Category Archives: Security

Patchday: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2 Updates (September 12, 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-13 by guenni

[German]As of September 12, 2023, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in its 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still install on Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview of … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (September 12, 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-13 by guenni

[German]On September 12, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (September 12, 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-13 by guenni

[German]On September 12 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (September 12, 2023)

Posted on 2023-09-13 by guenni

[German]On September 12, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates fix 61 CVE vulnerabilities, two are 0-day vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 116.0.5845.187/.188 fixes critical vulnerability

Posted on 2023-09-11 by guenni

[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome Browser 116 in the Stable and Extended channels for Mac, Linux, and Windows as of September 11, 2023. These are security updates that are being rolled out and are intended to address a … 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 ...

W3LL phishing kit can bypass multifactor authentication; thousands of Microsoft 365 accounts hijacked

Posted on 2023-09-09 by guenni

[German]Singapore-based security vendor Group-IB released a security report that points to specific activity by a group of cybercriminals called W3LL. The cybergang has developed a phishing kit to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts and offers this service to at least 500 … Continue reading →

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Security updates for macOS, iOS/iPadOS close two 0-Days from NSO-Group (Pegasus Spyware)

Posted on 2023-09-08 by guenni

Apple has released another slew of security updates for its macOS, iOS/iPadOS and also WatchOS operating systems as of September 7, 2023. These updates fix two 0-day vulnerabilities that were abused by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to monitor mobile devices.

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Notepad++ v8.5.7 fixes vulnerabilities

Posted on 2023-09-08 by guenni

[German]In mid-August 2023, security researcher Jaroslav Lobacevski had made public four vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-40031, CVE-2023-40036, CVE-2023-40164, CVE-2023-40166) in Notepad ++ editor for Windows. The vulnerabilities' rating ranges from medium to high. The developer, having known about these vulnerabilities for months, has … Continue reading →

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Microsoft's Storm-0558 cloud hack: MSA key comes from Windows crash dump of a PC

Posted on 2023-09-07 by guenni

[German]The hack of Microsoft's Azure cloud by the suspected Chinese group Storm-0558 from May to June 2023 was possible due to a stolen private MSA key and bugs. At the time, accounts at Exchange Online via OWA and  Outlook.com had … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome shows updated privacy policy for ads, what does it mean

Posted on 2023-09-06 by guenni

[German]As of September 5, 2023, Google has updated the Chrome browser for its platforms (desktop, Android, iOS) (see Google Chrome 116.0.5845.179/.180 security update). In addition to security fixes and stability improvements, users will suddenly see a pop up with privacy … Continue reading →

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