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Why numerous IT systems around the world failed due to two errors on July 19, 2024
[German]On July 19, 2024, there were numerous outages to Windows IT systems worldwide. Operations at airports came to a standstill, banks could no longer work, trains were canceled and companies sent their employees home (e.g. Tegut) because the IT systems … Continue reading
Windows Patchday news: MSHTML 0-day vulnerability CVE-2024-38112 exploited by malware
[German]A small addendum to the July 2024 patchday at Microsoft. With the security updates, Microsoft has also closed an MSHTML spoofing vulnerability. There was information that this vulnerability (CVE-2024-38112) was and is being exploited by malware. The vulnerability is in … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 7.2024, Security, Update, Windows
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US data brokers offer 3.6 billion location data of German cell phone users
[German]Research by several German media outlets reveals that US data brokers are offering the locations of cell phone users in Germany. Some of the data can even be accessed free of charge, as research by netzpolitik.org and BR shows. A … Continue reading
An open API at Deutsche Telekom is leaking user data
[English]German security expert Lilith Wittmann discovered an unprotected API from Deutsche Telekom, that can be used, to retrieve details about landline connections via their internet access. She set up a website that can be used to retrieve data from Telekom's … Continue reading
Cloud expansion jeopardized by lack of security know-how?
[German]An exciting story: everything is (at least it feels like it is) moving into the cloud. But the German companies that are already in the cloud are facing serious security problems. Security provider Tenable has taken a closer look and … 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 ...
Outlook to Exchange auto-discovery and the duplicate .com.com domain
[German]I'm posting a curious reader observation here in the blog. It's about the auto-discovery of e-mail recipients in Outlook via the auto-discovery service in Microsoft Exchange. One reader noticed a crude problem in this context. Someone seems to have registered … Continue reading
Microsoft Office Updates (July 9, 2024)
[German]On July 9, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. Below you will find an overview of … Continue reading
Blast RADIUS attack enables RADIUS authentication to be bypassed
[German]A vulnerability (CVE-2024-3596) discovered by security researchers makes it possible to log into a network using the RADIUS network authentication protocol without further authentication. The vulnerability, called Blast-RADIUS, could jeopardize network security in companies because RADIUS network authentication can be … Continue reading
Windows Server 2012 / R2 and Windows 7 (July 9, 2024)
[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were published on July 9, 2024. Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired in January 2024. However, updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be downloaded … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 7.2024, Security, Update, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (July 9, 2024)
[German]On July 9, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 23H2 also received updates. Here are some details about these … Continue reading
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Tagged Patchday 7.2024, Security, Update, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022
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