DHS Daily - Banking and Finance Sector

The DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report (DHS Daily Report) is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publication released each week day as a summary of open-source published information concerning significant critical infrastructure issues. Each Daily Report is divided by the critical infrastructure sectors and key assets defined in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan.

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Cyber Threat Level for the Financial Sector

The FS-ISAC has lowered its cyber threat level from 3 (Elevated) to 2 (Guarded). Issues of concern include Adobe Shockwave Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability (ISAC Advisory 2010-08-061), Microsoft Insecure Library Loading Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2010-08-059), and Cisco WebEx Player ARF Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (2010-08-060). System administrators are advised to maintain heightened awareness, apply all appropriate updates and update AV and IDS/IPS signatures.