[German]The Microsoft Security Intelligence team has just posted an alert on Twitter warning of a massive Emotet campaign that broke out a few hours ago.
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Microsoft warns of massive Emotet campaign
Windows Server 2008 R2: 0patch fixes SIGRed vulnerability
[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the SIGRed critical and worm exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2020-1350) for Windows Server 2008 R2 that is not protected via Microsoft's ESU license. This vulnerability allows remote code execution in Windows Domain Name System servers.
Chrome M85: RAM optimization removed in Windows 10 2004
[German]Google's developers decided to disable the memory optimization (RAM allocation) feature for Windows 10 version 2004, which should be built into the M85 development branch of the Chromium browser. The reason: this optimization led to performance losses of between 10 percent and 13 percent more CPU power consumption.
Windows 10 V2004: NCSI shows 'No Internet', although online
[German]Windows 10 users are faced with the problem that the status area of the taskbar indicates a missing Internet connection, but the system is still online. This error also occurs in the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (Version 2004). This causes problems with various programs.
CISA warns admins: Patch the SIGRed Windows DNS Server vulnerability
[German]The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging all US authorities to patch the wormable SIGRed vulnerability in Windows DNS Server within 24 hours.
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 ...
Chrome 84 & Sophos Authentication for Thin Clients (SATC)
[German]A brief note for administrators who use Sophos Authentication for Thin Clients (SATC) in conjunction with a Chromium 84 browser There will be problems with authentication using SATC and the XG firewall. The recommendation is to prevent updating the Chromium browser and use Firefox as the browser.
Microsoft Edge 84.0.522.40 released
[German]Microsoft issued a security advisory on July 16, 2020, which indicates the new security update for the Chromium Edge Browser to version 84.0.522.40.
Thunderbird 78.0 released
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released version 78.0.0 on July 15, 2020. It is a new main version of the e-mail client, which also corrects some errors.
VirtualBox 6.1.12 released
[German]Oracles developers have released Virtualbox version 6.1.12 on July 14, 2020. It is a maintenance update which should fix bugs of earlier versions of the virtualization software.
European Court cancels EU-US “Privacy Shield”
[German]It is a bang – the data protection agreement "Privacy Shield" concluded between the USA and the EU has just been overturned by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). This now affects all cloud services hosted in the USA.