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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 10, 2020)
[German]On March 10, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates.
New LVI LFB vulnerability discovered in Intel CPUs
[German]The newly discovered vulnerabilities in CPUs continue. Intel is again affected after security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in CPUs that allow data theft.
AMD CPUs (from 2011) vulnerable to side channel attacks
[German]Most AMD processors, which has been introduced since 2011, are vulnerable to side channel attacks, as security researchers have now revealed in a new study.
Does Windows 10 V1803 Home/Pro still get updates?
[German]Strange story told to me by a blog reader. Although Windows 10 version 1803 was dropped from support on November 12, 20918 for Home and Pro, he still get cumulative updates. Addendum: Got feedback from several users, that Windows 10 … Continue reading
Microsoft Office, the Cloud, Licenses and Security
[German]Companies using Office 365.com as a cloud solution may run into security issues if they have booked the 'wrong' license plan. This is because Microsoft keeps log files for a different period of time (90 days to 1 year) depending … 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 ...
Vulnerability CVE-2020-9054 affects Zyxel USG/ATP firewalls
[German]Zyxel's USG/ATP firewalls are also affected by the CVE-2020-9054 vulnerability, as is their NAS. The vendor has released a firmware update to close the vulnerability.
Vulnerability in ‘Intel x86 Root of Trust’
[German]All Intel CPUs released in the past five years contain an unfixable flaw, that affects the 'Intel x86 Root of Trust'. Intel tried to patch to lessen the damage of exploits. But security researcher say that's not enough to protect … Continue reading
Security round up (03/06/2020)
[German]At the end of the week a collection of security topics that have come to my attention over the last days and for which I do not want to create a separate blog post.
Security Updates: Chrome 80.0.3987.132 / Edge 80.0.361.66
[German]Google has released a security update for the Chrome 80.0.3987.132 on 3 March 2020. Microsoft's developers followed on March 4, 2020 and released a security update for the Chromium Edge browser. This updates the browser to version 80.0.361.66.
Windows 7: Securing with the 0patch solution – Part 2
[German]In Part 1, I described how I was able to install the February 2020 security update on Windows 7 SP1 using an ESU license and the ByPassESU solution. Part 2 now deals with securing a Windows 7 SP1 system after … Continue reading