Cyber alerts - NHS England Digital

Published Thursday 23 February 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

IoT Botnet Attacks Own Network

Security researchers have reported that a US based university suffered a DDoS attack from its own network of Internet of Things (IoT) devices which had been infected with malware.

CC-1295 Low

Published Thursday 30 March 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

VMware Release Security Updates for ESXi Workstation and Fusion

Threat Intelligence received from US-CERT states the following:

CC-1302 Medium

Published Tuesday 4 April 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Splunk Releases Patch for Vulnerabilities

Splunk is an American multinational corporation that produces software for searching, monitoring, and analysing machine generated big-data.

CC-1310 Medium

Published Thursday 6 April 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released several updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-1423 Medium

Published Thursday 18 May 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

CC-1474 Low

Published Friday 16 June 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 59.0.3071.104 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses several vulnerabilities, including one that an attacker could exploit to cause a denial-of-service condition.

CC-1790 Low

Published Thursday 16 November 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Cisco Releases Security Update

Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in its Voice Operating System software platform. Exploitation of this vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system.

CC-1606 Medium

Published Friday 25 August 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

JBoss Web Server Security Update

Red Hat has released a security update for the JBoss Web Server 2. The patch addresses multiple vulnerabilities affecting the OpenSSL and Apache Tomcat components – issues include memory leakage and a denial of service (DoS) flaw.

CC-1123 Low

Published Thursday 26 January 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Fruitfly - Retro Mac Malware Targets Biomedical Industry

Apple has released a security patch for a new retro looking malware variant which was recently discovered on a Mac at a University Health Centre.

CC-1838 Low

Published Thursday 7 December 2017 (12:00) (updated 17 February 2020)

Apple Releases Security Updates

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system