[German]On March 14, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), 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 supposed to fix vulnerabilities as well as issues.
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[German]On March 14, 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 details about the respective security updates for Windows 10.
[German]Microsoft has released the March 14, 2023 security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 (some as a re-release from Feb. 2023). These security updates close vulnerabilities in this software. The updates should be installed on systems in a timely manner to close the vulnerabilities.
[German]On March 14, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates fix 76 CVE vulnerabilities, 9 of which are critical, 66 are important, and two are already exploited 0-day vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates released on patchday.
[German]Microsoft has raised the Edge browser to version 111.0.1661.41 (and version 110.0.1587.69 in the Extended Stable Channel) on March 13, 2023 – security and bug fixes are included. In addition to fixed security vulnerabilities come some new Edge functionality, as well as the monstrous, much-criticized, but non-disable Bing button (Edge Copilot).
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[German]There is a critical security vulnerability in the Lexmark firmware of various printers from this manufacturer. This is according to a security advisory issued by Lexmark on March 10, 2023. Hundreds of printer models are affected, including Lexmark MC3224, Lexmark B2338, Lexmark CX930 and Lexmark XC9335. Continue reading
[German]Brief information for administrators in the Windows Server area. Microsoft's developers held an "Ask Microsoft Anything" (AMA) chat about Windows Server updates and upgrades on March 9, 2023. In the online session, they answered questions from administrators. It covered questions about how to become more secure by upgrading older servers (versions 2008 and 2012), the importance of regular updates, and what security features are available for Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server on Azure.
[German]The European Commission is in the process of preparing a new agreement on data exchange with the USA, called the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. For this purpose, the EU Commission announced a preliminary adequacy decision as of December 13, 2022. This is to be the successor to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shields data protection agreement, which was rejected by the European High Court (ECJ). Now the European Data Protection Authority (EDSA) have commented on the preliminary decision.
[German]They've done it again; despite class action lawsuits, damage awards and very bad publicity because of their firmware updates sold as "dynamic security updates"; which discourage users from using third-party ink cartridges. This refers to the inkjet printer manufacturer, the Hewlett Packard company. At the moment, numerous users are again reporting that they have fallen into this trap.
[German]It's a story that came to my attention recently, though the behavior may be familiar to many administrators. An administrator had purchased a refurbished machine and then re-installed it with Windows 10 Pro. But even as it was being reinstalled, the machine was prompting the user to log into Azure, with a Klarna Bank AB account …
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