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Cyber Threat Intelligence
The Shift to Threat-Informed Prioritization: Operationalizing CISA BOD 26-04
In this post, we examine how CISA BOD 26-04 shifts the industry away from flat CVSS scoring and details how Flashpoint bridges the critical data gaps left by public vulnerability repositories

Timeline: CISA and the Biden Administration’s Impact on Cybersecurity
The US president and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, has steadily followed through with plans to implement new mandates intended, hone regulations, and improve the nation’s security posture.

Preventing Future Ransomware Attacks With Flashpoint Vulnerability Intelligence
For over 300,000 vulnerabilities, Flashpoint now provides our Ransomware Likelihood score. This capability can only be found in VulnDB, the most comprehensive source of vulnerability intelligence available.

How to Comply With the DoD’s Newer and Stricter Software Requirements
We break down H.R. 7900, a well-intentioned but perhaps unrealistic bill that requires companies working with the DoD to provide a software bill of materials (SBOM) and patch all known vulnerabilities.

Hackers Are Still Exploiting Log4Shell Vulnerability, Warns CISA
Yesterday, CISA and US Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) warned that nation-state hackers are still exploiting Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228), specifically targeting unpatched, internet-facing VMware Horizon and Unified Access Gateway servers.
Vulnerability Management
China is Exploiting Network Providers and Devices, Says US Cybersecurity Advisory
On June 7, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) released an advisory outlining the different tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), particularly common vulnerabilities and exploits (CVEs), that Chinese state-sponsored cyber-enabled actors are utilizing to attack and exploit entities and individuals abroad. The CVEs are associated with network devices.
Vulnerability Management
What We Know About the Vulnerabilities Keeping ‘Dark Souls’ Offline
A RCE vulnerability has forced FromSoftware to take down 'Dark Souls' servers. However, there are more issues that haven't been publicly addressed.
Vulnerability Management
CISA’s Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: Protecting Your Organization From Vulnerabilities – and 29,000 Other Known Exploits
Some of the world’s leading cybersecurity authorities banded together to co-author the Joint Cybersecurity Advisory: 2021 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities, where they provided details on CVE vulnerabilities that have been routinely exploited by malicious actors last year.

Preparing for Oracle’s April Critical Patch Update
For those unfamiliar, Oracle releases their CPU every quarter to fix vulnerabilities across their substantial product line. Because it is done quarterly, instead of Microsoft and many other vendors’ monthly Patch Tuesdays, Oracle’s batch of fixes tends to be extremely large.

CISA’s BOD 22-01 Update: Revamping Vulnerability Management Capabilities for Federal Agencies
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added 95 more vulnerabilities to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01, as of March 3. Also known as the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, BOD 22-01 provides organizations with a curated list of vulnerabilities that have been—or are actively being—exploited in the wild. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01, as of March 3.