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Monthly Archives: May 2023
EU data protection authorities fine Meta 1.2 billion, data transfer to the U.S. banned
[German]The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has imposed a record fine of 1.3 billion euros on Facebook parent Meta. The reason was the transfer of personal data of European users to the US without their consent – which was considered … Continue reading
Threat Hunting with PowerShell – Security even with a small budget
[German]IT security should not be a question of money – these are often pretextual excuses. MVP Tom Wechsler has put some thought into the topic and shows how you can even use PowerShell and a few lines of code to … Continue reading
Azure Virtual Desktop: RDP connection issues due to SxSStackListener
[German]Anyone in the readership having issues with RDP connections to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) these days? It looks like a particular version of SxSStackListener is causing the problem. A user wrote a PowerShell script to determine the problematic version.
WordPress 6.2.2 released
After the developers released WordPress version 6.2.1 on May 16, 2023, they already had to follow up with WordPress version 6.2.2 on May 20, 2023. This is a maintenance and security update, which fixes a bug and a vulnerability.
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 ...
Edge 113.0.1774.50
Microsoft has updated the Edge browser to version 113.0.1774.35 (security and bug fixes) on May 18, 2023 in the stable channel. According to the release notes, the vulnerabilities from the Chromium project are closed. According to deskmodder.de there is also … Continue reading
Malicious firmware "Horse Shell" exposed as backdoor for TP-Link routers
[German]Security researchers from Check Point Research (CRP) have discovered a backdoor called "Horse Shell" while analyzing cyberattacks on European institutions. This was injected as firmware on TP-Link routers by a Chinese state-sponsored APT group called "Camaro Dragon." Check Point Research … Continue reading
Internet Explorer 11 retirements, new details
[German]Internet Explorer 11 has long since been discontinued. But there are still "leftovers" in the affected Windows versions. Microsoft has informed in another post about the next steps to "get rid" of IE 11 now on the affected Windows systems … Continue reading
Windows 11: Microsoft can't solve the Defender LSA bug – update pulled
[English]Microsoft has been struggling with a "Local Security Authority" problem (LSA bug) in Defender under Windows 11 since March 2023. This LSA bug leads to errors and Defender warnings that cannot be switched off . After several "repair" attempts, the … Continue reading
Journaling in hybrid Exchange environments
[German]Journaling in Exchange Server or Exchange Online may be required in companies to respond to legal, regulatory and organizational compliance requirements (e.g. by recording all or certain email messages). But what about journaling in hybrid environments with Exchange Server and … Continue reading
Google Chrome 113.0.5672.126/.127
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome Browser 113 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows as of May 16, 2023 (thanks to the reader for pointing this out). These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities. The … Continue reading