[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 ransomware group, there is a new update of the software, closing 3 vulnerabilities and also a new security advisory.
[German]The Mozilla developers just had released the versions 115.0 of the Firefox browser (see). Now the version 115.0.1 was released. The release notes of Firefox 115.0.1 from July 7, 2023 only contain the note: Fixed a startup crash for Windows users with Kingsoft Antivirus software installed (bug 1837242).
[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 the firewall (e.g. via VPN) as a result. Fortinet has already closed the vulnerability in its FortiGate firewalls in June 2023 through firmware updates. However, this did not reach the administrators, also due to poor communication.
[German]Microsoft is struggling with various disruptions to its cloud infrastructure in the last few hours (July 6 / 7, 2023). Hours ago, the search in Outlook.com was broken – the cause was probably a faulty update. And currently the status indicator reports problems with Microsoft Teams private.
[German]Wonders may yet happen. I have the first reports that Microsoft has fixed the Local Security Authority (LSA) issue that has been simmering in Windows 11 for months. It was caused by an update, and as a result, certain features of Defender do not work and cause errors. Here is a brief overview of this issue and the fix.
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[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.13.0 on July 5, 2023. It is a bug fix update, which should eliminate bugs and fixes also vulnerabilities.
[German]According to an announcement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the U.S. has now implemented its obligations under the EU-U.S. data transfer agreement "Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) and is now in compliance with the relevant conditions. I expect that the EU Commission will now issue an adequacy decision in the near future. The matter will then go back to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), where it will have to be assessed whether the data protection agreements provide equivalent conditions for EU citizens.
[German]Japan's largest overseas port in the city of Nagoya has fallen victim to a ransomware attack (probably from Lockbit 3.0). The NUTS IT system, which is used at all of the port's container terminals, has not worked since July 4, 2023 (Independence Day in the US). However, operators say they are optimistic they will have the IT back up and running for the port's operations by next Thursday (6/7). Addendum: They are back in operation.
[German]Microsoft has released updated administrative template files (ADMX/ADML) for Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise/Office LTSC 2021/Office 2019/Office 2016 and Office Customization Tool for Office 2016 as of July 3, 2023.
[German]The Mozilla developers have published the Firefox versions 115.0 (Release Channel and Extended Stable Release Channel, ESR) and 102.13.0 ESR des on July 4, 2023. The version 102.13.0 ESR is a maintenance update, which should eliminate bugs. Firefox 115 is a new development branch.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
