Tag Archives: Security

Citrix Security Updates (June 2021)

Posted on 2021-06-10 by guenni

[German]A brief note for administrators who deal with Citrix products. The manufacturer has released several security bulletins including security updates for its products on June 8 and 9, 2021. There is a Citrix Hypervisor Security Update, Citrix Cloud Connector Security … Continue reading →

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (June 8, 2021)

Posted on 2021-06-10 by guenni

[German]On June 8, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Here is an overview of the available updates.

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Was Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Update KB2565063 forgotten in WSUS?

Posted on 2021-06-10 by guenni

[German]A brief question for the administrators among the blog readers who manage updates with WSUS. Has the current version of the update KB2565063 (Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package) been deployed on WSUS? Or did Microsoft simply forget about … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (June 8, 2021)

Posted on 2021-06-09 by guenni

[German]On June 8, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems that are still in ESU support. Also with ESU Bypass v11 the whole thing still works. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2008 … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (June 8, 2021)

Posted on 2021-06-09 by guenni

[German]As of June 8, 2021, Microsoft has released various updates for Windows 8.1. However, these security updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information on the Monthly Rollup and Security only updates for these operating … Continue reading →

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

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (June 8, 2021)

Posted on 2021-06-09 by guenni

[German]On June 8, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to the current version 21H1). Here are some details about the respective patchday security … Continue reading →

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 21.005.20048

Posted on 2021-06-09 by guenni

[German]Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 21.005.20048 on June 8, 2021. The release notes include download addresses for the Windows and macOS installers, as well as notes on what bug has been fixed. … Continue reading →

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Ironside: Police trick criminals with ANOM Crypto-Devices and Messenger app

Posted on 2021-06-09 by guenni

[German]It is the stuff of a detective story. Among criminals, cell phones with encrypted communication using the messenger service ANOM were very popular. What the criminals didn't know was that the American FBI had taken over ANOM and was able … Continue reading →

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Colonial Pipeline News: Hack by stolen VPN credential, FBI partially recovers ransom money

Posted on 2021-06-08 by guenni

[English]The ransomware attack at US Colonial Pipeline resulted from a phishing attack in which the hackers captured VPN credentials for the IT systems. Such credentials are now traded on the darknet for numerous companies. In addition, the FBI has managed … Continue reading →

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Siloscape malware targets Windows containers in Kubernetes clusters

Posted on 2021-06-07 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks are sounding the alarm, having encountered malware called Siloscape. The malware attempts to compromise Windows containers running in Kubernetes clusters in the cloud. It then attempts to infiltrate all containers in the Kubernetes cluster. … Continue reading →

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