Category Archives: Security

Exchange Server 2016 / 2019 reach their EOL in October 2025

[German]A short reminder for administrators of Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 installs, that should and should be on the radar since months. In October 2025, both Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 will no longer be supported. … Continue reading

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Zyxel disaster: Dead USG FLEX / ATP Series boxes (24.1.2025)

[German]Brief information and question to the readers who have Zyxel firewalls in their portfolio as to whether there are any affected parties. It seems to have hit some instances today, January 24, 2025. The "boxes" were put out of operation … Continue reading

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7-ZIP vulnerability allows MoW bypass

[German]There is a vulnerability in the archive program 7-Zip for Windows that can become critical when unpacking archives. The "Mark of Web" label for downloads can be removed when unpacking. There is already an update to fix the vulnerability. Advertising

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Noyb complains about data transfer to TikTok, AliExpress & Co

[German]The data protection activists from Austrian noyb have filed complaints in European countries against the Chinese companies TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi. The issue is the unlawful transfer of user data to China, which the companies openly admit. … Continue reading

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (January 2025)

[German]On January 14, 2025 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. Non-security updates were released on January 7, … 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 ...


Patchday: Windows Server-Updates (January 14, 2025)

[German]On January 14, 2025 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported versions of Windows Server. Below I have extracted the provided updates including some details for these Windows Server versions (from … Continue reading

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Patchday: Windows 10/11 Updates (January 14, 2025)

[German]On January 14, 2025 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for the still supported versions of the client operating systems Windows 10 and Windows 11. Here are some details about these updates, which … Continue reading

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 14, 2025)

[German]On the Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 14, 2025), Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 159 vulnerabilities (CVEs), eight of which are classified as … Continue reading

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Russian internet provider Nodex (St. Petersburg) hacked and systems wiped

[German]Internet providers and their systems are the focus of hackers. The Russian internet provider Nodex, which is based in St. Petersburg, also found this out when it fell victim to a cyber attack (presumably from Ukraine). Data was extracted from … Continue reading

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Vendor of PhoneMondo was the victim of a cyber attack on January 2, 2025

[German]Short note for users and administrators of PhoneMondo. The developer, the German Scavix Software GmbH & Co. KG has been started inform customers that the company was victim of a cyber attack. The attackers were able to access a database … Continue reading

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