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Category Archives: Security
Firefox 124.0 and 115.9 ESR released
[German]On March 19, 2024, the Mozilla developers released the new Firefox 124 and the maintenance update of Firefox 115.9 ESR. Firefox 124 is a new development branch. Here is a brief overview of the updates in question, including the fixes … Continue reading
Thunderbird 115.9.0
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.9.0 on March 19, 2024. It is an update that is intended to fix some bugs and vulnerabilities.
Securepoint Antivirus crashes Windows Server systems (March 18, 2024)
[German]I got a report that Securepoint Antivirus crashed Windows terminal server systems. A german blog reader has two virtual machines affected. Later other German administrators confirmed issues with Securepoint Antivirus, and the vendor has withdrawn the latest "update" of his … Continue reading
Google Chrome real-time URL protection (Safe Browsing) against phishing & malicious sites
[German]Google is equipping its Chrome browser with enhanced protection within its "Safe Browsing" feature. This is intended to protect the user in real time from accessing malicious URLs and websites because the browser displays a clear warning. At the same … Continue reading
Edge 122.0.2365.92
[German]Microsoft has released another update of the Edge (Chromium) browser to version 122.0.2365.92 in the stable channel on March 14, 2024. It is a security and maintenance update that fixes bugs ("Fixed various bugs and performance issues.). Vulnerabilities have also … Continue reading
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 ...
.NET-Updates (March 2024)
Small addendum from the March 2024 patch day on March 12. On this occasion, Microsoft also released updates to .NET 8.0.3, .NET 7.0.17 and .NET 6.0.28, which are intended to eliminate vulnerabilities. Our colleagues at deskmodder.de have linked the respective … Continue reading
Update on Windows hardening in 2024/2025 – March 2024
[German]A quick note for administrators in corporate environments. Microsoft carries out so-called hardening measures for Windows (clients and servers) over longer periods of time. This involves hardening (securing) functions via Windows Update on certain key dates. Some of these hardening … Continue reading
Intel Product Security Center Notes (March 12, 2024)
Intel has published a series of new security advisories for processors etc. in the Intel Product Security Center as of March 12, 2024. Shawn Brink points out the relevant entries here.
Fortinet: SQL injection vulnerability in FortiClientEMS 7.2
Fortinet has released a security update for its FortiClientEMS on March 12, 2024, as a critical SQL injection vulnerability exists in versions 7.2.0 to 7.2.2. The vulnerability CVE-2023-48788 has received an SVSSv3 score of 9.3. According to this security advisory, … Continue reading
Microsoft Office Updates (March 12, 2024)
[German]On March 12, 2024 (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. Below you will find an overview of … Continue reading