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Linux vulnerabilities patched fastest (Feb. 2022)
[German]There is always a discussion about how quickly or how slowly vulnerabilities are patched by developers. Google's Project Zero has therefore taken a look at how quickly security vulnerabilities are closed in Linux or in products from Microsoft (Windows) and … Continue reading
axis.com (IP security camera vendor) is down (Feb. 21, 2022)
[German]Brief note for people dealing with security cameras from vendor Axis. A German blog reader informed me, that the website of this vendor is currently down. There seems to be massive technical issues causing a major outage. Whether it is … Continue reading
Vulnerability discovered in various zebNet products (Feb. 2022)
[German]The vendor zebNet has discovered a critical vulnerability in various products that allow a man-in-the-middle attack (MITM) in the update process of the affected application. The night I was then contacted by the manufacturer by mail and asked to publish … Continue reading
Ransomware hits Europe's industrial control systems and operating technology as frequently as IT systems
[German]Interesting findings from a survey of 1,100 security specialists as part of a study with regard to the security of industrial systems and critical infrastructure in Europe. The message of the study was that industrial control systems and operating technology … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Revisions (Feb. 17, 2022)
Microsoft has sent me a mail with various revisions of security updates as of February 17, 2022. These revisions are only informal, as the classification of certain vulnerabilities has changed. Here is the uncommented overview, which relates to Microsoft Office … Continue reading
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 ...
Cyber attack on Red Cross via Zoho vulnerability, likely by state sponsored attackers
[German]In January 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced a cyberattack on its IT system. The attack stole confidential information on more than 515,000 vulnerable people. Now the ICRC has released more details of its internal investigation. … Continue reading
VMware closes critical vulnerabilities
[German]VMware has released security updates for various products. These should close vulnerabilities that are rated as critical. It affects the products VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion and VMware Cloud Foundation. The vulnerabilities could be exploited to execute arbitrary code … Continue reading
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Magento: Emergency-Update fixes vulnerability CVE-2022-24086 (Feb. 13, 2022)
[German]No idea if there are readers are responsible for online stores powered by the Magento open source software or the Adobe Commerce solution. Adobe has released an unscheduled special update on February 13, 2022 to address the already exploited CVE-2022-24086 … Continue reading
Chrome 98.0.4758.102 fixes 0-day vulnerabilities
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac and Linux as of February 14, 2022. The Android browser has been updated to version 98.0.4758.101. The updates close 11 vulnerabilities. Some vulnerabilities are classified as High. Here is … Continue reading
CISA: US agencies must install iOS 15.3.1/macOS 12.2.1 update till Feb. 25, 2022
[German]Apple has released an emergency update for iOS (and macOS, as well as the Safari browser) last week to fix a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2022-22620) in WebKit. The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has instructed all U.S. agencies … Continue reading