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Category Archives: Security
Disaster Windows MSHTML vulnerability CVE-2021-40444, hopefully a patch will come today
[German]Will Microsoft deliver a security update to close the vulnerability CVE-2021-40444 in the Windows MSHTML library today, September 14, 2021? And most importantly: If a patch is coming, will it close the vulnerability, or is it just a placebo? Since … Continue reading
Chrome 93.0.4577.82
[German]Google has released the stable version of Google Chrome 93.0.4577.82 for Windows, Mac and Linux on September 13, 2021. It is a security update that closes 0-day vulnerabilities. Some vulnerabilities are already being exploited. Here's a brief overview of what … Continue reading
Ireland's IDPC systematically protects Google, Facebook & Co. against GDPR proceedings
[German]It is a scandal of the first order that has been known for a long time. The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) systematically blocks and delays proceedings against US giants such as Google, Facebook, etc. for violations of the General … Continue reading
Vulnerability CVE-2021-3773 in OpenVPN-Clients (Linux, FreeBSD)
[German]A privilege escalation vulnerability CVE-2021-3773 exists in the Linux and FreeBSD OpenVPN clients. The issue occurs in the OpenVPN use of Netfilter for NAT on Linux and FreeBSD 13, OpenVPN, and natd. A detailed technical report can be found on … Continue reading
Windows Server 2022 Security Baseline
[German]Microsoft has released the final version of the Security Baseline package for Windows Server 2022. The announcement can be found in this Techcommunity blog post. The blog post describes the new features in the baseline in the areas of Edge, … 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 ...
Ransomware in the cloud: Detecting attacks
[German]According to Yahoo! Finance, around 65,000 ransomware attacks are expected this year in the US alone. It doesn't seem to matter what region, country or industry it happens in. Security vendor Vectra provided me with some thoughts on how to … Continue reading
eBook: Azure defenses for ransomware attacks
[German]Microsoft has published an eBook that provides key native Azure capabilities and defenses for ransomware attacks, as well as guidance on how to proactively use these capabilities to protect your assets in the Azure cloud. This eBook can be obtained … Continue reading
Overview: TLS support in Windows
[German]A little question regarding transport encryption for data connections in the network or to the Internet. There are different versions of the transport encryption protocols and with time, for example, the support for TLS 1.0 etc. is dropped for security … Continue reading
Edge 93.0.961.44 closes CVE-2021-38669
[German]Microsoft has released a security advisory for the Edge browser as of September 9, 2021, updating the browser to version 93.0.961.44. The update also closed the CVE-2021-38669 vulnerability.
Security patches for QNAP systems (2021/09/10)
[German]NAS manufacturer QNAP has released security updates for devices that work with QTS, QuTS hero and QuTScloud on September 10, 2021. In addition, there are probably also security updates for routers with QuNetSwitch. The security updates are intended to close … Continue reading