Category Archives: Security

Thunderbird Version 91.7.0

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.7.0 on March 8, 2022. It is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch, which brings various fixes.

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Fortinet Vulnerability Advisories March 2022

[German]US security provider Fortinet has already published security advisories on major vulnerabilities in its products (firewalls etc.) at the beginning of March 2022. Blog reader Martin H. had informed me about these security advisories via email the other day. So … Continue reading

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Windows 7/Server 2008R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2: Updates (March 8, 2022)

[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 March 8, 2022. Among other things, corrections are being made to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 updates (March 8, 2022)

[German]On March 8 (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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Security updates for Exchange Server (March 8, 2022)

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 as of March 8, 2022. These updates are required to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners and found through Microsoft's internal processes. The … 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 ...


Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 8, 2022)

[German]On March 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) were released. Here are some details about each of the Patchday … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 8, 2022)

[German]On March 8, 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.

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TLStorm: 3 critical 0-day vulnerabilities put APC Smart UPS at risk

[German]Vendor Armis has discovered three critical zero-day vulnerabilities in smart UPS from APC. The vulnerabilities, known as TLStorm, put more than 20 million enterprise devices attached to APC uninterruptible power supplies at risk. The vulnerabilities in widely used uninterruptible power … Continue reading

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Dirty Pipe Linux vulnerability allows root access

[German]A vulnerability CVE-2022-0847, known as Dirty Pipe, exists in almost all Linux distributions and allows unprivileged users to gain root privileges in Linux kernel 5.8 and above. Linux distributions, IoT devices (and possibly Android systems, if they already use kernel … Continue reading

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Cisco Small Business Router: Vulnerabilities and broken firmware (March 2022)

[German]Owners of small business routers from Cisco are in for a tough time at the moment. In February 2022, serious vulnerabilities were found in router models of the RV160, RV260, RV340 or RV345 etc. families, some of which are rated … Continue reading

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