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Category Archives: Security
Microsoft Guidelines for investigating attacks using CVE-2023-23397
[German]Microsoft is not getting any rest because of the critical Outlook vulnerability CVE-2023-23397. Even though there was a patch as of March 14, 2023, the vulnerability is not 100 percent closed. Late last week, Microsoft published an article to help … Continue reading
Phishing Scams 3.0 abuses iCloud, PayPal, Google Docs & Co.
[German]The fact that the names of well-known services or providers such as DHL, Fedex, banks, PayPal or online storage providers such as iCloud, Google Docks etc. are misused is nothing new. But security researchers from Avana (part of Check Point … Continue reading
Edge 111.0.1661.54 allows to disable Bing button
[German]The daily Edge update give us today. Yesterday I had published the blog post Edge: 111.0.1661.51; 110.0.1587.78; and 109.0.1518.95 (for Server 2012 R2); disable Bing button and PDF test. A couple of howrs later, Microsoft is pushing the update to … Continue reading
Outlook vulnerability CVE-2023-23397 not fully patched
[German]Brief addendum to the March 2023 patchday. Microsoft did provide the critical RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-23397 in Outlook with a security update on March 14, 2023. But the patch is incomplete, the attack can still be triggered with somewhat modified emails. … Continue reading
Google Chrome 111.0.5563.110/.111 (Desktop) – and for Android/iOS
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome browser 111 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on March 21, 2023. These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities. The Extended Stable Channel and the apps for Android and … 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 ...
Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft confirms Defender bug "Local security protection is disabled"
[German]I had already reported on issues with Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 11. Affected people reported a defender warning "Local Security Authority protection is disabled". However, the LSA protection could not be enabled. The bug has been hit Windows 11 … Continue reading
Optional Windows updates from April 2023 in 4th week of the month
[English]Microsoft has once again announced a change in the update cycle for Windows (10 and 11 as well as Sever). Non-security-relevant preview updates will always be rolled out in the fourth week of a month (D-Week) starting in April 2023. … Continue reading
Ferrari hack confirmed (March 2023)
[German]Italian carmaker Ferrari has been hacked, with attackers able to access and siphon off internal data. The cybercriminals are now trying to blackmail Ferrari and threatening to publish data. Since the car manufacturer did not respond to the blackmail, some … Continue reading
Palo Alto Network warns about ransomware strain Trigona
[German]Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks came across a new strain of ransomware at the end of 2022 that is currently still operating "under the radar" of many security researchers. However, at least 15 victims were attacked in December 2022. … Continue reading
Windows 11 22H2 Defender causes "Local Security Authority protection is off" warning
[German]Windows 111 22H2 users are annoyed since months by a Defender warning "Local Security Authority protection is off". It seems that it correspondents with Windows Defender update KB5007651. Some registry entries allow to remove that warning/malfunction.