"CISA and FBI Publish Advisory to Protect Organizations from Destructive Malware Used in Ukraine"
The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory pertaining to the WhisperGate and HermeticWiper malware being used against organizations in Ukraine and what organizations can do to protect their networks from the destructive malware. The advisory emphasized that the malware can disrupt an organization's daily operations, potentially making critical assets and data unavailable. Although there is currently no specific credible threat to the US, all organizations are encouraged to assess and strengthen their cybersecurity. All organizations are urged to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), set antimalware to perform regular scans, enable spam filters to prevent phishing emails from reaching end users, update software, filter network traffic, and more. This article continues to discuss the joint Cybersecurity Advisory released by CISA and the FBI on the destructive malware targeting organizations in Ukraine.