Tag Archives: Security

0patch fixes CVE-2020-1113 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

Posted on 2020-08-12 by guenni

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the vulnerability CVE-2020-1113 (Windows Task Scheduler Security Feature Bypass) for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license).

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (August 11, 2020)

Posted on 2020-08-12 by guenni

[German]On August 11, 2020, Microsoft released several (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is an overview of these updates.

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (August 11, 2020)

Posted on 2020-08-12 by guenni

[German]On August 11, 2020, Microsoft released various updates for Windows 8.1. These updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about them.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (August 11, 2020)

Posted on 2020-08-12 by guenni

[German]On August 11, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective updates.

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Google Chrome 84.0.4147.125 released

Posted on 2020-08-11 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a new security update for the Google Chrome on August 10, 2020, which raises the browser to version 84.0.4147.125. Google has published this blog post about 84.0.4147.125.

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

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Google Chrome: Bug enables data theft

Posted on 2020-08-11 by guenni

[German]In all Chromium browsers (Google Chrome, Edge, Opera) there is a fat bug CVE-2020-6519, which introduces a vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection and steal data from website visitors.

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Security: Vulnerabilities in Cisco products

Posted on 2020-08-11 by guenni

[German]A brief overview of various vulnerabilities in Cisco products. The Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G is vulnerable. And there are also vulnerabilities in AnyConnect (Windows).

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Millions of IoT devices easily hackable

Posted on 2020-08-11 by guenni

[German]Unpleasant, but not surprising, findings from the Def Con 2020: the vast majority of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are open like a hole and easily hackable. Only idiots, naive people, and hasaders use such devices with (unsecured) access from … Continue reading →

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Reddit hacked – Sub-Reddits defaced

Posted on 2020-08-08 by guenni

[German]Hackers have succeeded in hacking the platform reddit.com in a coordinated action. After that, slogans for a re-election of Trumps were displayed in the Sub-Reddits.

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Windows Print Spooler bug allows malware admin privileges

Posted on 2020-08-07 by guenni

[German]Security researchers have found a way to abuse the print spooler in Windows and give programs administrative privileges. This can be exploited by malware to implant itself on the system. There is no patch for this bug yet, as the … Continue reading →

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