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Monthly Archives: July 2022
Google Chrome: Third-party cookie blocking postphoned to Q3 2024
[German]Google has just pushed back its plan to block third-party cookies in its Chrome browser to Q3 2024. Actually, this step was supposed to be completed in 2022, but was then postponed to 2023 and will now only be implemented … Continue reading
Cisco Webex has been down (July 28, 2022)
[German]German blog reader Gerald just emailed me to let me know (thanks for that) that the Cisco Webex video conferencing service was down. I had a quick look, the disruption started at about 19:00 German time and lasted at about … Continue reading
Citrix ADC/Gateway Security Bulletin CVE-2022-27509
[German]Does anyone use a Citrix ADC or Citrix Gateway in an enterprise environment? Vulnerability CVE-2022-27509 has been discovered in the products, which allows an attacker to create a specially crafted URL that redirects to a malicious website. Citrix has published … Continue reading
Vulnerabilities in MiCODUS GPS tracker MV720 allow to monitor and stop vehicles
[German]Security reasearchers have discovered six serious serioud vulnerabilities in the MV720 GPS trackers from MiCODUS, which are frequently used in vehicles. Security researchers have managed to hack the trackers so that the vehicles' location data could be monitored by third … 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 ...
ASUS/Gigabyte Mainboards: CosmicStrand Rootkit found in UEFI Firmware
[German]Security researchers from Kaspersky have tracked down a malware that was hidden in the UEFI firmware of various mainboards from ASUS and Gigabyte. The Chinese malware, CosmicStrand, is said to have been undetected in the UEFI of the affected motherboards … Continue reading
Firefox 103.0, and 102.1esr and 91.12esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers have released on July 26, 2022 the versions 91,2 and 102.0 as ESR version and the new 103.0 version of the Firefox browser. Firefox 103 is a new development branch, and the ESR versions are maintenance updates.
Windows 10 Preview Update KB5015878 (July 26, 2022)
[German] has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015878 as of July 26, 2022 (D-Week). This is intended to fix numerous bugs in Windows Server version 20H2 as well as Windows 10 version 20H2 – 21H2. Below I provide an … Continue reading
Windows 11: Microsoft confirms Start menu issue and fixes it via KIR (July 2022)
[German]In Windows 11, some users experienced problems with the Start menu, where the Start button stopped responding. The problem is related to the update KB5014668 from June 23, 2022, but can also occur through subsequent updates. In the meantime, Microsoft … Continue reading
Windows 10 20H1-21H2: Microsoft confirms USB printer issues
[German]Microsoft has confirmed that there can be problems with USB printers under Windows 10 version 20H1 to 21H2. Either there is trouble with the printer configuration or it is not possible to print to a device. I had reported such … Continue reading
AD security on the test bench
[German]Another topic for administrators responsible for using a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) in the enterprise. Rumor has it that many companies rely on Microsoft's AD for their IT in business operations. The stuff has been on the market for 20 … Continue reading