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PSA: Microsoft Security Update Releases January 5, 2018
[German]Microsoft has revised a number of Security Update Releases on January 5, 2018. Here is an overview, what has been revisioned.
IE require DOM storage to display Microsoft’s KB article
[German]A German blog reader informed me a day ago about a strange issue. He was no more able to retrieve Microsoft KB articles from the update history in Internet Explorer. After some investigation we found out, that Microsoft is in … Continue reading
Critical Security Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (01/03/2018)
[German]In addition to updates for Windows 10, Microsoft also released various critical (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions as of January 3,2018. These also address the Intel CPU vulnerability. Here is an … Continue reading
Windows 10: Critical Updates (01/03/2018)
[German]Microsoft released several cumulative updates for various Windows 10 builds on January 3, 2018. This addresses the Intel CPU bug and mitigates vulnerabilities in Edge and Internet Explorer. Here is an overview of what you should know.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Patch to fix Intel Bug
[German]Microsoft starts rolling out an out-of-band update to mitigate (fix) the Intel CPU vulnerability bug within Windows. Currently the update for Windows 10 is available, patches for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 as well as the server counterparts will follow.
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 ...
Is Microsofts (Word) DDE-Patch failed partially?
[German]In December 2017, Microsoft released security updates for Microsoft Office to disable DDE functionality. However, the vulnerability may not be completely mitigated, because a new malware campaign addresses the DDE vulnerability.
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Windows 10 Hello bypassed by printout
[German]Microsoft's Windows Hello authentication technology for Windows 10 isn't foolproof. Two German security researcher has been able to successful bypass Windows Hello with a printout of an image.
Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
[German]Here's a security information for administrators using Palo Alto Networks firewalls with PAN-OS . In PAN-OS there are several critical bugs, which enables attackers to gain remote root access to the firewalls.
Vulnerability: Fortinet’s FortiClient leaks VPN client credentials
[German]The NextGeneration Endpoint Protection solution from Fortinet, FortiClient, contains also a VPN client. This client exposes credentials, but an update is available. I don't know, if blog readers are using FortiClient, but I'm publishing the information as public service announcement … Continue reading
Security update for iCloud for Windows
A serious vulnerability in Apple's HTML rendering engine WebKit also affects the iCloud client for Windows. Apple has now released a security update of the iCloud client to fix these vulnerabilities.