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Bye bye WhatsApp: Swiss Army uses Threema
[German]The Swiss Armed Forces has banned its military personnel from using messengers like WhatsApp while on duty. Instead, all army personnel are to use the Swiss messaging app for official business. The decision was made for security reasons in order … Continue reading
Strange: Norton 360 installs crypto miner
[German]The security and antivirus solution Norton 360 installing a crypto miner on the user's Windows system. Although this can be controlled by the user, it is (in a time we are facing climate change) still questionable. I have become aware … Continue reading
WordPress 5.8.3 released
WordPress version 5.8.3 has been released on January 6, 2022. This new version fixes 4 security issues affect WordPress versions between 3.7 and 5.8. If you haven't yet updated to 5.8, all WordPress versions since 3.7 have also been updated … Continue reading
Chrome 97.0.4692.71 released, contains fixes for 37 security vulnerabilities
[German]Google has released an update to Google Chrome 97.0.4692.71 for Windows, Mac and Linux (and version 97.0.4664.104 for Android) as of January 4, 2022. It's an update to a new development branch that closes vulnerabilities. Here's a quick overview.
VMware security advisory about vulnerability CVE-2021-22045 in VMware Workstation & Co.
[German]Vendor VMware has issued a security alert for vulnerability CVE-2021-22045 as of January 4, 2022. This vulnerability, located in the CD-ROM driver, threatens the security of VMware Workstation, Fusion and ESXi Server through a heap overflow. However, updates are available … 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 ...
Status of the access bug after December 2021 update (2022/01/03)
[German]With the December 2021 security updates for Microsoft Office, vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Jet Red Database Engine and in the Access Connectivity Engine have been fixed. Subsequently, however, Access databases can only be edited by one person. In the meantime … Continue reading
SonicWall E-Mail Security Appliance has also a Year 2022 Bug
[German]A quick information/question for the administrators who have a SonicWall email security appliance in use. Do you have error messages in the log files since 1/1/2022 that indicate a date error? I guess the firmware has the same problem as … Continue reading
Temporary Fix for Exchange Year 2022 Bug FIP-FS Scan Engine failed to load (Jan. 1, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has now delivered a temporary fix for the year 2022 bug that prevents (on-premises) Exchange Servers to transport mails since January 1, 2022. Since I expect that Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, some people will discover that Exchange Server is … Continue reading
Microsoft confirms Exchange Year 2022 problem that FIP-FS Scan Engine failed to load (Jan. 1, 2022)
[German]Exchange servers (on-premises) have had woldwide a Year 2022 problem since January 1 (00:00 UTC), because mails are no longer transported due to a "date error". Meanwhile, Microsoft has confirmed this issue in a separate blog post. The developers are … Continue reading
Exchange Year 2022 Problem: FIP-FS Scan Engine failed to load – Can’t Convert “2201010001” to long (2022/01/01 00:00 UTC)
[German]A short note to the administrators whose on-premises Exchange servers are currently on strike and cannot load the FIP-FS scan engine (virus scanner) and report an error Can't Convert "2201010001" to long. You are probably not alone, as of Jan. … Continue reading