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Accusation: Microsoft failed with security in the SolarWinds hack
[German]Security experts and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden are making serious accusations and accusing industry leader Microsoft of negligence. They say Microsoft failed to fix known problems with its cloud software and warn users. That, they say, is what enabled the … Continue reading
LastPass Android app tracks its users
[German]Users of the Android app LastPass (password manager) should consider removing it from their devices. German security researcher Mike Kuketz has found several trackers in the Android app that monitor devices and users.
Microsoft Security Update Releases (Feb. 25, 2021)
[German]Microsoft has updated several security advisories as of Feb. 25, 2021. These range from an Exchange spoofing vulnerability to Python Extension RCE in Visual Studio.
VMware fixes critical RCE vulnerabilities im vSphere HTML5 client
[German]VMware warns its users about critical RCE vulnerabilities in the vSphere HTML5 Client and other products. Security updates are now available for the affected products.
Jian: NSA tool copied and used by China's hackers
[German]Security researchers have found evidence that a hacking tool allegedly developed by the U.S. NSA was copied by Chinese hackers and used under the name Jian long before the NSA tools were released by the Shadow Browsers group.
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 ...
2nd SonicWall security update for SMA 100 vulnerability
[German]SonicWall has released a second firmware security update for its SMA 100 to close a 0-day vulnerability. Administrators should install this update immediately as the vulnerability is being exploited.
Privacy bug in Brave browser leaks Tor-Onion URLs to DNS provider
[German]Brave browser have had a bug in the privacy mode, so that the leaked all Tor-Onion URLs in Privat Windows with Tor mode to the DNS provider. However, the developers seem to have corrected this bug in the meantime.
Forced Update KB4577586 removes Flash from Windows 10
[German]Microsoft has begun to remove Adobe Flash Player from Windows. The Windows 10 Preview updates released on February 16, 2021, removes Adobe Flash Player from certain versions of Windows 10. In addition, Microsoft is again forcibly delivering the October 2020 … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Releases (Feb. 17, 2021)
[German]Small addendum from this week: Microsoft has published a summary of changed security descriptions for Excel RCE vulnerabilities and also points to revised servicing stack updates. Here is a brief overview of the info I received via email on 2/18/2021.
Posted in Office, Security, Software, Windows
Tagged Excel, Patchday 2.2021, Security, SSU, Windows
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Edge 88.0.705.74 released
[German]Microsoft has released the update to Edge 88.0.705.74 on February 17, 2021. It is a security update that fixes nine vulnerabilities that have already been fixed in Google Chrome 88. Here is some information about it.