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CISA warns admins: Patch the SIGRed Windows DNS Server vulnerability
[German]The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging all US authorities to patch the wormable SIGRed vulnerability in Windows DNS Server within 24 hours.
Twitter accounts hacked (July 15, 2020)
[German]Hackers managed to trick Twitter employees on Wednesday and take over tens of thousands of high-profile Twitter accounts (Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Uber and Apple) via their dashboard or an internal tool. This was then used … Continue reading
Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (July 14, 2020)
[German]On July 14, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft released various security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products.
Posted in Office, Security, Update
Tagged Office, Patchday 07-2020, Security, Update
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Chrome 84.0.4147.89 released
[German]Google's developers have updated the Chrome Browser to version 84.0.4147.89 as of July 14 , 2020. This version closes vulnerabiltieis in the desktop version of Google Browser. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 support has also been removed.
Patchday: Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Updates (07/14/2020)
[German]On July 14, 2020, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is an overview of these updates.
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged ESU, KB4565354, KB4565479, KB4565524, KB4565539, Patchday 07-2020, Security, Update, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
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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 ...
Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (July 14, 2020)
[German]On 14 July 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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Tagged KB4565479, KB4565540, KB4565541, KB4566425, Patchday 7-2020, Security, Update, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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Critical update for SigRed Bug in Windows DNS Server
[German]There has been a bug in the code of the Windows DNS server for 17 years that leads to a critical vulnerability. The worm exploitable vulnerability could be exploited to gain domain administrator privileges and compromise the entire underlying corporate … Continue reading
Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (July 14, 2020)
[German]On July 14, 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.
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged KB4558998, KB4565483, KB4565489, KB4565503, KB4565508, KB4565511, KB4565513, Patchday 07-2020, Security, Update, Windows 10
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 14, 2020)
[German]On 14 July 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here you will find a compact overview of these updates.
New Signal feature lets experts uninstall the app
The Messenger Signal has been extremely popular with many people for years and was a replacement for SMS and WhatsApp. However, a new feature now causes security experts to uninstall this messenger.