United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
US-CERT’s mission is to improve the nation's cybersecurity posture, coordinate cyber information sharing, and proactively manage cyber risks to the nation while protecting the constitutional rights of Americans. US-CERT's vision is to be a trusted global leader in cybersecurity - collaborative, agile, and responsive in a complex environment.
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Increased Exploitation in Web Content Management Systems
Friday, September 21, 2012 at 5:14 pm Read Full Entry »US-CERT is aware of recent increases in the exploitation of known vulnerabilities in web content management systems (CMSs) such as Wordpress and Joomla. Compromised CMS installations can be used to host malicious content.
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Microsoft Releases Security Advisory for Internet Explorer
Friday, September 21, 2012 at 2:21 pm Read Full Entry »Microsoft has released Security Advisory 2757760 to address a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7 , 8, and 9. This vulnerability may allow an attacker...
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Microsoft Releases September Security Bulletin
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 3:35 pm Read Full Entry »Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Development Tools and Server Software as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin summary for
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US-CERT Releases Oracle Java JRE 1.7 Security Advisory
Friday, August 31, 2012 at 9:05 am Read Full Entry »US-CERT has released Vulnerability Note VU#636312 to address a vulnerability in Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary...