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Tag Archives: Security
Adblock Plus filter can be exploited for malware attacks
[German]The Adblock Plus extension (or it's filters) used in browsers can be misused to inject malware or manipulated what's displayed. This is difficult to detect, says a security researcher who has now now publicy disclosed this vulnerability. Eyeo, the developer … Continue reading
Windows vulnerability CVE-2019-0859 is exploited
[German]In April 2019, Microsoft closed the CVE-2019-0859 vulnerability in Windows with a security update. Kaspersky security researchers have observed multiple attacks attempting to exploit this vulnerability in Windows 7 to 10.
Is Microsoft's Outlook.com hack worse than admitted?
[German]The access of unauthorized third parties to Microsoft's email services such as outlook.com or hotmail.com was deeper than Microsoft first admitted. More details are slowly coming to light.
Microsoft’s mail services (outlook.com, hotmail.com) hacked
Microsoft's email services were hacked and attackers could access email accounts (@msn.com, @hotmail.com, @outlook.com, etc.) of users of these services. Microsoft has confirmed the hack.
0-day vulnerability in IE 11 allows to steal files
[German]There is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer that allows attackers in all versions of Windows to access and steal files. However, Microsoft has no ambitions to patch the vulnerability immediately.
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 Microsoft Office Updates (April 9, 2019)
[German]As of April 9, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has released several security updates for supported Microsoft Office versions and other products.
Patchday Windows 10-Updates (April 9, 2019)
[English]On April 9, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (April 9, 2019)
[German]On April 9, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Sophos false alarms (April 2019)
Administrators using Sophos security solutions may have been bothered by a number of false positives alarms within the recent days. If this is fixed now, the reason is known.
Hackers are Loving Windows PowerShell
PowerShell is available as a script environment on all Windows systems and is not only popular with administrators. Attackers also appreciate PowerShell to run malicious scripts in Windows environments.