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The problem with C++ Redists & 3rd Party security patches – III
[German]In parts 1 and 2 of the article series, I picked up a hint from blog reader Karl (al Qamar) about a problem related to security updates for the Visual C++ runtime libraries (redistributables). In part 3 I sketch another … Continue reading
The problem with C++ Redists & 3rd Party security patches – II
[German]In part 1 of the article series I had published a note from blog reader Karl (al Qamar) about a problem related to security updates for the Visual C++ runtime libraries (redistributables). Part 2 deals with the e-mail correspondence between … Continue reading
Security Update to Google Chrome 63.0.3239.108
Google's Chrome developers has released a security update for this browser that changes the version to 63.0.3239.108. Here are a few details about this update.
The problem with C++ Redists & 3rd Party security patches – I
[German]Blog reader Karl (al Qamar) informed me a while ago about a problem with securiy updates for the Visual C++ runtime libraries (Redistributables). Here are his findings about the issues.
Windows 10 Hello bypassed by printout
[German]Microsoft's Windows Hello authentication technology for Windows 10 isn't foolproof. Two German security researcher has been able to successful bypass Windows Hello with a printout of an image.
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 10: Update Error 0x80248014
[German]Windows users sometimes running into error code 0x80248014 during an update. This can also occur during updating apps from the store, or when updating the virus scanners of Windows Defender or Microsoft Security Essentials.
Security update for iCloud for Windows
A serious vulnerability in Apple's HTML rendering engine WebKit also affects the iCloud client for Windows. Apple has now released a security update of the iCloud client to fix these vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Security Advisory (December 12, 2017)
[German]As part of the December patchday (12/12/2017), Microsoft has also issued a Microsoft Security Advisory Notification. It addresses the security settings for Active Directory Domain Services. And it's discusses the DDE vulnerability when opening Office documents.
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Tagged Active Directory, DDE, Microsoft, Office, Security
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Internet Explorer 11: Enable ActiveX controls
[German]This blog post shows, how to define compatibility lists for ActiveX components in Internet Explorer 11. This is mandatory to allow ActiveX component execution within the browser. This topic has been raised a few days ago during fixing the broken … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 10 Updates December 12, 2017
[German]On December 12, 2017 Microsoft released a couple of cumulative updates for all supported Windows 10 builds. Here is an overview what's patched.