Tag Archives: Security

Nearly two-thirds of XIoT vulnerabilities remotely exploitable

Posted on 2023-04-23 by guenni

[German]From a security perspective, I think we're in for a disaster – I've had Claroty's State of XIoT Security Report: 2H 2022 for a few days now. It does show the positive impact of increased vulnerability research and increased vendor … Continue reading →

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Windows April 2023 Updates: Netlogon- and Kerberos protocol changes, there seems to be issues

Posted on 2023-04-22 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has indeed postponed its schedules for phased adjustments to the Netlogon protocol (due to CVE-2022-38023) and the Kerberos protocol from April 11, 2023 to June 13, 2023. But with the Windows update of April 11, 2023, the option to … Continue reading →

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QueueJumper: Patch critical RCE vulnerability in MSMQ service

Posted on 2023-04-17 by guenni

[German]A remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2023-21554 exists in the Microsoft Message Queuing service (MSMQ), which has been rated critical with a CVEv3 score of 9.8. Microsoft has released security updates for Windows clients and servers on April 11, 2023, that … Continue reading →

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Affinity forums hacked (April 6, 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-16 by guenni

[German]Unpleasant information for users of Affinity forums. The operator informs its users that there was a cyber attack on April 6, 2023. It seems that the account of an administrator was compromised, so that the attacker(s) could gain access to … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 112.0.5615.121 / Edge 112.0.1722.48

Posted on 2023-04-16 by guenni

[English]Google has released unscheduled updates to Google Chrome Browser 112 in the Extended and Stable channels for Mac, Linux and Windows as of April 14, 2023. Microsoft has also update the Edge browser version 112. They are security updates that … Continue reading →

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

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Western Digital hack: Attackers stole 10 terabytes, demand ransom

Posted on 2023-04-15 by guenni

[German]Hard drive manufacturer Western Digital had admitted to a cyber attack on its IT networks on April 3, 2023. Now the hackers responsible for this attack have probably revealed details to a US medium. Thus, 10 terabytes of data could … Continue reading →

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Cyber attack on Rheinmetall Group (April 2023) – civil branches affected

Posted on 2023-04-15 by guenni

[German]German Rheinmetall Group (defence and automotiv supplier) and its subsidiaries have been hit by a cyber attack. This is already the second attack within a few months – this time probably successful. The attack has been known since Friday, April … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (April 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-13 by guenni

[German]On April 11, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. The April 2023 patchday ends support for Office 2013, and two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities … Continue reading →

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (April 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-13 by guenni

[German]As of April 11, 2023, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in the 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still run on Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview of … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (April 11, 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-12 by guenni

[German]On April 11, 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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