Explanation of the Current Alert Level of GUARDED
The alert level is the overall current threat level.
On June 25, the Cyber Threat Alert Level was evaluated and is remaining at Blue (Guarded). The MS-ISAC is currently assessing reports of the potential for cyber activity related to ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran including Iranian-aligned hacktivist groups targeting the United States. Claimed attacks have included distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, network compromises, web defacements, and hacking/leaking operations. 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.
