Tag Archives: Security

VMware closes vulnerabilities, DHS gives U.S. federal agencies 5 days to patch

Posted on 2022-05-20 by guenni

[German] VMware has fixed a critical bug in several of its products through updates. The vulnerability, CVE-2022-22972, allows administrative access without authentication and affects the Workspace ONE Access, VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) and vRealize Automation products. The U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft observed attacks on Microsoft SQL Server via PowerShell

Posted on 2022-05-19 by guenni

[German]The Microsoft security team is currently warning about a campaign in which unknown attackers are targeting Microsoft SQL databases. Although a brute force approach is used to crack the database access. What is new is that the campaign uses the … Continue reading →

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Bluetooth Low Energy vulnerability and the Tesla car theft

Posted on 2022-05-18 by guenni

[German]There is a vulnerability in the Bluetooth Low Energy implementation that allows remote access to corresponding Bluetooth devices (door locks, electronic devices and cars). Among others, the US car manufacturer Tesla had to admit that its electric car models Tesla … Continue reading →

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0Patch fixes vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-26809 and CVE-2022-22019) in Windows

Posted on 2022-05-18 by guenni

[German]The ACROS Security team around founder Mitja Kolsek has released a micro patch to close the Remote Procedure Call Runtime Integer Overflows vulnerabilities CVE-2022-26809 and CVE-2022-22019). The patch is available for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2, up to … Continue reading →

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Researchers: Malware can run on iPhones that are switched off

Posted on 2022-05-18 by guenni

[German]A smartphone that is switched off is not off – we know this from movies where batteries are removed from smartphones and the devices are placed in a refrigerator or tin cans. It is certainly possible to run malware on … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Nvidia security updates for Kepler GTX 700/600 GPU WHQL driver (473.47) released

Posted on 2022-05-17 by guenni

[German]Nvidia has released a security update for the graphics driver of the Kepler GeForce GPUs on May 16, 2022, as you can read on this website. The new GeForce WHQL driver has the version 473.47 and is available for Windows … Continue reading →

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CISA warns against installing May 2022 updates on Windows Domain Controllers

Posted on 2022-05-17 by guenni

[German]US CERT CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has temporarily removed vulnerability CVE-2022-26925 from its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and warns US organizations not to install the May 2022 updates for Windows on machines that act as domain controllers. This … Continue reading →

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21 Million VPN User Records Leaked; will VPN be substituted by SASE?

Posted on 2022-05-16 by guenni

[German]Currently, there seems to be a hitch with SSL VPN connections. Last week, a database dump was posted on Telegram with 21 million user data/login details from VPN providers SuperVPN, GeckoVPN and ChatVPN. An exploit for an unauthenticated remote code … Continue reading →

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Microsoft has fixed the (PetitPotam) NTLM Relay Vulnerability (CVE-2022-26925) with Windows May 2022 Update

Posted on 2022-05-15 by guenni

[German]Another addendum from this week: On patchday, Microsoft closed some vulnerabilities with its security update for Windows on May 10, 2022. One vulnerability (CVE-2022-26925, Windows LSA Spoofing) affects NTLM relay attacks on systems. The updates are another fix to the … Continue reading →

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Info stealer campaign targets German Car Dealerships and Manufacturers

Posted on 2022-05-15 by guenni

[German]Security specialists from Check Point Software Technologies have come across an one years-long running cyber attack campaign that targeted German car dealerships and makers as a cover. The goal of the attacks was to use various types of malware to … Continue reading →

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