MS-ISAC

Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center

Alert Level:

The Current Cyber Alert Level is: Guarded

On August 23, 2010, the Cyber Alert Level is remaining at Blue (Guarded) due to the recent vulnerability reported by Apple and updates released by Adobe. We issued an advisory on August 17, 2010 for a vulnerability in Apple's QuickTime Player. We also issued updates to previously released advisories on August 20, 2010 regarding multiple Adobe products. Organizations and users are advised to review the details outlined in these advisories and apply the appropriate vendor security patches and/or updates to vulnerable systems and to continue to update 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.

The Current Cyber Threat Advisory is: Guarded

The Current Physical Threat Advisory is: Elevated

The Current Threat Level is: AlertCon 1

AlertCon 1 reflects the malicious, determined, global, 24 x 7 attacks experienced by all networks

The Current Threat Level is: Elevated

• Vulnerability in Apple QuickTime Player Could Allow for Remote Code Execution
• Vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Could Allow For Remote Code Execution
• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• Multiple Adobe Products are Prone to a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
• Multiple Vulnerabilities Discovered in Adobe Products