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Explanation of the Current Alert Level of GUARDED

The alert level is the overall current threat level.

On March 29, the Cyber Threat Alert Level was evaluated and is remaining at Blue (Guarded) due to vulnerabilities in Apple products. On March 28, the MS-ISAC released an advisory for multiple vulnerabilities in Apple products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Organizations and users are advised to update and apply all appropriate vendor security patches to vulnerable systems and to continue to update their antivirus signatures daily. Another line of defense includes user awareness training regarding the threats posed by attachments and hypertext links contained in emails especially from un-trusted sources.

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Latest Advisory

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution
28 Mar 2023
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple Products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Safari is a ...
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Advisories Released (Last 10 Months)

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Monthly Advisories for February 2023 are 12 count, 100%

In Q2 2019 the MS-ISACobserved a 55% increase in the quantity of reported breaches when compared to the previous quarter and 53% decrease year to year. The significant decrease year to year is attributed to the absence of third-party breaches affecting multiple educational entities. The education sector experienced the most breaches, accounting for 71% of the breaches in Q2. The most prolific identified vector in Q2 was phishing, accounting for a combined 30% of reported breaches. The MS-ISAC did not identify any reports of W2 phishing scams affecting SLTT governments in Q2 2019, scams of this nature typically phase out in the second half the year.

Top Malware December 2022
  1. SessionManager2
  2. Gh0st
  3. CoinMiner
  4. Zeus
  5. Agent Tesla
  6. NanoCore
  7. Ursnif
  8. LingyunNet
  9. Snugy
  10. Tinba
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