Category Archives: browser

Tip: Troubleshooting TLS/SSL issues

Posted on 2019-04-23 by guenni

What can we do, if Internet pages are not accessible due to TLS issues and the browser only displays error messages because communication via TLS/SSL fails?

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Edge’s Secret Trick Breaks Internet Explorer's Security

Posted on 2019-04-19 by guenni

[German]The 0Patch team has developed a micropatch to close a 0-Day Information Disclosure vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10. This vulnerability allows Windows attackers to access files and upload them from the user's system to their own servers. … Continue reading →

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0-day vulnerability in IE 11 allows to steal files

Posted on 2019-04-13 by guenni

[German]There is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer that allows attackers in all versions of Windows to access and steal files. However, Microsoft has no ambitions to patch the vulnerability immediately.

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Chrome 73 shows “Managed by your Organization”

Posted on 2019-04-09 by guenni

Some users of the Google Chrome browser will see a "Managed by your Organization" command in the menu. Here is some information on why this is harmless.

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Firefox wants to block notification spam

Posted on 2019-04-06 by guenni

The increasing use of push notifications by websites annoys many users. The Mozilla developers are therefore working on a function to control the notification spam through push notifications in Firefox.

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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 ...

0-day vulnerabilities in IE and Edge

Posted on 2019-04-03 by guenni

[German]Current versions of Internet Explorer and Edge has 0-day cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit to steal data from other tabs. Although the vulnerabilities were reported to the company 10 months ago, Microsoft hasn't reacted, so there are no … Continue reading →

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Firefox 66.0.2 released

Posted on 2019-03-28 by guenni

Mozilla's developers released version 66.0.2 of the Firefox browser for Windows, Linux and macOS on March 27, 2019. It's a maintenance update that fixes some bugs, especially on Windows 10.

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Firefox 66.0.1 and 60.6.1esr released

Posted on 2019-03-23 by guenni

Mozilla's developers released version 66.0.1 of the Firefox browser for Windows, Linux and macOS on March 22, 2019. At the same time Firefox 60.6.1esr was released. Each update is a maintenance update.

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Tor Browser 8.0.7 released

Posted on 2019-03-21 by guenni

The developers of the Tor project released an update to Tor Browser 8.0.7 on March 19, 2019. This is a maintenance update that updates Firefox 60.6.0esr and various other components and fixes bugs.

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Chrome 73.0.3683.75 available

Posted on 2019-03-14 by guenni

Google's developers have released an update for the Google Chrome browser. This new version 73.0.3683.75 for Windows, Mac and Linux will be introduced in the next days/weeks. The update contains improvements and security fixes. Details about the changes can be … Continue reading →

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