Tag Archives: Security

A new WPA/WPA2 attack with PMKID

[German]A new method of attacking Wi-Fi connections encrypted/secured via WPA/WPA2 using PMKID has become public. Here are a few details what is known so far.

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Remote Code Execution vulnerability in HP inkjet printers

[German]Here is a security notification for users of HP inkjet printers. HP has discovered vulnerabilities in the firmware of various printers that allow remote code execution.

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A Virus infected fabs from iPhone Chip maker TSMC

[German]According to press reports, the production facilities of the iPhone chip manufacturer TSMC were infected by a virus on Friday (August 3, 2018). The problem should be solved by today's Sunday.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases/Notifications (08/01/2018)

[German]Effective August 1, 2018, Microsoft has pulished Microsoft Security Update Releases for CVE-2018-8172 and CVE-2018-8202 and Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (with notes on Spectre patches). Here are the details.

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Wrong language in Windows Defender Application Guard

[German]Within the blog post I like to document another strange observation made by an administrator on a German Windows 10 Enterprise. The Windows Defender Application Guard displays a user interface in either Czech or Polish.

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

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Microsoft Security Update Releases (CVE-2018-8202)

A short information about the weekend: Microsoft has corrected the security descriptor for the CVE-2018-8202 vulnerability. Here is the information.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases

A short information: Microsoft has revised Microsoft Security Update Releases for CVE-2018-8308. Here are the details.

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Critical vulnerability in Cisco Policy Suite (CSP)

[German]On July 18, 2018, Cisco released 25 security updates, including a critical patch for the Cisco Policy Suite that removes an undocumented password for the root account. Here is some information for administrators using the Cisco Policy Suite (CSP) in … Continue reading

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Updated Microsoft Security Advisory Information

Microsoft revised some security information (Microsoft Security Advisory Notification) on July 19, 2018. There were also revisions to the descriptions of the security updates. Here is an overview of what has changed. 

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Security flaws in MDOP/MBAM July 2018 Update KB4340040

[German]Last week, the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) July 2018 Service Release was published. Today I like to take a brief look at the MDOP/MBAM update KB4340040 under security aspects.

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