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CISA warns of attacks against Microsoft Word and Adobe vulnerabilities
[German]US cybersecurity agency CISA is currently warning of attacks that target the vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Adobe products that were patched in September 2023. For the September 2023 patchday, Microsoft had indeed released security updates for various products that … Continue reading
Data leak: Microsoft AI researchers lose 38 TBytes of internal data via GitHub/Azure cloud storage
[German]Next data leak and security incident at Microsoft: Security researchers at Wiz have stumbled upon 38 terabytes of private internal data stored on an Azure Cloud Store instance via a public Microsoft AI GitHub repository. Access was enabled by a … Continue reading
New cars as a privacy night mare; Mozilla investigates situation in the U.S.
[German]New cars, purchased in the US, are a privacy nightmare. Vendors reserves with the privacy consent the permission to collect any data on the cars. It is not enough to use cameras, sensors or telematics systems, as well as the … Continue reading
Warning about Steam fake accounts and scam methods
[German]Brief warning for users of the Steam platform. A reader has alerted me about a campaign causing a wave of scams that is currently running and operates with fake accounts. Inquiries from supposed friends offer participation in a sweepstakes. If … Continue reading
Edge 117.0.2045.31 and 109.0.1518.140 released (Sept. 15, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 117.0.2045.31 as of September 15, 2023 (thanks to readers for the tips). This branch brings some new features to Edge for Business. At the same time, Edge 109.0.1518.140 … 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 ...
Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (September 12, 2023)
[German]On September 12, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. With the April 2023 patchday, support for Office 2013 ended – but vulnerabilities were still closed … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2 Updates (September 12, 2023)
[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)
[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)
[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
Microsoft Security Update Summary (September 12, 2023)
[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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