[German]The CyptoAPI vulnerability CVE-2020-0601 in Windows has several proof of concept exploits and is likely to be actively attacked soon. Chrome introduces a check in the browser and there is a test page for this vulnerability.
[German]On January 16, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19546for insiders in the Fast Ring. Here is some information about it.
[German]The data leak (PussyCash) that security researchers have come across is a database of over 875,000 files that reveal very personal information (from ID card scans to addresses and birth certificates, credit cards, etc.) of erotic models active on adult sites. I was just made aware of this case by the security researchers of vpnMentor.
Users who wanted to install the Chromium Edge Browser released on January 15, 2020 report installation problems. The browser is installed in a 'wrong' language. Microsoft is investigating the whole thing, see Microsoft Chromium-Edge released.
[German]Also, the developers of the Vivaldi browser have presented their plans, for Windows 7 SP1. This operating system will be supported by the browser at least until mid 2021.
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[German]As of January 14, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has released several security updates for supported Microsoft Office versions and other products.
[German]Oracle's developers have released Virtualbox version 6.1.2 on January 14, 2020. It is a maintenance update which should fix bugs of earlier versions.
[German]Microsoft has announced Chromium Edge as available on January 15, 2020 for supported versions of Windows and macOS. The browser is available in more than 90 languages and also available for iOS and Android. Here are some additional information about the rollout and download, which I just received from Microsoft.
[German]A small security note for administrators running Windows (Essentials) Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016/2019 with the Remote Desktop Gateway role enabled If you want users to be able to access the RCE vulnerability CVE-2020-0609 on ports 443 and 3389, read the following notes on the RCE vulnerability CVE-2020-0609.
Another brief post about an update, which blog readers told me days ago by mail and comment. The browser Waterfox (derived from Firefox) has received a security update (see – probably these fixes). Downloads can be found here.
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