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Monthly Archives: February 2022
Vulnerability discovered in various zebNet products (Feb. 2022)
[German]The vendor zebNet has discovered a critical vulnerability in various products that allow a man-in-the-middle attack (MITM) in the update process of the affected application. The night I was then contacted by the manufacturer by mail and asked to publish … Continue reading
Security Updates for Cisco Email Security Appliances (Feb. 2022)
[German]Cisco has released security updates this week to close a highly classified vulnerability (CVE-2022-20653) in its email security appliances. Attackers were able to crash the e-mail security appliances via prepared e-mails and thus virtually launch a DoS attack. Affects Cisco … Continue reading
Ransomware hits Europe's industrial control systems and operating technology as frequently as IT systems
[German]Interesting findings from a survey of 1,100 security specialists as part of a study with regard to the security of industrial systems and critical infrastructure in Europe. The message of the study was that industrial control systems and operating technology … Continue reading
Windows 11: Internet connection and Microsoft account becomes mandatory during setup
[German]Microsoft is once again experimenting a lot with the online requirement for upcoming Windows versions. The cat was let out of the bag in the Insider Preview of Windows 11: An Internet connection is mandatory for installation in the OOBE … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Firefox 97.0.1 released
[German]On February 17, 2022, Mozilla developers released version 97.0.1 as a maintenance update of the Firefox browser to correct various bugs.
Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security Critical Patch 2390
[German]Der Sicherheitsanbieter Trend Micro hat zum 15.2.2022 das Update 2390 für seine Worry Free Business Security (WFBS) freigegeben. Der Patch aktualisiert den Apache Web-Server auf Version 2.4.5 und behebt diverse Problemein der Virenschutzlösung. Um diesen Patch zu installieren, muss genügend … Continue reading
Surface Book 3: Feb. 2022 firmware update may brick device
[German]Owners of a Microsoft Surface Book 3 should be careful installing a Feb. 2022 firmware update on these devices at the moment. I have information that the combination of certain firmware updates can lead to real issues and bricks a … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Revisions (Feb. 17, 2022)
Microsoft has sent me a mail with various revisions of security updates as of February 17, 2022. These revisions are only informal, as the classification of certain vulnerabilities has changed. Here is the uncommented overview, which relates to Microsoft Office … Continue reading
Chrome and Firefox: Will there be soon issues with websites when build 100 is reached?
[German]The developers of the Chrome and Firefox browsers are currently worrying about whether there will soon be problems with web pages that can then no longer be displayed properly. The background is that the major version of these browsers will … Continue reading
22 years ago: Windows 2000 released
[German]22 years ago, on February 17, 2000, Microsoft released the further development of Windows NT under the name Windows 2000 – internally the part was called Windows NT 5.0. Brings tears to my eyes when I look at the system … Continue reading