Category Archives: Security

VMware ESXi security updates fix vulnerabilities

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]Vendor VMware has released a new VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2021-0014 with a severity rating of "Important" as of July 13, 2021. VMware ESXi updates fix authentication and denial of service vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-21994, CVE-2021-21995). The whole thing affects VMware ESXi and … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (July 13, 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]As of July 13, 2021, 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 … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Updates für Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (July 13, 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]On July 13, 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. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2008 … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (July 13, 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]On July 13, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to the current version 21H1). Here are some details about the respective patchday security … Continue reading →

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REvil Ransomware Group server and infrastructure is shut down

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]The websites and infrastructure of the REvil ransomware group have been suddenly shut down or offline since last night. Even the server used to pay the victims is no longer accessible. Currently, it is completely unclear what is behind this … 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 ...

Security updates for Exchange Server (July 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 as of July 13, 2021. These July updates are required to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners and found through Microsoft's internal processes. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 13, 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-13 by guenni

[German]On July 13, 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 July 2021 patchday.

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SolarWinds patches critical Serv-U vulnerability (July 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-13 by guenni

[German]US Vendor SolarWinds, hacked in 2020 and allowing attackers to infiltrate thousands of customer systems via Orion software, has now closed a 0-day vulnerability in Serv-U with an update. The remote execution vulnerability CVE-2021-35211, which occurs in the file transfer … Continue reading →

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.005.20058

Posted on 2021-07-13 by guenni

[German]Adobe  is releasing a security update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.005.20058 on July 13, 2021, which is intended to patch vulnerabilities considered critical and important according to APSB21-51.The release notes contain the download addresses for the Windows … Continue reading →

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Follow-up to the Kaseya supply chain attack

Posted on 2021-07-10 by guenni

[German]At the beginning of July 2021, there was a supply chain attack on Kaseya VSA, a remote management and monitoring (RMM) software, so malware was delivered. As a result, the REvil Ransomware group's encryption Trojan struck, encrypting the IT systems … Continue reading →

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