Microsoft Update and Security Advisories Dez. 8, & 10, 2020

[German]Microsoft has published some notes about security updates and revisions on December 8 and again on December 10, 2020. I am posting them here on the blog without comment.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds 20277 und 21277

[German]Microsoft has released not one but two Insider Preview builds, the 20277 and the 21277, of Windows 10 in the Dev Channel for testing on December 10, 2020. Here's some information.

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Bundeskartellamt examines linkage between Oculus and the Facebook network

[German]The Bundeskartellamt (German Federal Cartel Office) has initiated an investigation against Facebook. The goal is to examine the linkage between Oculus virtual reality products and the social network and Facebook platform for a possible abuse.

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Microsoft patches new Windows Kerberos vulnerability CVE-2020-16996 with Dec 2020 updates

[German]With the December 2020 updates, Microsoft is making another attempt to use a layered approach to address the new Kerberos vulnerability CVE-2020-16996 in Active Directory Domain Controllers (DCs). This is stated in a support article published on December 8, 2020.

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PowerToys 0.27.1

[German]Microsoft released version 0.27.1 of PowerToys a few hours ago as a bug-fix update for Windows 10 users. This should improve the stability and quality of the tools. These tools are free and offer additional features for Windows 10.

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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 ...


Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 20.013.20074

[German]Adobe has released an unscheduled update of Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 20.013.20074 for Windows and Mac on Dec. 9, 2020 for security reasons. This fixes vulnerabilities and some bugs in older Adobe Acrobat DC versions. Here is some information about the update.

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NSA warns about CVE-2020-4006 in VMware products, urgently patching required

[German]A few days ago VMware released security updates for the CVE-2020-4006 vulnerability in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager and Identity Manager Connector. Now there is an NSA warning that the vulnerability is being exploited by Russian hackers.

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (December 8, 2020)

[German]On December 8, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft released various security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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FireEye hacked, Red Team tools stolen

[German]It is the absolute disaster for the partly CIA-owned security company FireEye. Suspected state hackers have penetrated their internal networks to search for customer data, but have also stolen their Red Team tools.

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Click farm for Instagram fraud uncovered

[German]Security researchers from vpnMentor have uncovered an extensive click farm that was used for scams on Instagram. The click-farm operates through several 10,000 fake accounts on Instagram. The scam affects users worldwide.

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