Tag Archives: Security

Microsoft confirms: Windows fails to detect dangerous drivers – block lists not updated

Posted on 2022-10-17 by guenni

[German]Windows 10/11 and its server pendants should block known, malicious drivers when they are loaded, so that they cannot cause any damage, as Microsoft has claimed for years. Now, Microsoft has secretly admitted that they made a mistake there. Because … Continue reading →

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BlackByte ransomware disables security solutions via Windows drivers

Posted on 2022-10-15 by guenni

[German]The developers of the BlackByte ransomware exploit a vulnerability in a legitimate Windows driver (from Micro-Star's MSI AfterBurner 4.6.2.15658) to bypass security solutions. Security researchers from Sophos recently pointed this out in a report. This technique is known as BYOVD … Continue reading →

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Security vendor Dream Security foundet by Sebastian Kurz and ex-NSO chief Shalev Hulio

Posted on 2022-10-14 by guenni

[German]It is a start-up in the security sector that makes you sit up and take notice, but at the same time (at least for me) makes you shake your head. There is a new security company Dream Security that wants … Continue reading →

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Microsoft back ports brute force protection of administrator accounts for Windows

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has back ported a group policy from Windows 11/Windows Server 2022, to protect local administrator accounts against brute-force attacks, to all supported Windows versions. This feature will be available with the Windows security updates released on October 11, 2022. … Continue reading →

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Fortinet Advisory about an authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-40684

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]There is an authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-40684 in the FortiGate firewalls, FortiProxy web proxies and FortiSwitch Manager (FSWM) that allows attackers to access the products without authentication. Fortinet had already warned in early October 2022 – but attacks on the … Continue reading →

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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 ...

Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 receive 0patch micropatches in 2023 and 2024

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]Tip for people who are still running Windows 7 SP1 and/or Windows Server 2008 R2 and want to continue securing the system. ACROS Security will continue to support these systems in 2023 and 2024 with micropatches that close known vulnerabilities.

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (October 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]On October 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. The updates are available for the installable MSI version of Microsoft Office (the click-to-run packages obtain … Continue reading →

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2: Updates (October 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on Patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (October 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]On October 11 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities … Continue reading →

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Exchange Server security updates (October 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019, effective October 11, 2022. These updates are intended to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners or found by Microsoft. However, the 0-day vulnerabilities … Continue reading →

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