Category Archives: Software

Exchange Server September 2021 CU (2021/09/28)

[German]Microsoft has released the Exchange quarterly cumulative updates (CU) for September 2021, effective September 28. The quarterly cumulative updates (CUs) are available for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019. These CUs include fixes for customer-reported issues, all previously released … Continue reading

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25 years of Sysinternals

It's crazy: 25 years ago, Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich started their Sysinternals tools. On October 14, 2021, there will therefore be a virtual anniversary event. 

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Outlook.com: IMAP-XOAUTH2 login fails – some mail clients affected

[German]Microsoft seems to have recently changed the authentication for the IMAP protocol on its Outlook.com email service. It is no longer possible to use XOAUTH2, so some mail clients refuse to cooperate. Here is a brief overview of the situation.

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Thunderbird 91.1.2

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.1.2 on September 28, 2021. This is a maintenance and security update for the 91 development branch, which makes minor fixes.

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WordPress DSGVO Plugin from legalweb.io hacked

[German]The GDPR plugin for WordPress from the provider legalweb.io has been hacked. WordPress installations that have used this plugin are considered compromised. Users are being redirected to malware sites. Here is a brief summary of what I am aware of … 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 ...


Exchange Server September 2021 CU comes Sept. 28 with Microsoft Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service

[German]A brief article about Microsoft Exchange Server (On-Premises). The release of the Cumulative Update (CU) for Microsoft Exchange Server for September 2021 has been postponed to September 28, 2021. There are supposed to be some new features with the cumulative … Continue reading

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Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 3.0.1

Microsoft has just released Microsoft.Data.SqlClient version 3.0.1. The update fixes several issues that are important to users.

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Microsoft Edge 94.0.992.31

[German]Following the Chrome update (to version 94.0.4606.61), Microsoft has also updated the Edge browser to version 94.0.992.31 as of September 24, 2021 via Windows Update. The security update fixes the vulnerability CVE-2021-37973, which has already been fixed in Google Chrome. … Continue reading

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Microsoft tries to register autodiscover domains

[German]After a design error in the Autodiscover protocol used by Microsoft Exchange became public, Microsoft is now rushing to register all Autodiscover domains. This is because clients may leak access data from Exchange accounts to such Autodiscover domains via the … Continue reading

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Chrome 94.0.4606.61 fixes 0-day

[German]Google has surprisingly released the stable version of Google Chrome 94.0.4606.61 for Windows, Mac and Linux on September 24, 2021. It is a security update that closes a 0-day vulnerability. Here is a brief overview of what problem has been … Continue reading

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