Canon MX492 All-in-one devices are restarting repeatly with WiFi/Internet connection

Stop - Pixabay[German]Short information about a possible problem with Canon All-in-one printing devices. There are reports from users that Canon Pixma MX492 (and other Canon) printers suddenly cause issues when there is a Wi-Fi connection to a network with Internet access. Without a Wi-Fi connection (or Internet access), there are no issues. It seems that a DNS issue is the root cause of device restarts. And the question is whether anyone else is affected? Addendum: Canon provides a firmware update to fix that issue.

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SearchNightmare: Windows 10 search-ms: URI Handler 0-day Exploit with Office 2019

Windows[German]Following the discovery of the Follina vulnerability exploit (CVE-2022-30190) via the Windows ms-msdt protocol, this bastion is being "stormed". A hacker looked at the search-ms: URI handler in Windows 10 and developed an exploit similar to Follina. With the help of Office 2019, he can open Windows Search via the protocol handler. Colleagues at Bleeping Computer have already coined the term SearchNightmare for this 0-day exploit.

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Facebook manager Sheryl Sandberg steps down and leaves Meta

She was the number 2 behind Marc Zuckerberg, the Facebook manager Sheryl Sandberg. After 14 years in the service of this social media company, Sandberg now announced that she is stepping down and leaving the company.

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0Patch Micro patch against Follina vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190) in Windows

Windows[German]The ACROS Security team around founder Mitja Kolsek has released a micro-patch to close the 0-click Microsoft Diagnostic Tool remote code vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190, Follina). The micro-patch is available for all customers with Windows and the 0patch agent free license. Here is some information about it.

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Follina vulnerabilitiy (CVE-2022-30190): Status, Findings, Warnings & Attacks

Windows[German]Since the weekend, a new Windows vulnerability CVE-2022-30190 in combination with Microsoft Office has been knows under the name Follina. In the meantime, the US CISA and also the BSI have warned about this vulnerability – while security researchers have observed the first attacks via this 0-day vulnerability by Chinese APTs. Meanwhile, it is also clear that this attack works without Microsoft Office. The CVE-2022-30190 vulnerabilities could become the next big thing in security if anti-virus solutions also detect infected documents. Here's an overview of the latest findings.

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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 ...


Flubot Android Trojan infrastructure shut down by Europol

Paragraph[German]The Android banking Trojan Flubot caused major damage to victims on Android systems since 2021. The last major campaign was reported a few days ago. Now Europol seems to have managed to shut down the infrastructure of the Flubot Android Trojan. Whether this will stop the business model is another matter.

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Microsoft 365: Activation issues with Windows Pro Enterprise (May 31, 2022)

Windows[German]Quick question for administrators in the enterprise environment who manage Microsoft 365 licenses (volume licenses, E3/E5). Are you currently experiencing problems with Windows Pro systems no longer activating or losing activation? I have received indications from the readership regarding this issue – and it is probably not an isolated case – may be a certificate issue.

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Thunderbird 91.10.0

[German]In addition to the Firefox developers providing a security update for the Firefox browser (see Firefox 101.0 and 91.10esr released – with security fixes), these critical vulnerabilities in the Thunderbird email client have also been fixed with the May 31, 2022 update to version 91.10.0.

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Firefox 101.0 and 91.10esr released – with security fixes

Mozilla[German]Mozilla developers have released versions 101.0 and 91.10esr of the Firefox browser on May 31, 2022. These are maintenance updates, which fix bugs critical vulnerabilities.

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Microsoft Edge 102.0.1245.30 (security update, May 31, 2022)

Edge[German]Microsoft has published a security advisory on May 31, 2022, to point out various closed vulnerabilities in the Chromium Edge browser. At the end of the month, Edge version 102.0.1245.30 was released to fix 24 vulnerabilities.

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