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Microsoft has updated the Meltdown/Spectre information page
[German]Microsoft has released several updates to close Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Now the information page, that informs about that mitigation, has been updated again.
German District Hospital: IT systems grounded by a virus
German District Hospital Fürstenfeldbruck (in Bavaria) has been offline for more than a week with it's computer systems, due to a virus infection.
Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (November 13, 2018)
[German]As of November 13, 2018 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has released several security updates for supported Microsoft Office versions and products such as Sharepoint.
Microsoft Security Update Releases/Advisory Notification 11/2018
[German]Just a brief addendum to the Patchday (November 13, 2018). Microsoft has also released two documents with Security Update Release Information and Security Update Advisory Notification. Addendum: Revisions from November 14, 2018 are added.
Microsoft’s TLS issues
[German]Microsoft is planning to end support for TLS 1.0/1.1 in its products (Windows, Office 365 etc.) and switch to TLS 1.2/1.3. But it seems that this will cause some trouble at the moment. Here's a short summary of what I … 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 ...
Security update for VMware Workstation Pro/Player etc.
[German]VMware has released security updates for its virtualization products VMware Workstation Pro, VMware Player, VMware ESXi and VMware Fusion.
Cisco Security Advisories and Updates
Users of Cisco software/products can once again look forward to several updates. On November 7, 2018, the manufacturer provided a new batch of security advisories for updates.
VirtualBox: Exploit for 0-day vulnerability
Bad news messages for users of the Oracle virtualization solution Virtualbox up to version 5.2.20. There is a 0-day vulnerability in the E1000 network component. Unfortunately, an exploit for this vulnerability has also become public. So if you use Virtualbox, … Continue reading
Bitlocker on SSDs: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (Nov. 6, 2018)
[German]Microsoft has released a new Security Advisory on November 6, 2018 with hints for hardware and software encryption on Bitlocker SSD drives. Fits to a topic that I mentioned a few hours ago in a separate blog post.
SSD vulnerability breaks (Bitlocker) encryption
[German]Security researchers have found vulnerabilities in popular SSD drives. These make it possible to bypass an data encryption and read the encrypted data without the encryption key. Windows and its Bitlocker encryption are particularly affected. But there are solutions to … Continue reading