[German]On March 10, 2020, Microsoft had a patchday and the company released some security updates. First users are already reporting issues with the security updates.
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A Scanner for Windows SMBv3 Vulnerability CVE-2020-0796
[German]A short tip note for administrators on enterprise networks who want to verify that Windows servers are vulnerable to the unpatched SMBv3 vulnerability CVE-2020-0796. There is a Pyton script for this purpose.
Windows SMBv3 0-day vulnerability CVE-2020-0796
[German]There is a serious but unpatched vulnerability in the SMBv3 network protocol in Windows. This could allow the spread of worms, but is not currently exploited. Microsoft provided the information in a security advisory yesterday.
Microsoft takes control over the US parts of the Necurs botnet
[German]Microsoft has been successful to overtake the US-based parts of the infrastructure of the Necurs botnet. The company has just announced this coordinated action with partners across 35 countries, that has disrupted the Necurs botnet.
Patchday Windows 10-Updates (March 10, 2020)
[German]On March 10, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective updates.
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 ...
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (March 10 2020)
[German]On March 10, 2020, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and other updates for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
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Tagged KB4540688, KB4541500, KB4541505, KB4541509, Patchday, Security, Update, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 10, 2020)
[German]On March 10, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates.
New LVI LFB vulnerability discovered in Intel CPUs
[German]The newly discovered vulnerabilities in CPUs continue. Intel is again affected after security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in CPUs that allow data theft.
Firefox 74.0 and 68.6.0esr released
[English]The Mozilla developers have released Firefox version 74.0 and 68.6.0esr on March 10, 2020. This is a new major version 74 for the browser, removing support for TLS 1.0/1.1, and a maintenance update for the long-term version (ESR).
Bug in Microsoft Chromium-Edge causes black screen
[English]There seems that Microsoft Chromium Edge has a bug for some time now that suddenly turns the browser window black. The bug does not affect all users and occurs sporadically. Microsoft has already released a fix in newer betas, but it does not solve the problem for all users. But the fix at least brings improvement.