"CISA Urges Immediate Mitigation of Ivanti Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Federal Agencies' Remote Work Software"

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive to federal agencies to protect against a vulnerability in the remote work software Ivanti Connect Secure, amid concerns of potential Chinese espionage. The vulnerability, discovered by cybersecurity company Volexity, has already been exploited by hackers, prompting investigations into potential targeting of federal agencies. While the agency has not attributed the attacks to China, it noted similarities to previous Chinese cyber campaigns and emphasized the urgency of mitigating the risk to federal networks and critical infrastructure.