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Category Archives: Software
Intel Patchday March 2020
[German] Intel has issued a security advisory on March 10, 2020, in which vulnerabilities in various products and available updates are pointed out. A critical vulnerability is found in a graphics driver.
WordPress-Plugin Import Export WordPress Users vulnerable
The WordPress plugin 'Import Export WordPress Users' is used on over 30,000 websites, but contains a vulnerability in older versions. The vulnerability, discovered on February 26, allowed anyone with access at subscriber level or higher to import new users via … Continue reading
Firefox 74.0 and 68.6.0esr released
[English]The Mozilla developers have released Firefox version 74.0 and 68.6.0esr on March 10, 2020. This is a new major version 74 for the browser, removing support for TLS 1.0/1.1, and a maintenance update for the long-term version (ESR).
ODBC Driver 17.5.2 for SQL Server released
Brief information for users of ODBC Driver for SQL Server. Microsoft has released an update to version 17.5.2. The Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server provides native connectivity from Windows, Linux and MacOS to Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure … Continue reading
Security Updates: Chrome 80.0.3987.132 / Edge 80.0.361.66
[German]Google has released a security update for the Chrome 80.0.3987.132 on 3 March 2020. Microsoft's developers followed on March 4, 2020 and released a security update for the Chromium Edge browser. This updates the browser to version 80.0.361.66.
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 ...
CCleaner v5.64.7613 released
[German]Today a blog post about CCleaner. There is an update to version v5.64.7613, that has been released on March 3, 2020. Here are a few details about this free software for Windows.
SQL Server 2019 CU 2 breaks SQL Server Agent
[German]Nasty surprise for administrators of Microsoft SQL Server 2019 who install the cumulative update 2 of February 13, 2020. This can kill the SQL Server Agent.
Sophos RED50: Bug that bricks UTMs found and fixed
[German]Good news for administrators using Sophos RED50 devices. The bug in the Sophos UTM version 9.603 software which caused the firmware of the device to crash, leaving it bricked, has been found and fixed via firmware update.
Windows PowerShell 7 released
On March 4, 2020, Microsoft released PowerShell version 7.0.0 with some new features. On GitHub, Microsoft lists the changes in the release notes. On the GitHub page, you can also download it for different platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows).
Symantec acquisition by Broadcom ends in license/support chaos
[German]Another short message for IT service providers and people who need licenses for Symantec security products. After Broadcom's acquisition of Symantec, things are likely to go haywire and distributors will not be able to issue new licenses.