Accusation: Microsoft failed with security in the SolarWinds hack

Posted on 2021-02-27 by guenni

[German]Security experts and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden are making serious accusations and accusing industry leader Microsoft of negligence. They say Microsoft failed to fix known problems with its cloud software and warn users. That, they say, is what enabled the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least nine federal agencies. An attack vector known as "golden SAML" played a role in this. Time to shed some light on the whole thing.

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LastPass Android app tracks its users

Posted on 2021-02-27 by guenni

[German]Users of the Android app LastPass (password manager) should consider removing it from their devices. German security researcher Mike Kuketz has found several trackers in the Android app that monitor devices and users.

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Windows 10: Intel WiFi/Bluetooth driver update fixes BSOD/Wi-Fi issues

Posted on 2021-02-26 by guenni

[German]If any of you Windows 10 users are suffering from BlueScreen crashes and have an Intel WLAN/Bluetooth component on board, there may be a solution. Intel has released an update for its WiFi/Bluetooth driver to version 22.30.0, which is supposed to fix the BSOD problem under Windows 10. In addition, a WLAN detection problem is said to have been fixed because wireless adapters may not be able to connect to 5GHz networks.

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XBox Live down (Feb. 25./26. 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's gaming service Xbox Live has been disrupted since about 10 p.m. (Feb. 25, 2021), with the disruption continuing on Feb. 26, 2021, but already subsiding.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases (Feb. 25, 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has updated several security advisories as of Feb. 25, 2021.  These range from an Exchange spoofing vulnerability to Python Extension RCE in Visual Studio.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.001.20142

Posted on 2021-02-26 by guenni

[German]Adobe had to ship another update for Adobe Acrobat and Reader DC, after a recent hotfix corrected a bug (see Adobe Reader/Acrobat DC Hotfix 21.001.20138 fixes install error 1722), followed by bug fix version 20140.

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Windows 10: Cumulative Updates (LCUs) now integrates SSUs

Posted on 2021-02-25 by guenni

[German]Brief information for administrators and power users in the Windows 10 environment. It was announced for a long time, but now it seems the time has come: Redmond has now started to integrate SSUs into Update for Windows 10 for the first time.

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Windows 10 2004/20H2: Preview Update KB4601382 (Feb. 24, 2021)

Posted on 2021-02-25 by guenni

[German]As of February 24, 2021, Microsoft has released another cumulative (preview) update KB4601382 for Windows 10, version 2004, 20H2 (and Insider version 21H1) as well as its Windows Server counterparts. Here's an overview of the update in question.

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VMware fixes critical RCE vulnerabilities im vSphere HTML5 client

Posted on 2021-02-24 by guenni

[German]VMware warns its users about critical RCE vulnerabilities in the vSphere HTML5 Client and other products. Security updates are now available for the affected products.

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Thunderbird 78.8.0 released

Posted on 2021-02-24 by guenni

[German]he developers of the email client Thunderbird have released Thunderbird 78.8.0 on February 23, 2021. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the email client, which fixes bugs and closes vulnerabilities.

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