Office of Cyber Security

Cyber Security

Critical Infrastructure

Current Cyber Threat Level

On July 26, 2010, the Cyber Alert Level is remaining at Blue (Guarded) due to vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft and Novell. On July 16, 2010, an advisory was written for a vulnerability discovered in Novell GroupWise. On July 17, 2010, we issued an advisory for a Microsoft 0-day vulnerability in the Windows Shell which is actively being exploited in limited targeted attacks. This advisory was updated on July 20 and 21 with workarounds and mitigating factors. On July 21, 2010, an advisory was written for multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Products. Organizations and users are advised to review the details outlined in these advisories and to update and apply all appropriate vendor security patches to vulnerable systems and to continue to update their antivirus signatures daily. Another line of defense includes user awareness training regarding the threats posed by attachments and hypertext links contained in emails especially from un-trusted sources.