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0patch secures Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 after October 2025
[German]Microsoft will end support for Microsoft Office 2016 and Microsoft Office 2019 as planned on October 14, 2025. After that, these versions of Office will no longer receive security updates. However, ACROS Security will continue to secure these two versions … Continue reading
Critical vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC & NetScaler Gateway
[German]Administrators of Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway must respond as new critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-7775, CVE-2025-7776, CVE-2025-8424) have been discovered. Citrix writes that exploitation of a vulnerability via exploits has already been observed.
Perplexity Comet Browser Prompt Injection as a major security risk
[German]Another failure in the field of AI agents. The developers of the Brave browser have revealed a vulnerability in the Perplexity Comet browser. Using prompt injection, it would be possible to retrieve sensitive information from the agent and instruct the … Continue reading
Password manager vulnerability in 11 products enables data theft
[German]Many users manage their passwords in password managers. Security researchers took a closer look at 11 popular extensions (1Password, LastPass, iCloud, and others). These were identified as vulnerable, putting login details, 2FA codes, and credit card data at risk.
Phishing simulations (and SEG) are largely useless
[German]Some companies subject their employees to internal phishing training involving simulated attacks. A study has now shown that these phishing simulations are largely useless. But even secure email gateways cannot stop phishing emails.
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 ...
Chrome extension FreeVPN.One recorded screenshots of every page visited
[German]Anyone who believed that Microsoft's Recall was at the forefront of surveillance needs to think again. Security researchers have discovered the FreeVPN.One extension for the Google Chrome browser. This extension took screenshots of all visited pages and collected additional data. … Continue reading
Open Source AppLocker Policy Generator
[German]Another small finding from the Internet that may be helpful for administrators who work with AppLocker in corporate environments to set application restrictions. The AppLocker Policy Generator promises to support system administrators and security experts in creating and managing AppLocker … Continue reading
Microsoft restricts China's early access via MAPPS to vulnerabilities
[German]Teir China connections seem to have once again "come back to haunt" at Microsoft. I have come across reports that Microsoft no longer grants security researchers from China early access to zero-day vulnerabilities or proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits. The SharePoint incident … Continue reading
Apple released critical security updates (iOS, macOS)
[German]A brief update from this week: On August 20, 2025, Apple released updates for iOS and iPadOS that address critical vulnerabilities in the operating systems. Here is some information.
Windows: Certificate spoofing vulnerability CVE-2025-55229; and MDT vulnerability CVE-2025-55230 (August 21, 2025)
[German]All supported versions of Windows (clients and servers) contained a certificate spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2025-55229) – already fixed in May 2025. On August 21, 2025 updated the support article and listed updates to fix the issue. On August 21, 2025, the … Continue reading