Monthly Archives: January 2024

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Vulnerability in GNU C Library (glibc) jeopardizes Linux distros

Posted on 2024-01-31 by guenni

[German]The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has recently uncovered four significant vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library (glibc). This library is used in countless Linux applications in common Linux distributions. The vulnerabilities allow attackers to gain root privileges on Linux … Continue reading →

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Microsoft survey on virtualization: Migration from VMware

Posted on 2024-01-31 by guenni

With Broadcom's change of plans regarding the licensing of VMware virtualization products (see Broadcom ends perpetual licenses for VMware products – End of the free ESXi server?), many users are thinking about switching to other products. Microsoft is also thinking … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome 121.0.6167.139/140 with security fixes

Posted on 2024-01-31 by guenni

[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser in the Stable Channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on January 30, 2024. There were also updates for the Extended Stable Channel. The Android app and the iOS app of the … Continue reading →

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Outlook and other apps cannot connect to Outlook.com

Posted on 2024-01-31 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is investigating a problem in which Outlook and probably other apps or applications are unable to connect to outlook.com or sporadic connect errors occur. It affects mail clients that want to access Microsoft mailboxes via POP or IMAP and … Continue reading →

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

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WordPress 6.4.3

Posted on 2024-01-31 by guenni

WordPress 6.4.3 was released a few hours ago. According to the release notes, this is a maintenance and security update that fixes security issues and 21 bugs. Details can be found in the release notes. Advertising

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Microsoft Edge imports Chrome user data without consent

Posted on 2024-01-31 by guenni

[German]New "encroachment" of the Microsoft Edge browser or simply a bug? I'm taking up this topic, which I came across yesterday, in a post. What is it about? Tom Warren from The Verge noticed that the Edge browser opened automatically … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: WMIC will be removed in future

Posted on 2024-01-30 by guenni

[German]Short addendum from last week: Microsoft will retire the command line tool wmic.exe in the next version of Windows. The WMI command line utility (WMIC) provides a command line interface for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). The execution of the tool … Continue reading →

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Windows 11: Preview update KB5034204 causes install issues and shell / Explorer crashes etc.

Posted on 2024-01-30 by guenni

[German]Windows 11 Preview Update KB5034204 released on January 23, 2023 is causing serious problems. Some users are "only" experiencing installation errors (which is less of a problem with an optional update). Those who were able to install the update may … Continue reading →

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Cybersecurity: The risks associated with photovoltaic solar systems

Posted on 2024-01-29 by guenni

[German]The increasing decentralization of the power supply using solar cell systems not only represents progress in the energy transition, but also raises new security issues. Trend Micro has examined the IT security of systems for decentralized energy supply in a … Continue reading →

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How Midnight Blizzard hackers were able to penetrate Microsoft's email system

Posted on 2024-01-28 by guenni

[German]It was recently revealed that hackers from the state-run group Midnight Blizzard Hackers were able to penetrate Microsoft's email system and read messages from executives or security experts. The hackers had been in the system for months. Microsoft has now … Continue reading →

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