Google’s decision to write new code into Android’s codebase in Rust, a memory-safe programming language, has resulted in a significant drop in memory safety vulnerabilities, despite old code (written in C/C++) not having been rewritten. The number of memory safety vulnerabilities found in the Android codebase per year (Source: Google) Android evolves, and has fewer memory safety vulnerabilities “The Android team began prioritizing transitioning new development to memory-safe languages around 2019. This decision was driven … More →
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Cisco released its September 2024 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication to address vulnerabilities in IOS and IOS XE. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following and apply the necessary updates:
CISA released five Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on September 26, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations.
Today, the Australian Signals Directorate Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other U.S. and international partners released the joint guide Detecting and Mitigating Active Directory Compromises. This guide informs organizations of recommended strategies to mitigate common techniques used by malicious actors to compromise Active Directory.
Active Directory is the most widely used authentication and authorization solution in enterprise information technology (IT) networks globally. Malicious actors routinely target Active Directory as part of efforts to compromise enterprise IT networks by escalating privileges and targeting the highest confidential user objects.
Responding to and recovering from malicious activity involving Active Directory can be consuming, costly, and disruptive. CISA encourages organizations review the guidance and implement the recommended mitigations to improve Active Directory security.
To learn more about taking a top-down approach to developing secure products, visit CISA’s Secure by Design webpage.