Global IT Outage Presents Social Engineering Threat

By |2024-07-25T14:35:21-04:00July 25th, 2024|

Global IT Outage Presents Social Engineering Threat Published in the 7/25/24 NJCCIC Bulletin In the early morning of Friday, July 19, a Windows update pushed by CrowdStrike to its customers contained a defect that caused widespread global IT outages. Cyber threat actors attempt to capitalize on this event in social engineering campaigns. These cyber threat [...]

Patches for Microsoft Products

By |2024-05-21T14:14:38-04:00May 21st, 2024|

NJCCIC Advisory: May 2024 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with [...]

ALERT: Vulnerabilities in Apple Products

By |2024-03-06T13:21:10-05:00March 6th, 2024|

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apple products, the most severe of which could allow for privilege escalation.  Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights [...]

Deepfake Technology on the Rise

By |2024-02-13T20:24:56-05:00February 13th, 2024|

NJCCIC Bulletin: Schemes Using Deepfake Technology on the Rise Deepfakes are a form of media that have been digitally manipulated, often through artificial intelligence, to replace one person's likeness with that of another. Cyber threat actors are using deepfake technology in new social engineering schemes. A finance worker in Hong Kong was recently convinced to [...]

Water & Wastewater Cybersecurity Toolkit

By |2024-07-25T14:37:46-04:00February 7th, 2024|

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly released a Water and Wastewater Systems Sector Cybersecurity Toolkit to aid Water and Wastewater Systems Sector stakeholders in bolstering their cybersecurity preparedness across the nation. To build security and resilience within the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector, CISA works closely with [...]

Critical Infrastructure Security & Reslience Month

By |2024-07-25T14:37:46-04:00November 5th, 2023|

Resolve to be Resilient! Each year, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leads the national recognition of Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (CISR) Month in November. This annual effort focuses on educating and engaging all levels of government, infrastructure owners and operators, and the American public about the vital role critical infrastructure plays in [...]

October: Cybersecurity Awareness Month

By |2024-07-25T14:37:46-04:00October 12th, 2023|

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month,  a collaboration between government and private industry to raise awareness about digital security and empower everyone to protect their personal data from digital forms of crime. The MEL continues to be a leader in the development of cyber security education and cyber risk management programs for public entities in New [...]

34 Top Cybersecurity Statistics

By |2024-07-25T14:37:46-04:00March 22nd, 2023|

34 cybersecurity statistics to lose sleep over in 2023 This article from TechTarget.com provides insight into 34 eye-opening cybersecurity stats from dozens of security experts on a variety of topics from crime and jobs to trends that should be considered in developing your security plan. Click here to read the article.  

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