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Tag Archives: Security
Update Outlook due to vulnerability CVE-2018-0950
[German]There is a serious vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook that can allow the stealing of access data or send the system into a BlueScreen loop. Microsoft has released a patchday update (April 10, 2018) to close the vulnerability.
Security Update Release Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft has released a Security Advisory for Visual Studio related to an information disclosure vulnerability. Here is the 'Microsoft Security Update Releases' Microsoft has send out in a broadcasting mail.
Windows 10 Spectre V2 Update for AMD-CPUs
[German]Finally it seems that Windows 10 systems with AMD CPUs can be protected against the Spectre V2 vulnerability with an update. However, there are a lot of hurdles to overcome in order to enjoy the Spectre V2 protection. Here is … Continue reading
Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (April 10, 2018)
[German]On Patchday (second Tuesday of the month, April 10, 2018), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013, and Office 2016.
Cisco warns against state hacker attacks on networks
[German]The vendor of switches and other network components warns its customers against attacks by government hackers on critical infrastructure. Vulnerabilities in Cisco products can be a gateway for such attacks.
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 ...
Microsoft will block RDP connections from clients soon
[German]Due to a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP), the company plans to block RDP connections from unpatched clients to Windows Servers in the future. Administrators need to update all clients and servers, to avoid this situation.
Windows 7 Jan./Feb. 2018 patches opens Total Meltdown vulnerability
[German]It seems that things went terribly wrong. Microsoft's Meltdown updates shipped in January 2018 and February for Windows 7 (and Server 2008 R2) intended to mitigate the Meltdown vulnerability rip open a huge security hole. This allows any process under … Continue reading
Is FlashPeak Inc. shipping Slimjet browser with a backdoor?
[German]Is the Slimjet browser (a Google Chrome clone) moving towards Mozilla? Or does the developer moves to ship potentially unwanted software or even a backdoor? Within this blog post I address a a very strange observation some blog readers are … Continue reading
New Monero mining malware discovered in Google Play
Avast security researchers have discovered two new crypto-mining apps on the Google Play Store that secretly dig on the Monero smartphone. Here are some hints.
Microsoft Security (Bulletin) Update Releases (March 13, 2018)
As part of the March 2018 patchday on March 13, 2018, Microsoft also revised and re-released various security bulletins. Here is the information on these changes.