Category Archives: Security

Lenovo BIOS/UEFI updates fix vulnerabilities, hundreds of models affected (9.2022)

Posted on 2022-09-15 by guenni

[German]Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo has released updates for the BIOS/UEFI of hundreds of its computer models. These are intended to address serious vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-28216, CVE-2022-40134, CVE-2022-40135, CVE-2022-40136, CVE-2022-40137), which Lenovo describes in a security advisory. 

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.NET Framework-Updates September 2022

Posted on 2022-09-15 by guenni

As of September 13, 2022, Microsoft has released a few more updates for the .NET Framework. Bolko pointed it out here (thanks for that). Update KB5017529 is the Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, … Continue reading →

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0patch fixes Memory Corruption vulnerability (CVE-2022-35742) in Microsoft Outlook 2010

Posted on 2022-09-15 by guenni

[German]The vulnerability CVE-2022-35742 in Outlook was closed by Microsoft in August 2022 by means of security updates (see Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (August 9, 2022)). However, Microsoft only provides updates for the MSI versions of Outlook 2013 and 2016. ACROS … Continue reading →

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Court documents show how Google monitors users despite rejected tracking

Posted on 2022-09-15 by guenni

[German]A recent lawsuit filed by the Arizona Attorney General against technology company Google shows that the company continues to track users who have declined location tracking anyway. Thus, IP addresses of Google users served to obtain accurate location information and … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (September 13, 2022)

Posted on 2022-09-15 by guenni

[German]On September 13, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. The updates are available for the installable MSI version of Microsoft Office (the click-to-run packages obtain … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Trend Micro Apex One: Patch Critical Vulnerabilities (Sept. 2022)

Posted on 2022-09-14 by guenni

[German]Trend Micro warns of various vulnerabilities, including a remote execution vulnerability (RCE), in its security solution Trend Micro Apex One. This vulnerability in the endpoint security solution is said to be already exploited. However, Trend Micro has released an update … Continue reading →

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Mitel MiVoice Connect is attacked by Lorenz ransomware

Posted on 2022-09-14 by guenni

[German]Phone systems from Canadian manufacturer Mitel that are used in companies are being attacked by ransomware from the Lorenz Group. Arctic Wolf Labs suspects that Lorenz Ransomware Group has exploited the CVE-2022-29499 vulnerability to compromise Mitel MiVoice Connect systems to … Continue reading →

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Windows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (September 13, 2022)

Posted on 2022-09-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on Patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (September 13, 2022)

Posted on 2022-09-14 by guenni

[German]On September 13 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released a cumulative update for Windows 11, which will be released on October 5, 2021. The update is supposed to fix various problems. In addition, Windows Server … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (September 13, 2022)

Posted on 2022-09-14 by guenni

[German]On September 13, 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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