Monthly Archives: September 2021

Thunderbird 91.1.0

Posted on 2021-09-08 by guenni

[German]In addition to the update of Thunderbird 78.14.0, the developers have also released Thunderbird 91.1.0 as of September 7, 2021. This is a maintenance and security update for the 91 development branch.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (September 7, 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-08 by guenni

[German]On September 7, 2021 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft releases non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, however, there is only one update for Microsoft Office 2016. . Here's a brief overview.

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Thunderbird 78.14.0

Posted on 2021-09-08 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.14.0 as of September 7, 2021. This is a maintenance and security update for the 78 development branch.

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Office-Apps throw login error 0xC0070057

Posted on 2021-09-07 by guenni

[German]Since July 2021, users of Microsoft Office Apps (Office 365) sometimes face the problem that the login fails with the error 0xC0070057. The application in question, such as Microsoft Teams, is then no longer usable. I have been alerted to … Continue reading →

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Firefox 92.0.0, 91.1.0esr and 78.14.0 ESR released

Posted on 2021-09-07 by guenni

[German]Mozilla's developers have released the version 92.0.0, 91.1.0esr and 78.14.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on September 7, 2021. The version 92.0.0 is a new development branch of the browser, and the ESR is in each case a security update, … Continue reading →

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ProtonMail issues IP of a French activist to police

Posted on 2021-09-07 by guenni

[German]Swiss-based email service ProtonMail offers end-to-end encryption of mails before they are sent to ProtonMail's server. ProtonMail is operated by Proton Technologies AG, which is based in Plan-les-Ouates (Canton of Geneva). Its servers are located in two locations in Switzerland, … Continue reading →

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Google is working to fix a bug in clock apps alarm function

Posted on 2021-09-07 by guenni

[German]There is a bug in Android that causes the clock app to no longer reliably execute alarms. Entered wake-up times are then simply no longer signaled by the app, and the user misses the appointments. Now Google has promised to … Continue reading →

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Turn off Defender in Windows with symbolic links

Posted on 2021-09-07 by guenni

[German]Symbolic links allow to disable Defender as antivirus protection under Windows without disabling features like Tamper Protection. The approach simply lets Defender run into the woods during scanning, because the virus scanner is redirected to other folders. I came across … Continue reading →

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Bluetooth risks: Braktooth vulnerability and tracking via head phones

Posted on 2021-09-06 by guenni

[German]Riskante Technik Bluetooth: So haben Sicherheitsforscher bei verschiedenen Bluetooth-Chip-Sets, die in Geräten wie Notebooks, Lautsprechern oder IoT-Geräten verwendet werden, gleich 16 verschiedene Sicherheitslücken entdeckt. Die Schwachstellen firmieren unter dem Namen Braktooth. Und in Oslo ist es gelungen, durch umherfahren mit … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Azure: API changes kills applications and PowerShell scripts

Posted on 2021-09-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft wants to make changes to the Azure API. This will impact applications and PowerShell scripts that rely on this API. The date for the API change is July 1, 2022, might want to keep that in mind if you … Continue reading →

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