NSA and White House counterterrorism and … Continue reading Senate confirms Jen Easterly as head of U.S. cyber agency

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