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Category Archives: Security
Accenture victim of Lockbit ransomware
[German]The IT consulting company Accenture has probably become a victim of a cyber attack with the Lockbit ransomware. The company has now admitted to the attack. Data also appears to have been siphoned off in the ransomware attack. Here is … Continue reading
Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (August 10, 2021)
[German]On August 10, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here you can find an overview of the available updates.
Firefox 91.0.0, and 91.0 ESR, and 78.13.0 ESR
[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 91.0.0 (including ESR version) and 78.13.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on August 10, 2021. The version 91.0.0 is a new development branch of the browser, and the 78.13.0 ESR is a security update, which … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (August 10, 2021)
[German]As of August 10, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for this operating system.
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Tagged Patchday 8.2021, Security, Update, Windows 8.17, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (August 10, 2021)
[German]As of August 10, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems that are still in ESU support. Also with ESU Bypass v11 the whole thing still works. But these security updates are also available for Windows Server … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 8.2021, Security, Update, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
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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 (August 10, 2021)
[German]On August 10, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version 21H1). Here are some details about the respective patchday … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Summary (August 10, 2021)
[German]On August 10, 2021, 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 released on the August 2021 patchday.
Exchange Server: Update on ProxyShell vulnerabilities
[German]Unknown thread actors are scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange servers that are updated to March 2021 and are not protected against the ProxyLogon vulnerability. CERT-Bund warns, and calls for patching. Meanwhile, there are advanced Sigma rules for administrators to … Continue reading
Pulse Connect Secure RCE Vulnerability CVE-2021-22937
[German]The ncccgroup released a Technical Advisory as of August 5 warning of the RCE vulnerability CVE-2021-22937 in Pulse Connect Secure. The Pulse Connect Secure appliance suffers from an uncontrolled archive extraction vulnerability that allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files, … Continue reading
Microsoft touts top-notch monthly Windows update efficiency
[German]The timely installation of security updates is a building block to protect Windows systems from the cyber threats of this time. Microsoft therefore once again advertises to its clientele that it implements or achieves a "first-class monthly Windows patch efficiency". … Continue reading