NSA Releases Guidance on Zero Trust Security Model

Original release date: February 26, 2021

The National Security Agency (NSA) has released Cybersecurity Information Sheet: Embracing a Zero Trust Security Model, which provides information about, and recommendations for, implementing Zero Trust within networks. The Zero Trust security model is a coordinated system management strategy that assumes breaches are inevitable or have already occurred.

CISA encourages administrators and organizations review NSA’s guidance on Embracing a Zero Trust Security Model to help secure sensitive data, systems, and services.

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Cisco Releases Security Updates 

Original release date: February 25, 2021

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Cisco products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
 
CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Cisco Advisories and apply the necessary updates:

For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page.

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Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird, Firefox ESR, and Firefox

Original release date: February 24, 2021

Mozilla has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Thunderbird 78.8, Firefox ESR 78.8, and Firefox 86. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
 
CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla security advisories and apply the necessary updates.

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VMware Releases Multiple Security Updates

Original release date: February 24, 2021

VMware has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities–CVE-2021-21972, CVE-2021-21973, CVE-2021-21974—ESXi, vCenter Server, and Cloud Foundation. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0002 and apply the necessary updates.

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CISA Releases Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Exploitation of Accellion File Transfer Appliance

Original release date: February 24, 2021

The cybersecurity authorities of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States have released Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA21-055A: Exploitation of Accellion File Transfer Appliance. Cyber actors worldwide have exploited vulnerabilities in Accellion File Transfer Appliance to attack multiple federal, and state, local, tribal, and territorial government organizations as well as private industry organizations in the medical, legal, telecommunications, finance, and energy fields. In some instances, the attacker extorted money from victim organizations to prevent public release of information exfiltrated from a compromised Accellion appliance.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review AA21-055A: Exploitation of Accellion File Transfer Appliance and MAR-10325064-1.v1 – Accellion FTA for more information.

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SonicWall Releases Additional Patches

Original release date: February 23, 2021

SonicWall has released firmware patches for SMA 100 series products in an update to its previous alert from February 3, 2021. A remote attacker could exploit a vulnerability in versions of SMA 10 prior to 10.2.0.5-29sv to take control of an affected system.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the updated SonicWall alert and apply the necessary patches as soon as possible.

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Apple Releases Security Updates

Original release date: February 9, 2021

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in macOS Big Sur 11.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. 

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security update and apply the necessary updates. 

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Adobe Releases Security Updates

Original release date: February 9, 2021

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Adobe products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Adobe Security Bulletins and apply the necessary updates.

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Microsoft Launches Phase 2 Mitigation for Netlogon Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472)

Original release date: February 10, 2021

Microsoft addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Netlogon protocol (CVE-2020-1472) on August 11, 2020. Beginning with the February 9, 2021 Security Update release, Domain Controllers will be placed in enforcement mode. This will require all Windows and non-Windows devices to use secure Remote Procedure Call (RPC) with Netlogon secure channel or to explicitly allow the account by adding an exception for any non-compliant device.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Microsoft security update and apply the necessary updates.

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Microsoft Releases February 2021 Security Updates

Original release date: February 9, 2021

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s February 2021 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.

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