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Monthly Archives: July 2023
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Support for Android 4.4 ends
Short information for users of older Android devices: Google has announced that it will stop supporting API levels 19 and 20 (that is Android Kitkat 4.4) in August 2023. This means that this operating system, which still runs on just … Continue reading
SharePoint Online outage on July 25, 2023 due to incorrect TLS certificate
[German]On July 24, 2023, there was a brief outage of SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. After two hours, Microsoft informed us that the problem was related to an update and had already been corrected. In the meantime, it has … Continue reading
Outlook blocks hyperlinks after July 2023 update; a workaround from Microsoft
[German]Since installing the July 11, 2023 security updates that closed a Security Feature Bypass vulnerability in Outlook, some users can no longer use hyperlinks without restrictions. Either a warning comes up or the hyperlinks no longer work. Now Microsoft has … Continue reading
Super Mario Game Installer Spreads SupremeBot Malware
[German]Another small addendum in terms of security. At the end of June 2023, security researchers from Cyble issued a warning about a Super Mario Game installer. Security researchers have come across a corresponding installer that contains a Trojan and spreads … Continue reading
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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 114.0.1823.90 and 115.0.1901.183
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser to version 1114.0.1823.90 as of July 21, 2023, as well as released version 115.0.1901.183 (thanks to the reader for the tip). They are security updates that fix bugs and vulnerabilities. Advertising
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VMs running Windows Server Datacenter 2022 on Azure with Desktop Experience: Hotpatching available
[German]One more quick piece of information for administrators who manage Windows Server 2022 Datacenter virtual machines on Microsoft Azure with Desktop Experience. Microsoft has just announced that hotpatching is now available for these machines. Advertising
Stolen AAD key allowed (Storm-0558) wide-ranging access to Microsoft cloud services
[German]Microsoft had to admit on begin of July 2023 that suspected Chinese hackers from the Storm-0558 group were able to forge security tokens using a stolen private MSA key. Then then gain broad access to Microsoft cloud services, as Wiz … Continue reading
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Windows CSP Update page: Windows Update policies are not correct
[German]Another "shortie for the weekend", since I haven't considered this topic yet. Microsoft provides a set of group policies (GPOs) for managing/controlling updates in Windows. The whole thing is documented on the Policy CSP for Updates page. I had already … Continue reading
Thunderbird 115.0.1
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have already released another update of the email client to version 115.0.1 on July 20, 2023. It is a bug fix update, which should eliminate errors and a vulnerability. Advertising
Outlook appointments automatically become teams meetings
[German]Besides the issue, that Outlook constantly asking to open previous session windows on startup (see Outlook startup asks for "re-open windows", options to disable missing), there may be another bug that has made its way into the Click-2-Run versions of … Continue reading