Category Archives: Security

Firefox 115.0.2/ESR with bug fixes released

Posted on 2023-07-12 by guenni

[German]The days the Mozilla developers had released the versions 115.0 of the Firefox browser (see). In the meantime, version 115.0.2 of the normal release channel and the ESR channel with extended support has already been added.

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (July 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-07-12 by guenni

[German]As of July 11, 2023, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in its 4th ESU year) and Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still install on Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview of these … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (July 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-07-12 by guenni

[German]On July 11, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), 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 (July 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-07-12 by guenni

[German]On July 11, 2023 (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 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-07-12 by guenni

[German]On July 11, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 130 vulnerabilities, five are 0-Days. Below is a compact overview of these updates released … 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 ...

Data leak at German Postbank and Deutsche Bank (blame MOVEit?)

Posted on 2023-07-11 by guenni

[German]There has been a confirmed data leak at German Deutsche Bank and it's Postbank, in which personal customer data such as name and IBAN (international banking number) have fallen into the hands of third parties. Customers who have used the "account … Continue reading →

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European Commission adopts adequacy decision for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Posted on 2023-07-10 by guenni

[German]After the U.S. recently declared that it has implemented the terms of the EU-U.S. data transfer agreement "Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) and complies with the requirements, the EU Commission is following suit. On July 10, 2023, the EU Commission … Continue reading →

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Two file manager apps in Google Play Store transfer data to China

Posted on 2023-07-09 by guenni

[German]Unpleasant story that once again shows that apps should be viewed with great caution and used with restraint. Security researchers have discovered two apps in the Google Play Store that contain spyware that sends data directly to China. Apps like … Continue reading →

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MOVEit Transfer: New security advisory and update (July 6, 2023)

Posted on 2023-07-08 by guenni

[German]I hope, admins who are responsible for MOVEit Transfer in enterprises already have stopped using this software. Because after the MOVEit Transfer disaster with the vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of May 2023 and the data theft by the Clop … Continue reading →

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69% of FortiGate firewalls vulnerable to critical unpatched RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-27997

Posted on 2023-07-07 by guenni

[German]Is unpatched FortiGate firewalls creating a new cyber risk? Experts are sounding the alarm because something like 70% of FortiGate firewalls are vulnerable to attack via the critical CVE-2023-27997 vulnerability. More than 336,000 servers are reported to be unprotected through … Continue reading →

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