Category Archives: Security

Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (October 11, 2022)

[German]On October 11 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities … Continue reading

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Exchange Server security updates (October 11, 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019, effective October 11, 2022. These updates are intended to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners or found by Microsoft. However, the 0-day vulnerabilities … Continue reading

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Windows October 2022 Patchday: Fix for Domain Join Hardening (CVE-2022-38042) prevents domain join

[German]I'm posting a first warning about the October 2022 security updates for Windows here on the blog because a reader from the business environment pointed it out to me. The domain join hardening changes made with the updates to close … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (October 11, 2022)

[German]On October 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (October 11, 2022)

[German]On October 11, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates fix 84 vulnerabilities, 13 of which are critical and one 0-day … Continue reading

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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 ...


Exchange Server: New 0-day (not NotProxyShell, CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082)

[German]We're likely to get security updates for on-premises Exchange Server (2016-2019) in a few hours that will hopefully close the two 0-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) known since late September 2022. But there is likely another 0-day vulnerability in Exchange Server … Continue reading

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Exchange Server: Microsofts improves solutions for 0-day mitigation again (October 8, 2022)

[German]One more addendum regarding On-Premises Exchange Server (2016-2019) and the two 0-Day vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) known since the end of September 2022. As of the weekend (October 8, 2022), Microsoft had again tweaked its articles to mitigate these vulnerabilities. In … Continue reading

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US President Biden signs Executive Order for "Privacy Shield 2.0" data protection agreement

[German]On October 7, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden launched the new data protection agreement with the European Union, referred to here as "Privacy Shield 2.0," by means of an Executive Order (E.O.). This is intended to clear the legal way … Continue reading

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Meta finds over 400 mobile apps stealing Facebook credentials in 2022

[German]Facebook parent company Meta said that it's security researcher has already identified more than 400 malicious mobile apps this year that are out to steal their users' Facebook credentials. The problem could affect 1 million Facebook users who have installed … Continue reading

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U.S. authorities publish top 20 vulnerabilities exploited by China's state hackers

[German]In a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a list of key vulnerabilities (CVEs) exploited by state-sponsored cyber actors in the People's Republic … Continue reading

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