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Guidance for Defending Against Destructive Malware
The Information Assurance Directorate of the National Security Agency (NSA) has released a report on Defensive Best Practices for Destructive Malware. This report details several steps network defenders can take to detect, contain, and minimize destructive malware infections.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the NSA report and ICS-CERT TIP-15-022-01 for more information on destructive malware.
FTC Details the Top 10 Imposter Scams of 2014
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an advisory describing the top 10 reported imposter scams for 2014. Scam operators often impersonate individuals, companies, and organizations to entice targets to participate in fraudulent financial transactions.
Users are encouraged to review the FTC advisory for details and refer to the US-CERT Tip ST04-014 for information on social engineering and phishing attacks.
Cisco IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Cisco has identified a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of malformed IPv6 packets carrying extension headers. Cisco Network Convergence System 6000 (NCS 6000) and Cisco Carrier Routing System X (CRS-X) running an affected version of Cisco IOS XR Software are affected by this vulnerability.
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