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<p class="MsoNormal">FYSA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
<a href="https://cisa.gov/news/2021/11/22/cisa-and-fbi-urge-organizations-remain-vigilant-ransomware-and-cyber-threats">
issued</a> a cybersecurity reminder </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">that malicious cyber actors aren’t making the same holiday plans as you. Recent history tells us that this could be a time when these persistent cyber
actors halfway across the world are looking for ways—big and small—to disrupt the critical networks and systems belonging to organizations, businesses, and critical infrastructure. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">CISA and the FBI strongly urge all entities–especially critical infrastructure partners–to examine their current cybersecurity posture and implement </span><a href="https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-243a" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">best
practices and mitigations</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> to manage the risk posed by cyber threats. Specifically, CISA and the FBI urge users and organizations to take the following actions to protect themselves from
becoming the next victim: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Identify IT security employees for weekends and holidays who would be available to surge during these times in the event of an incident or ransomware attack. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Implement multi-factor authentication for remote access and administrative accounts. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Mandate strong passwords and ensure they are not reused across multiple accounts. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">If you use remote desktop protocol (RDP) or any other potentially risky service, ensure it is secure and monitored. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Remind employees not to click on suspicious links, and conduct exercises to raise awareness. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">For a comprehensive overview, see the Joint Cybersecurity Advisory </span><a href="https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-243a" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#6888C9">Ransomware
Awareness for Holidays and Weekends</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">. <span style="color:black">The advisory can be found
</span></span><a href="https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-243a"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black"> and is also available on the whole-of-government
ransomware website, <a href="http://www.stopransomware.gov">www.stopransomware.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:3.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Link to CISA/FBI press release:
</span></span><span class="eop"><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news/2021/11/22/cisa-and-fbi-urge-organizations-remain-vigilant-ransomware-and-cyber-threats">https://www.cisa.gov/news/2021/11/22/cisa-and-fbi-urge-organizations-remain-vigilant-ransomware-and-cyber-threats</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Theresa A. Masse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cyber Security Advisor, Region 10 (Oregon)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Department of Homeland Security<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone: (503) 930-5671
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Email:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#777777">
</span><a href="mailto:theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">theresa.masse@cisa.dhs.gov</span></a><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0760C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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