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WinBtrfs v1.7.4 released
[German]Short information for people who want to access Linux Btrfs disks under Windows. Blog-reader Georg S. pointed out to me (thanks for that) that on August 23rd, 2020 version v1.7.4 was released.
Microsoft: Flash Player will be removable in autumn, support will end in 2021
[German]Microsoft points out in a new post that support for the Adobe Flash Player will generally be discontinued at the end of 2020. Then the Flash Player will be removed from Windows 10. Users should be able to uninstall the … Continue reading
Trend Micro Apex One and Office Scan XG vulnerable
[German]Administrators using Trend Micro's Apex One, Apex One as a Service (SaaS) and Office Scan XG products as a protection solution on Windows and macOS need to act. The products are vulnerable through four vulnerabilities, but an update is available.
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Cisco closes critical Jabber vulnerability on Windows
[German]Network equipment supplier Cisco has released an updated version of its video conferencing and messaging application Jabber for Windows. The update addresses four critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, Remote Code Execution (RCE). It is … Continue reading
PowerToys 0.21.1, 0.22.0-Experimental
[German]Microsoft released version 0.21.1 of PowerToys a few hours ago as a bug-fix update for Windows 10 users. These tools are free of charge and offer additional features for Windows 10. Additionally the developers are now starting to create something … Continue reading
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 ...
Firefox 80.0.1 released
[German]The Mozilla developers have released version 80.0.1 of the Firefox browser on September 1, 2020. This is a maintenance update to fix bugs.
Cisco security advisories for Network OS
[German]Administrators of Cisco products (switches etc.) need to patch. That's because the manufacturer issued six security advisories this week with warnings about weak points in products.
Thunderbird 78.2.1 with OpenPGP support released
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have released version 78.2.1 of the e-mail client on August 29, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which provides OpenPGP support. This was missing … Continue reading
Popup notifications with 'Test' annoyed Android users
[German]It is a strange story that is currently being picked up by the media. Android users get push notifications with the text 'Test' in their Messenger apps. At the moment it's probably unclear where these messages come from – from … Continue reading
Zero-Day in Autodesk 3ds Max used for industrial espionage
[German]Security analysts at Bitdefender have discovered a new case of industrial espionage by an APT hacker group in a recent analysis. A plugin for Autodesk 3ds Max was used to smuggle malware into companies for industrial espionage purposes. The case … Continue reading