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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 11, 2022)
[German]On January 11, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.
December 2021 security update KB5008212 kills Outlook Search
[German]The security update KB5008212 distributed on December 14, 2021 for Windows 10 version 2004 to 21H2 has an unpleasant collateral damage. Anyone who has installed the update may find that Outlook Search no longer works afterwards. Microsoft has now acknowledged … Continue reading
Access Lock Bug: Where the December 2021 Fixes Fail
[German]The security updates that Microsoft rolled out for Microsoft Office in December 2021 cause problems with Microsoft Access. Only one user can still access the databases. Microsoft did release fixes for the affected Office versions at the end of December … Continue reading
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Microsoft Office Updates (January 4, 2022)
[German]On January 4, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft releases non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, however, there is only one update for Microsoft Office 2016. Here is a brief overview.
Status of the access bug after December 2021 update (2022/01/03)
[German]With the December 2021 security updates for Microsoft Office, vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Jet Red Database Engine and in the Access Connectivity Engine have been fixed. Subsequently, however, Access databases can only be edited by one person. In the meantime … 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 ...
Sophos: Thread actors test CAB-less 40444 (MSHTL vulnerability) attacks in Windows
[German]Security vendor Sophos published information about a new attack scenario in a series of tweets just before Christmas. Attackers are currently testing a new attack vector via RAR attachments with Word documents and scripts in mails. However, this involves distributing … Continue reading
Microsoft confirms issues in all Access versions after December 2021 Update
[German]The December 14, 2021 security updates for Microsoft Office (MSI installer version) cause issues with Microsoft Access. Only one user can still access the databases. In the meantime it is clear that the Click-2-Run versions of Office/Access are also affected … Continue reading
Patchday: Microsoft Office December 2021 updates (14.12.2021) causes Access issues
[German]On December 14, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. An RCE vulnerability in Excel is closed again. For Microsoft Access, however, an update … Continue reading
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Microsoft Office Patchday (December 7, 2021)
[German]On December 7, 2021 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft releases non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, however, there is only one update for Microsoft Office 2016. Here is a brief overview.
Excel XLL addins abused for malware installation
[German]Here is another security topic, dealing with attacks via Excel XLL addins ein. This attack method has been known since July 2021 and is used by malware groups. I just came across a case where this approach was used to … Continue reading