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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 14, 2020)
[German]On January 14, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates.
Windows: Is a critical cryptography patch coming today?
[German]If the rumors are true, today comes a critical patch for the CryptoAPI of some versions of Windows. The vulnerability is putting all kind of encryption at risk. The US military is said to have received the fix in advance. … Continue reading
PoC for Citrix ADC/Netscaler vulnerability CVE-2019-19781
[German]There is an unpatched vulnerability CVE-2019-19781 in Citrix ADC (Application Delivery Controller, formerly Netscaler) and proof of concept (PoC) exploits have been available for a few days to exploit the vulnerability – and honeypots are already under attack. I got … Continue reading
Thunderbird 68.4.1 released
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have now released version 68.4.1. This is a maintenance (and security) update for the 68 main version of the email client.
Security Baseline recommendations for Office 365 Pro Plus
[German]Brief information for administrators responsible for deploying and securing Office 365 in enterprise environments. Microsoft has now added a Security Baseline for Office 365 Pro Plus and published a Techcommunity article about it.
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 ...
Albany County Airport Authority (NY) Victim of Ransomware
[German]Over Christmas, the IT infrastructure of the Albany County Airport Authority of the city of Albany, New York State, was attacked by Sodinokibi ransomware. This ransomware then encrypted the files on their servers.
End of Support for Microsoft Products in January 2020
[German]In a few days Windows 7 SP1 receives security updates for the last time (at least for the broad mass of users). Then the support for this operating system will end. But in January 2020, support for a number of … Continue reading
System Center will be renamed to Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Microsoft decided that a new name should make Microsoft's strategy for managing PCs via Config Manager and Intune clearer. As a result, there will be the new Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
Google: Changed disclosure policy at Project Zero
[German]Project Zero at Google is changing its policy on disclosure of found vulnerabilities. The main decision: Disclosures should be published within 90 days from 2020. But it's a test, running for one year.
Firefox 72.0.1 and 68.4.1esr, and Tor 9.0.4 released
[German]Mozilla's developers had just (January 7, 2020) released version 72 (and 68.4.0 ESR) of the Firefox browser, and they had to make some improvements. Since January 8, 2020 Firefox 72.0.1 and 68.4.1esr are available. There is also the Tor Browser … Continue reading