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SolarWinds patches critical Serv-U vulnerability (July 2021)
[German]US Vendor SolarWinds, hacked in 2020 and allowing attackers to infiltrate thousands of customer systems via Orion software, has now closed a 0-day vulnerability in Serv-U with an update. The remote execution vulnerability CVE-2021-35211, which occurs in the file transfer … Continue reading
Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.005.20058
[German]Adobe is releasing a security update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.005.20058 on July 13, 2021, which is intended to patch vulnerabilities considered critical and important according to APSB21-51.The release notes contain the download addresses for the Windows … Continue reading
Exchange 2016/2019: Outlook problems due to AMSI integration
[German]A brief note for administrators of a Microsoft Exchange Server 2016/2019. With CU21 (Exchange 2016) and CU10 (Exchange 2019) an AMSI integration was introduced to support third-party virus scanners. However, this integration causes severe problems with Outlook with various antivirus … Continue reading
0patch agent update fixes bugs and performance issues
[German]ACROS Security has released an update for its 0patch agent. The purpose of this update to version 21.05.05.10500 is to fix several bugs as well as performance issues that the previous 0patch agent can cause under Windows. The bugs and … Continue reading
Beta from SQL Server for Windows Container suspended
[German]Microsoft has suspended the SQL Server on Windows beta program. In a July 5, 2021 announcement, Microsoft writes that the SQL Server on Windows Containers beta program began in 2017. The program remained in beta mode until now, intended only … 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 ...
Bye, bye AudaCity after new privacy agreement
[German]The Audacity saga continues – as of July 2, 2021, there was another change to the audio application's privacy agreement. There, the new owner's management is keeping some back doors open to be able to collect telemetry data from the … Continue reading
Be careful with BitLocker management in ConfigMgr
[German]Does anyone manage their Windows clients via Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) and also use Bitlocker? There is a PowerShell script Invoke-MbamClientDeployment.ps1 to supposedly upload the keys. However, Microsoft writes that this PowerShell script is not supported for use with BitLocker Management … Continue reading
Atlassian vulnerability allows account takeover
[German]Security researchers from vendor Check Point have discovered a vulnerability in the Atlassian platform, which is popular with many companies. This vulnerability would have allowed attackers to access the Atlassian Jira Bug System, where information about security issues and other … Continue reading
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Cumulative Exchange CUs June 2021 released
[German]Microsoft had delayed the quarterly cumulative updates for Exchange Server, which actually come out on the third Tuesday of each month, to the end of the month (see info June 2021 Cumulative Update for Exchange Server postphoned). However, as of … Continue reading
Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.005.20054
[German]Adobe has released an optional update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.005.20053 on June 23, 2021. The release notes contain the download addresses for the Windows and macOS installers, as well as notes on what (important) bugs have … Continue reading