Explanation of the Current Alert Level of GUARDED
The alert level is the overall current threat level.
On August 27, the Cyber Threat Alert Level was evaluated and is remaining at Blue (Guarded) due to vulnerabilities in Apple, Microsoft, Mozilla, Git, and Citrix products. On August 21, the MS-ISAC released an advisory for a vulnerability in Apple products that could allow for arbitrary code execution. On August 22, the MS-ISAC released two advisories. The first advisory was for multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. The second advisory was for multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. On August 26, the MS-ISAC released two advisories. The first advisory was for a vulnerability in Git that could allow for remote code execution. The second advisory was for multiple vulnerabilities in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gately, the most severe of which could allow for remote 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.
