Tag Archives: Update

Windows 8/8.1: Out-of-band fix for printer issue (July 28, 2021)

[German]Microsoft has released the next set of out-of-band updates for Windows 8 Embedded/Server 2012 and Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 on July 28, 2021. These updates are supposed to fix the printing issue in connection with SmartCard authentication. Here's a quick … Continue reading

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Out-of-band updates fixes Windows printing issues (July 27, 2021)

[German]Microsoft has released unscheduled updates for Windows 10 version 1809, as well as Windows 7 SP1 (with ESU) and Windows Server 2008 SP2 (with ESU), effective July 27, 2021. These special updates are intended to fix the printing issue associated … Continue reading

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iOS 14.7.1 and macOS 11.5.1

[German]Apple released iOS 14.7.1 and macOS 11.5.1 on July 26, 2021. These are updates that fix bugs and especially security vulnerabilities. One vulnerability is already being exploited for attacks practically in the wild.

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Windows 10: July 2021 update may cause printing issues with SmartCard authentication

[German]The Windows 10 security updates released on July 13, 2021 for the regular patchday (see Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (July 13, 2021)) may cause printing issues in certain scenarios. Printing and scanning can fail if these devices use smart card … Continue reading

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Security Updates for Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance

[German]Several vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-1600, CVE-2021-1601) exist in IPv4 and IPv6 forwarding in the Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance. These vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to access sensitive internal services through an external interface. However, Cisco has since provided security updates … Continue reading

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

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Windows 10: Update installation error due to missing graphics driver update

[German]In this blog post, I take up the case of a blog reader who, with a Windows 10 Pro system (it was a Medion brand device – a German subsidiary of Lenovo), faced the problem that the monthly cumulative updates … Continue reading

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WordPress 5.8

As of 7/20/2021, WordPress 5.8 has been released by the developers. This is a new major version, which comes with some new features. An overview of these new features can be found in this WordPress article. I've updated my WordPress … Continue reading

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DevilsTongue spyware from Israeli company Candiru exploited Windows vulnerabilities

[German]After I just reported about spy Trojans of the Israeli NSO Group on smartphones (see Pegasus spy software of NSO Group on many smartphones), I can also reveal the second case. The Israeli company Candiru exploited vulnerabilities in Windows to … Continue reading

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Exchange security updates from July 2021 breaks ECP and OWA

[German]As of July 13, 2021, Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019. These July updates are intended to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners and found by Microsoft's internal processes … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 91.0.4472.164 fixes 0-day vulnerability

[German]Google has released Google Chrome 91.0.4472.164 for Windows, Mac and Linux on July 15, 2021. It is a security update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities in older browser versions at once. The browser should be patched quickly, as a 0-day vulnerability … Continue reading

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