Tag Archives: Security

Malicious firmware "Horse Shell" exposed as backdoor for TP-Link routers

Posted on 2023-05-20 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Check Point Research (CRP) have discovered a backdoor called "Horse Shell" while analyzing cyberattacks on European institutions. This was injected as firmware on TP-Link routers by a Chinese state-sponsored APT group called "Camaro Dragon." Check Point Research … Continue reading →

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Microsoft SharePoint scans password-protected ZIP archives

Posted on 2023-05-17 by guenni

[German]It looks like Microsoft also scans ZIP archives in its cloud storage for malicious content (and possibly other content) – even archives that are password-protected from viewing by the user. At least, that's what a post on Mastodon by security … Continue reading →

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KB5025885: Secure boot hardening against vulnerability CVE-2023-24932 (Black Lotus)

Posted on 2023-05-13 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has also released support post KB5025885 for the May 2023 patchday. This post explains how administrators and users need to secure Secure Boot in Windows against the Black Lotous boot kit vulnerability CVE-2023-24932. This vulnerability is exploited by the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft patches Outlook vulnerability CVE-2023-29325

Posted on 2023-05-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has again delivered a fix for an Outlook vulnerability with Windows updates as of May 9, 2023. This update is intended to close a vulnerability in Outlook that was already incompletely patched in March 2023. Russian hackers have exploited … Continue reading →

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US Justice Deactivates Russian "Snake" Spy Software

Posted on 2023-05-11 by guenni

[German]The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have announced that they have disabled the Snake spyware. This spy software was abused by the Russian secret service to infect computer systems and use them for spying. Over the past 20 … Continue reading →

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

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (May 9, 2023)

Posted on 2023-05-11 by guenni

[German]On May 9, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. With the April 2023 patchday, support for Office 2013 ended – but vulnerabilities were still closed … Continue reading →

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (May 9, 2023)

Posted on 2023-05-10 by guenni

[German]As of May 9, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in its 4th ESU year) as well as for Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still run on Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (May 9, 2023)

Posted on 2023-05-10 by guenni

[German]On May 9, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (May 9, 2023)

Posted on 2023-05-10 by guenni

[German]On May 9, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (May 9, 2023)

Posted on 2023-05-09 by guenni

[German]On May 9, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates fix 37 CVE vulnerabilities, six of which are critical and 36 are classified as important. … Continue reading →

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