Category Archives: Software

Zabbix version 7.0.0 LTS and 7.0.1 released

Posted on 2024-06-23 by guenni

[German]Another newsflash – Zabbix version 7.0.0 was released as an LTS release at the beginning of June. Zabbix is a distributed open source monitoring solution for the corporate environment. An overview of the new features can be found here and … Continue reading →

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SoftMaker FreeOffice Version 2024 available

Posted on 2024-06-18 by guenni

[German]German manufacturer SoftMaker has just released its FreeOffice 2024 as a new, completely revised version for Windows, Mac and Linux (also in English). The free office package SoftMaker FreeOffice positions itself as a fully-fledged alternative to Microsoft Office. Advertising

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Microsoft removes the falsely "Edge installed" Copilot app from Windows

Posted on 2024-06-15 by guenni

[German]Along the lines of "We made a mistake", Microsoft rolled out the Copilot app to Windows (Windows 10/11 clients and Windows Server 2022) in March 2024 with an "accidental" Edge update. Redmond has since "cleaned up" and gradually uninstalled the … Continue reading →

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redfox.bz (AnyStream, CloneDVD etc.) is offline (June 2024)

Posted on 2024-06-08 by guenni

[German]Brief information, although I don't know exactly how relevant the topic is for the readership of this blog. The provider of programs such as AnyStream, CloneDVD etc., redfox.bz, has been unavailable online for a few days now. Something happened sometime … Continue reading →

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Webex: Potentially hundreds of thousands of meetings in ministries publicly accessible

Posted on 2024-06-07 by guenni

[German]Webex communication software from Cisco have had a security flaw. Research by journalists of German media "Die Zeit" revealed that the software has more vulnerabilities than the developer Cisco has publicly confirmed. According to Zeit research by Eva Wolfangel, "thousands … 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 ...

Microsoft 365 version 2405 causes memory errors and freezes in Access

Posted on 2024-06-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft released version 2405 for Microsoft 365/Office 365 apps at the end of May 2024. I have now received feedback from blog readers complaining about Microsoft Access crashing. There may be a memory leak that is causing various problems with … Continue reading →

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Copilot+AI: Recall, a security disaster – AI-assisted theft

Posted on 2024-06-06 by guenni

[German]On May 20, 2024, Microsoft presented the "Copilot+PC" concept and opened the next big barrel (hardware with AI support and Copilot). A feature called Recall is supposed to constantly take screenshots (or snapshots) of everything that happens on the system … Continue reading →

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New teams application in Vmware Horizon

Posted on 2024-06-04 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is working hard to push its new Teams 2.0 client into the user community. Even if the old Teams client is still available for a while, IT decision-makers may sooner or later be faced with the problem of how … Continue reading →

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All .Net 6,7,8 updates pulled and re-released by Microsoft

Posted on 2024-06-04 by guenni

[German]On May 14, 2024, Microsoft also released updates for .Net 6,7 and 8 (I didn't mention this in the blog). As usual with Microsoft, "Do it again Sam" also applies here – somehow people don't get it right at the … Continue reading →

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Check Point Remote VPN security update for CVE-2024-24919

Posted on 2024-05-31 by guenni

[German]There is a vulnerability CVE-2024-24919 in Check Point Remote Access VPN, which has been used by attackers for attacks since the end of April 2024. These steal Active Directory data in order to gain access to the victim's network and … Continue reading →

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