Monthly Archives: September 2017


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WannaCry infection stops Mercedes Benz production?

[German]Strange story that's going around right now. In German factories of car maker Mercedes Benz (Daimler AG) production computers are supposed to be infected with WannaCry ransomware. Also vendor Festo is claimed to be infected with WannaCry. Advertising

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Tails 3.2 released: BlueBorne-Fix and Linux Kernel 4.12

[German]The developers of the Linux distribution Tails has released the new version 3.2. Apart from minor improvements there are several security fixes. The maintainers of the distribution strongly recommend to upgrade to this version. Advertising

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Tor Browser 7.0.6 released

[German]The Tor project has released Tor browser 7.0.6 for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X on September 26, 2017. An Update is recommended. Advertising

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Firefox 56 released – IndexDB bug fixed, new screenshot tool

[German]Mozilla developers has released Firefox browser version 56 for Windows, Linux and macOS. Beside a screenshot tool there are many improvements and also fixes under the hood. Advertising

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

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Windows Debugger Preview with Time Travel Debug-Feature

[German]In the latest preview of the Windows debugger WinDbg, Microsoft has introduced a new Time Travel Debugging (TTD) function. Advertising

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Outlook Sept. patch day bug reviews (iCloud, VB-Script…)

[German]Microsoft hasn't been too successful with the latest updates for Outlook. Every update shipped for Outlook during the last months is causing issues. Since May 2017, one patch after the other has been causing problems. Here is the attempt to … Continue reading

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Oracle closes security vulnerability in Apache Struts 2

[German]Oracle has just closed critical vulnerabilities in its Apache Struts 2 framework. A vulneraby CVE-2017-9805 in Struts version 2.5 – 2.5.12 had become known a few weeks ago. Version 2.5.13 doesn't contain this vulnerability. Oracle has released this document dealing … Continue reading

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Firmware-Update for Surface Pro

Microsoft has released a Firmware update for Surface Pro that contains new WiFi and Bluetooth drivers for this device. Advertising

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Does iOS 11.0.1 fixes the Outlook.com/Office365/Exchange Mail bug?

[German]There is currently some confusion about the iOS 11.0.1 maintenance update released by Apple last night. Apple claims, that the mail bug regarding Outlook.com, Office365 and Exchange has been fixed. But I got some feedback from German users, that nothing … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 61.0.3163.100 fixes vulnerabilities

Google will release Chrome 61.0.3163.100 during automatic update, to fix several vulnerabilities found in this browser. Advertising

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