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Thunderbird 91.5.0
[German]Small addendum: The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.5.0 on January 11, 2022. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch, which makes numerous fixes. Here is a brief overview.
Windows Server: January 2022 security updates are causing DC boot loop
[German]I'll pull it out separately as a blog post. Administrators of Windows Domain Controllers should be careful about installing the January 2022 security updates. I have now received numerous reports that Windows servers acting as domain controllers will not boot … Continue reading
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Tagged issue, Patchday 1.2022, Security, Update, Windows Server
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Security updates for Exchange Server (January 2022)
[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 as of January 11, 2022. These updates are required to address vulnerabilities reported by external security partners and found through Microsoft's internal processes. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Exchange, Patchday 1.2022, Security, Update
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (January 11, 2022)
[German]On January 11, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.
Bug: Can't add new contacts to outlook.com
[German]No idea if anyone from the readership uses outlook.om. As I just read, the web variant of Outlook seems to have a bug since a short time, which results in users not being able to create contacts anymore.
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 ...
Developer sabotages open source modules colors.js and faker.js in NPM, affecting thousands of projects
[German]There's a bigger issue looming in open source. Thousands of projects that have included the open source modules colors.js and faker.js via the npm package manager have now run into a serious problem. The developer of the two modules became … Continue reading
VeraCrypt 1.25.7 (for Windows 7, 8.x, 10)
[German]In December 2021, the developers of the encryption software VeraCrypt had released version 1.25.4, which was indeed upgraded for MacOSX on Apple's Silicon M1 processors. But for Windows only systems from Windows 10 were supported. This has been corrected with … Continue reading
Honda and Acura also had a Year 2K22 bug
[German]I've reported already about the Year 2K22 bug, which disturbed Microsoft Exchange or the Sonicwall E-Mail Security Application on 1/1/2022. But also owners of a Honda or an Acura are annoyed by this bug, because the time of the navigation … Continue reading
SonicWall: 2Y22 bug affects email security products
[German]In early January 2022, Microsoft Exchange gave administrators a scare because of a Year 2022 bug. But SonicWall also has a Year 2022 problem with its email security appliance, as I mentioned here on the blog. On Jan. 1, 2022, … Continue reading
Edge 97.0.1072.55
[German]Microsoft has updated to January 6, 2022 and the browser to version 97.0.1072.55. This is a new development branch, which brings some innovations, but also closes security holes. Here is a brief overview of what changes with the update.