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Monthly Archives: August 2023
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Microsoft AI event on September 21, 2023 in New York
On September 21, 2023, Microsoft will hold an event in New York. I had not addressed the topic here in the blog, but has read first speculations of other media what will be shown at the event. Advertising
WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2023-40477: Also third-party software affected?
In my blog post WinRAR Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-40477 I had mentioned a vulnerability in WinRAR, which has been fixed with the update to WinRAR version 6.23. Andreas Marx from AV-Test recently pointed out that basically all software that uses … Continue reading
Edge 116: Mysterious files bgaupdate.exe and bgaupsell.exe
[German]I received reports from users, that the Microsoft Edge browser has been installing the mysterious files bgaupdate.exe and bgaupsell.exe for quite some time. While these were not functional until now, something seems to have changed with Edge 116. Bloat- and … Continue reading
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Palo Alto: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Vulnerabilities Readback (August 2023)
[German]Vendor Ivanti has had to warn about critical vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) several times in recent weeks and issue security updates. The starting point for this flood of security reports was that Norway's government was hacked via … 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 ...
Outlook: Body of accepted meetings is write only now; by design after Office August 2023 update
[German]Short information for administrators of Office installations with Microsoft Outlook. I received reports, that since installing August 2023 updates for Microsoft Outlook were installed, the so-called body text of appointments can only be changed by the organizer of the appointment. … Continue reading
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Edge 116.0.1938.62 released, issues with ignored policies for users logged in to user account fixed?
[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser to version 116.0.1938.62 as of August 25, 2023. It is a maintenance update that probably fixes an issue with ignored group policies when logging in to the user account and also fixes vulnerabilities. Advertising
Windows Defender Credential Guard: Root cause of Windows 11 22H2 RDP issues?
[German]Since weeks, administrators have been complaining about problems with remote desktop connections that can occur on Windows 11 22H2. Microsoft announced in July 2023 that they are investigating the problem, and there is probably a workaround. Coincidentally, however, a blog … Continue reading
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Duolingo: Leak with 2.6 million user records, check for 'Have I been Pwned' possible
[German]Vulnerabilities in the language learning app/platform API from Duolingo allows to scape user data. Now Troy Hunt has integrated a data set with information on 2.6 million Duolingo users into his platform 'Have I been Pwned'. And if I've noticed … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR error caused by preview updates (August 22, 2023)
[German]The old recommendation not to install a month's preview updates immediatly has proven itself again in August 2023. The optional preview updates released on August 22, 2023 are supposed to fix numerous bugs and provide new group policies in Windows … Continue reading
FYI: Citrix ShareFile worldwide down (24, Aug. 2023)
Brief information for administrators who are responsible for Citrix ShareFile. David M. just emailed me about a worldwide outage (thanks for that). He noted that this afternoon (8/24/2023) the connection to Citrix Sharefile became slower and slower. Then the connection … Continue reading