Vulnerability Mitigation
Blog Posts
Using Alternate Data Streams in the Collection and Exfiltration of Data
In this blog post, we describe how attackers obscure their activity via alternate data streams (ADSs) and how to defend against malware attacks that employ ADSs.
Read More• By Dustin D. Updyke , Molly Jaconski
In Cybersecurity Engineering
How Easy Is It to Make and Detect a Deepfake?
The technology underlying the creation and detection of deepfakes and assessment of current and future threat levels
Read More• By Catherine Bernaciak , Dominic A. Ross
In Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Adversarial ML Threat Matrix: Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge of Machine Learning
This SEI Blog post introduces the Adversarial ML Threat Matrix, a list of tactics to exploit machine learning models, and guidance on defense against them.
Read More• By Jonathan Spring
In CERT/CC Vulnerabilities
Security Automation Begins at the Source Code
Hi, this is Vijay Sarvepalli, Information Security Architect in the CERT Division. On what seemed like a normal day at our vulnerability coordination center, one of my colleagues asked me....
Read More• By Vijay S. Sarvepalli
In CERT/CC Vulnerabilities
Prioritizing Vulnerability Response with a Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization
We've just released a follow-up paper in our research agenda about prioritizing actions during vulnerability management, Prioritizing Vulnerability Response: A Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization....
Read More• By Allen D. Householder
In CERT/CC Vulnerabilities
VPN - A Gateway for Vulnerabilities
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are the backbone of today's businesses providing a wide range of entities from remote employees to business partners and...
Read More• By Vijay S. Sarvepalli
In CERT/CC Vulnerabilities
It's Time to Retire Your Unsupported Things
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Why mess with something that already works? This is fair advice with many things in life. But when it comes to software security, …
Read More• By Will Dormann
In CERT/CC Vulnerabilities
Update on the CERT Guide to Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure
It's been two years since we originally published the CERT Guide to Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. In that time, it's influenced both the US Congress and EU Parliament....
Read More• By Allen D. Householder
In CERT/CC Vulnerabilities
The Dangers of VHD and VHDX Files
Recently, I gave a presentation at BSidesPGH 2019 called Death By Thumb Drive: File System Fuzzing with CERT BFF....
Read More• By Will Dormann
In CERT/CC Vulnerabilities
Life Beyond Microsoft EMET
Approximately eight years ago (September 2010), Microsoft released EMET (Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit) 2.0. In the world of software defenders, there was much rejoicing....
Read More• By Will Dormann
In CERT/CC Vulnerabilities