Category Archives: Security

Windows vulnerability PrintNightmare: It's not over yet (July 15, 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-16 by guenni

[German]Bad news for Windows users, because the issue known as PrintNightmare, which vulnerabilities in the Print Spooler service can lead to privilege escalation, still exists. The special updates of July 6 and 7, as well as the regular security updates … Continue reading →

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SQL- and Windows Server 2012 get Extended Support (ESU)

Posted on 2021-07-16 by guenni

[German]It's still a few days away until support for Windows Server 2012 R2 changes as scheduled. But at the Ignite 2021 partner conference, Microsoft announced that there will be an Extended Support Program for this software product. Here's a quick … Continue reading →

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (13. Juli 2021)

Posted on 2021-07-15 by guenni

[German]On July 13, 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 is an overview of the available updates. Microsoft fixes the Outlook search crash … Continue reading →

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Firefox 90.0.0 and 78.12.0 ESR released

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]Mozilla developers have released version 90.0.0 and 78.12.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on July 13, 2021. The version 90.0.0 is a new development branch of the browser, and the ESR is a security update, which should eliminate vulnerabilities, but … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 78.12.0

Posted on 2021-07-14 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.12.0, effective July 13, 2021. This is a maintenance and security update for the 78 development branch that should fix several bugs and four vulnerabilities rated as high.

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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 ...

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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