Monthly Archives: March 2021

Exchange isues with ECP/OWA search after installing security update (March 2021)

[German]Brief information for administrators of Microsoft Exchange servers who have yet to install the March 2021 security update. The security update released this week by Microsoft for Microsoft on-premise Exchange servers (2010 to 2019) is indeed intended to close four … Continue reading

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Important notes from Microsoft regarding the Exchange server security update (March 2021)

[German]Microsoft warns, that installing the March 2021 cumulative security updates for Exchange servers need to be done with administrative privileges. Otherwise the patch will not close the vulnerabilities.  In addition, German BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) warns that thousands … Continue reading

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Edge 89.0.774.45 released

[German]Microsoft has released the update to Edge 89.0.774.45 on March 4, 2021. It is a new development branch, with this version fixing various vulnerabilities that have already been fixed in Google Chrome. Here is some information about it.

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Sita hack affects passenger data from Star Alliance

[German]Unpleasant story – the servers of the service provider for airlines, SITA (cooperates with IATA), were hacked. Customer data of air travelers of Star Allicance (among others United) got into the hands of hackers. Singapore Airlines and other airlines  have … Continue reading

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

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Firefox 86: Customize/disable new printing dialog

[German]In Firefox 86, the Mozilla developers have changed the print dialog and adapted it in the direction of Chrome. However, you can reactivate the system print dialog available in earlier Firefox versions if needed. In the article I take a … Continue reading

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Google Chrome 89.0.4389.72 fixes exploited 0-day vulnerability

[German]Google has already released Google Chrome 89.0.4389.72 on March 2, 2021. The browser should be updated promptly because Google is closing an actively exploited 0-day vulnerability (the 2nd in 2021).

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The New Windows is coming; Windows 10 21H1 already rolled out?

[German]Today, a few more topics are summarized in a collective article. For a week now, there has been a rumor that Microsoft will soon be coming around the corner with a "New Windows". And the next version 21H1 of Windows … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office Patchday (March 2, 2021)

[German]On Marchy 2, 2021 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here's a brief overview.

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Exchange server 0-day exploits are actively exploited

[German]Microsoft warns: Four 0-day vulnerabilities are combined for targeted attacks on Exchange via Outlook Web App. Administrators of on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers should urgently respond and install the updates released on March 2, 2021. A security update is also still … Continue reading

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Spectre Exploits for Linux and Windows found on VirusTotal

[German] A security researcher has found working exploits for Linux and Windows on VirusTotal that exploit the Spectre vulnerability discovered in CPUs in 2018. But the exploits only work against unpatched systems, are already detected by virus scanners, and have … Continue reading

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