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Microsoft recommends disabling SMBv1 on Exchange
[German]Microsoft recommends that administrators of Exchange Servers disable the SMBv1 protocol on these machines for security reasons. Here are a few details about that recommendation.
Internet Explorer Security Update KB4537767 (Feb. 2020)
[German]Microsoft also released the KB4537767 cumulative security update for Internet Explorer on February 11, 2020. Here is some information about this update.
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Tagged Internet Explorer, KB4537767, Security, Update
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Thunderbird 68.5 released
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have released version 68.5 on 11.2.2020. This is a maintenance update (no security fixes) for the 68 main version of the email client.
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Feb. 11, 2020)
[German]On February 11, 220, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and other updates for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates. Addition: Various information about Windows 7 added.
Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 11, 2020)
[German]On February 11, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Flash, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates.
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 ...
Firefox 73.0 and 68.5.0esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers have just released (February 11, 2020) version 73.0 and version and 68.5.0esr of the Firefox browser. It seems to be a new major version 73 for the browser and a maintenance update for the long-term version (ESR). Blog … Continue reading
Critical Vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist (Feb. 2020)
[German]Dell SupportAssist, which ships with Dell's Windows systems, contains a serious vulnerability in older versions that allows the execution of arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Microsoft Security Advisory Notification für Edge (7.2.2020)
[German]Microsoft has published a security advisory for its Chromium-based Edge Browser as of 7.2.2020. In the browser some vulnerabilities rated as High or even Critical have been closed.
RobinHood Ransomware kills AV via vulnerable Gigabyte driver
[German]Security experts at Sophos have analyzed two RobinHood ransomware attacks and found that they use an outdated gigabyte driver to paralyze installed anti-virus software. The attack then launches for encryption.
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Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise and LDAP Channel Binding
[German]A brief information for administrators of Windows systems running Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise. Sophos has published an article that addresses issues related to Microsoft's planned LDAP channel binding and LDAP signing requirement.