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Tag Archives: Security
Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (January 11, 2022)
[German]On January 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) were released. Here are some details about each of the Patchday … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 1.2022, Security, Update, Windows 10, Windows Server
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Security updates for Exchange Server (January 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 as of January 11, 2022. These updates are required to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners and found through Microsoft's internal processes. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Exchange, Patchday 1.2022, Security, Update
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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Updates (January 11, 2022), boot loop reported
[German]As of January 11, 2022, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. These security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. I have already received information from a blog reader that a boot loop has occurred with … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 1.2022, Security, Update, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 11, 2022)
[German]On January 11, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.
Windows Terminal Emulator: DoS and "White Screen of Death" via Escape Characters to Change the Title
[German]Windows offers the possibility to change the window title of windows of a terminal emulator via control characters (ANSI Escape Characters). Some blog readers still know this, was used to adjust colors of a DOS window for example. A security … 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 ...
Attacks on VMWare Horizon servers with log4j vulnerability
[German]The consequences of the vulnerability discovered in the JAVA library log4j at the end of 2021 are slowly becoming visible. The UK National Health Service (NHS) IT specialists observe that an unknown threat group is targeting VMWare Horizon servers with … Continue reading
SonicWall: 2Y22 bug affects email security products
[German]In early January 2022, Microsoft Exchange gave administrators a scare because of a Year 2022 bug. But SonicWall also has a Year 2022 problem with its email security appliance, as I mentioned here on the blog. On Jan. 1, 2022, … Continue reading
RCE vulnerability – similar to log4j – discovered in H2 (Java) database system
[German]Security researchers have discovered a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the H2 database console that is reminiscent of the recently discovered JAVA vulnerability log4j. Meanwhile, the developers of the H2 database console have released a security update that closes … Continue reading
Edge 97.0.1072.55
[German]Microsoft has updated to January 6, 2022 and the browser to version 97.0.1072.55. This is a new development branch, which brings some innovations, but also closes security holes. Here is a brief overview of what changes with the update.
Strange: Norton 360 installs crypto miner
[German]The security and antivirus solution Norton 360 installing a crypto miner on the user's Windows system. Although this can be controlled by the user, it is (in a time we are facing climate change) still questionable. I have become aware … Continue reading