Feb. 6 and 22: DHS Webinars on Chinese Cyber Activity Targeting Managed Service Providers
Wednesday, February 6, 2019; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET; webinar
Friday, February 22, 2019; 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET; webinar
Cybersecurity
AVEVA Wonderware System Platform (ICSA-19-029-03) – Products Used in the Water and Wastewater and Energy Sectors
The NCCIC has published an advisory on an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in AVEVA Wonderware System Platform. Update 2 and prior are affected. This vulnerability could allow unauthorized access to the credentials for the ArchestrA Network User Account. AVEVA recommends users using Wonderware System Platform 2017 Update 2 and prior should upgrade to System Platform 2017 Update 3 as soon as possible. The NCCIC also advises on a series of mitigating measures for this vulnerability.
Yokogawa License Manager Service (ICSA-19-029-01) – Products Used in the Energy Sector
The NCCIC has published an advisory on an unrestricted upload of files with dangerous type vulnerability in Yokogawa License Manager Service. Numerous products and versions of these products are affected. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to remotely upload files, allowing execution of arbitrary code. Yokogawa recommends users of affected devices and versions update to the latest available release. The NCCIC also advises on a series of mitigating measures for this vulnerability.
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series PLCs (ICSA-19-029-02)
The NCCIC has published an advisory on resource exhaustion vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series PLCs. Numerous products and versions of these products are affected. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to send specially crafted packets to the device, causing Ethernet communication to stop. Mitsubishi Electric has produced a new version of the firmware. The NCCIC also advises on a series of mitigating measures for this vulnerability.
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week is January 28 to February 1. This annual campaign aims to help consumers be more informed about protecting themselves from tax-related identity theft and scams. Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone steals a Social Security number and uses it to claim a tax refund or get a job. The NCCIC encourages consumers to review the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publication Taxes. Security.
Security Practitioner’s Guide to Email Spoofing and Risk Reduction
An article from Digital Shadows explains email spoofing in detail and provides a practical guide for how an organization can fight this tactic and reduce the risk of successful phishing attempts. The article discusses the traditional approach of bolting on security plugins to the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), while advocating for more advanced measures like implementing the Sender Policy Framework (SPF), Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC), and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM).
The Critical Role of Cybersecurity in Keeping Public Works Infrastructure Operational
Mark Ray, the director of Public Works for Crystal, Minnesota and chairman of the Emergency Management Committee at the American Public Works Association, has written an article describing the importance of maintaining cybersecurity for the systems and devices that are used to support the operations of public works. Besides malicious actors, he notes that threats to equipment may emerge from natural disasters and other unplanned events, necessitating planning for these situations as well. This planning entails considering the physical security of equipment as well.
DHS CISA Releases Emergency Directive on DNS Infrastructure Tampering - Updated January 29, 2019
January 29, 2019
PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH (ICSA-19-024-02)
improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts, cleartext transmission of sensitive information, resource exhaustion, incorrectly specified destination in a communication channel, insecure storage of sensitive information, and memory corruption vulnerabilities in PHOENIX CONTACT FL SWITCH. Versions 3xxx, 4xxx, and 48xx and versions prior to 1.35. are affected. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow attackers to have user privileges, gain access to the switch, read user credentials, deny access to the switch, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks.
Advantech WebAccess/SCADA (ICSA-19-024-01) - Product Used in the Water and Wastewater and Energy Sectors
The NCCIC has published an advisory on path traversal and improper authentication, authentication bypass, and SQL injection vulnerabilities in Advantech WebAccess/SCADA. Version 8.3 is affected. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to access and manipulate sensitive data. Advantech has released Version 8.3.5 of WebAccess/SCADA to address the reported vulnerabilities. The NCCIC also advises on a series of mitigating measures for this vulnerability.
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