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Microsoft Security Update Summary (August 10, 2021)
[German]On August 10, 2021, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Below is a compact overview of these updates released on the August 2021 patchday.
Exchange Server: Update on ProxyShell vulnerabilities
[German]Unknown thread actors are scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange servers that are updated to March 2021 and are not protected against the ProxyLogon vulnerability. CERT-Bund warns, and calls for patching. Meanwhile, there are advanced Sigma rules for administrators to … Continue reading
Pulse Connect Secure RCE Vulnerability CVE-2021-22937
[German]The ncccgroup released a Technical Advisory as of August 5 warning of the RCE vulnerability CVE-2021-22937 in Pulse Connect Secure. The Pulse Connect Secure appliance suffers from an uncontrolled archive extraction vulnerability that allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files, … Continue reading
Microsoft touts top-notch monthly Windows update efficiency
[German]The timely installation of security updates is a building block to protect Windows systems from the cyber threats of this time. Microsoft therefore once again advertises to its clientele that it implements or achieves a "first-class monthly Windows patch efficiency". … Continue reading
Exchange vulnerabilities: Will we see Hafnium II?
[German]Are we soon seeing a second hafnium disaster, in which Exchange servers are attacked and taken over via vulnerabilities? At the BlackHat 2021 conference, security researcher Orange Tsai spoke about new vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange and, in addition to old … 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 ...
Edge 92.0.902.67
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser to version 92.0.902.67 as of August 5, 2021. The release notes state that security updates to the Chromium browser have been included. Microsoft emailed me the list of fixed vulnerabilities in Chromium.
Microsoft Office Patchday (August 3, 2021)
[German]On August 3, 2021 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft will release non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. Among other things, crashes in Outlook and performance issues are lifted. Here's a brief overview.
Google Chrome 92.0.4515.131 with security fixes
[German]Google has released Google Chrome 92.0.4515.131 for Windows, Mac and Linux on August 2, 2021. It is an update to version 92 that brings new features, but also fixes 10 vulnerabilities in older browser versions at once.
Microsofts Windows Quality Updates Primer (July 21, 2021)
[German]Microsoft provides different types of updates for Windows (10 and 11). These range from the monthly security and quality updates on patchday to preview updates and out-of-band updates. This is all known to well-informed administrators and users. But Microsoft has … Continue reading
Out-of-band update KB5005393 for Windows 10 V1607 printing issues (July 29, 2021)
[German]Microsoft has now released the unscheduled update for Windows 10 version 1607 as well as Windows Server 2016 on July 29, 2021. This special update KB5005393 is supposed to fix the printing problem in connection with a SmartCard authentication. Here … Continue reading