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Category Archives: Security
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (August 13, 2019)
[German]On August 13, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Microsoft Security Update Summary (August 13, 2019)
[German]As of August 13, 2019, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates.
Some Windows driver vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
[German]Security researchers have found in an analysis of legitimate device drivers that more than 40 drivers from at least 20 hardware vendors are vulnerable to privilege escalation.
Security update Chrome 76.0.3809.100
Google has released a security update to Chrome 76.0.3809.100 on August 6, 2019. This update fixes a vulnerability that would have allowed the adoption of a system.
Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2019-1125
[German]On August 6, 2019, Microsoft released updated security information on the CVE-2019-1125 (Spectre 1 Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability) vulnerability.
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 ...
Bugs in Western Digital SSD Utility puts users at risk
[German]Trivial bugs in Western Digital and SanDisk SSD management tools compromise the security of Windows users. This has been revealed by security researchers. But there is an update from the manufacturers.
New in Windows Defender and MS Security Essentials (July 31, 2019)
[German]Today a brief overview of what happened at Microsoft at the end of July 2019 with regard to Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials as well as Advanced Thread Protection (ATP). Microsoft released, for instance, a "Security Intelligence – Update … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (07/24/2019)
Microsoft has released a safety alert effective July 24, 2019. Microsoft has probably updated several Servicing Stack Updates (SSUs) for Windows 10. The latest SSUs can be found on the website ADV990001.
Windows and the effectiveness of 0-day exploits
How critical are unpatched vulnerabilities (0-day exploits) in their impact on the latest version of Windows? I've been able to get an interesting piece of information that indicates the trend since 2015.
Ransomware addressing QNAP-/Synology NAS systems
[German]Currently there is a warning from NAS vendors like QNAP and Synology. These have increasingly detected attacks on their systems via brute force or attempts to exploit exploits. If successful, the drives are encrypted using Ransomware.