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The
National
Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new draft project description, Automation of the
Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP).
Release of this project description begins a process to further identify
project requirements, scope, and hardware and software components for use in a
laboratory environment.

The
NCCoE will solicit participation from industry to demonstrate first-party and
third-party tests and test tools for automation of the CMVP, as well as
first-party processes and means for communicating the results to NIST.
Increased automation is necessary because a number of elements of the current
validation processes are manual in nature, making third-party testing and
government validation of cryptographic modules often incompatible with industry
requirements. In addition to demonstrating tests, tools, and processes, this
project will also result in practice descriptions in the form of white papers,
playbook generation, and implementation demonstrations, which aim to improve
the ability and efficiency of organizations.

The public comment period is open through May 12, 2021. See the publication
details for a copy of the draft and instructions for submitting
comments. You can also help shape and contribute to this project. Join the
Community of Interest by sending an email to applied-crypto-visibility@nist.gov.

 Title: International
Women’s Day: How to support and grow women in cybersecurity

URL: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/03/08/international-womens-day-how-to-support-and-grow-women-in-cybersecurity/

 

CISA
Strongly Urges All Organizations to Immediately Address Microsoft Exchange
Vulnerabilities

03/08/2021 07:31 PM EST

 

Original
release date: March 8, 2021

CISA has published a Remediating
Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities web page that strongly urges all
organizations to immediately address the recent Microsoft Exchange Server
product vulnerabilities. As exploitation of these vulnerabilities is widespread
and indiscriminate, CISA strongly advises organizations follow the guidance
laid out in the web page. The guidance provides specific steps for both leaders
and IT security staff and is applicable for all sizes of organizations across
all sectors.

 Title: MCAS Data Protection
Blog Series: MCAS DLP Walk-Through

URL: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-and/mcas-data-protection-blog-series-mcas-dlp-walk-through/ba-p/2169900

Original
release date: February 9, 2021

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in macOS Big
Sur 11.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6. An attacker could
exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. 

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security
update and apply the necessary updates. 

This product is provided subject to this Notification
and this Privacy
& Use policy.

 Title:
Multiple Security Updates Affecting TCP/IP:  CVE-2021-24074, CVE-2021-24094,
and CVE-2021-24086

URL: https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2021/02/09/multiple-security-updates-affecting-tcp-ip/
Published On (YYYY-dd-MM):2021-09-02
Overview:
Today Microsoft released a set of fixes affecting Windows TCP/IP
implementation that include two Critical Remote Code Execution
(RCE) vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-24074, CVE-2021-24094) and
an Important Denial of Service
(DoS) vulnerability (CVE-2021-24086). The two RCE vulnerabilities are
complex which make it difficult to
create functional exploits, so they are not
likely in the short term. We believe attackers will be able to create
DoS exploits much more quickly and expect all three issues might
be exploited with a DoS attack shortly after
release. Thus, we recommend customers move …

Multiple Security Updates Affecting TCP/IP: 
CVE-2021-24074, CVE-2021-24094, and CVE-2021-24086 Read More »

 

Azure AD B2C Deep Dive Webinar Series Virtual Event | 2/19 – 5/14, 2021 | 3:00 – 4:30pm, GMT   Please join us for Azure AD B2C series. You can register for all sessions or pick topics of interest to you. – Join the entire series – Register here   Session 1 – February 19th – Azure AD B2C overview This session focuses on understanding the use case and architecture for Azure AD B2C. When do I use it? How does it work? How can I configure it? What is the roadmap? The session will be a combination of slides and demos ranging from basic to more advanced tasks. Register here   Session 2 – March 12th – How to deploy Azure AD B2C from scratch Learn how to create your Azure AD B2C environment, configure connections to identity providers, customize attribute collection and add your branding: Create your Azure AD B2C directory Connect with social and enterprise identity providers Integrate your applications and systems Brand and customize the user experience Register here   Session 3 – April 9th- Get started with Azure AD B2C custom policies Learn how to set up the Azure AD B2C policy and relying party policies. Explorer the custom policy XML elements, and file structure. Deploy a custom policy starter pack (manual and automatically) Understanding the basics of custom policy: claims, claims transformation, user journeys, technical profile, and relying party policy. Customized your policy (add sign-in option with social IDP, customized the UX, and more) Troubleshooting Register here   Session 4 – May 14th- Extend B2C capability through ISV partner ecosystem Learn how to extend B2C capabilities through ISV partner ecosystem. Enable bot detection, fraud protection, device fingerprinting and provide secure hybrid access to on-premise/legacy applications with ISV partners. Scenario: Prevent fraudulent accounts from being created Understand if user is logging in with a new or known device Enable Azure AD B2C for on-premise  applications Register here   We look forward to you joining us!

Original
release date: February 9, 2021

Microsoft has released a security advisory to address an escalation of
privileges vulnerability, CVE-2021-1732,
in Microsoft Win32k. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to take
control of an affected system. This vulnerability was detected in exploits in
the wild.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft Advisory for
CVE-2021-1732 and apply the necessary patch to Windows 10 and Windows 2019
servers.

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