Category Archives: Software

Tor Browser 9.0.6

Posted on 2020-03-14 by guenni

[German]Brief information for users of the Tor bundle. The developers have released version 9.0.6, which fixes several vulnerabilities.

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VMware Security Updates (12./14.3.2020)

Posted on 2020-03-14 by guenni

[German]VMware has just received a security update for its virtualization products, including VMware Workstation Pro and Vmware Player. These updates address security vulnerabilities in the virtualization products.

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Security: Deactivate JavaScript in Tor/Firefox

Posted on 2020-03-14 by guenni

[German]Users of the Tor bundle are currently required to disable JavaScript due to an unpatched vulnerability (which is generally a good idea).

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Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) discontinued

Posted on 2020-03-13 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has probably discontinued the Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan). The app has been removed from the Microsoft download area.

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Thunderbird 68.6.0 Released

Posted on 2020-03-13 by guenni

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have released version 68.6.0 on 12.3.2020. This is a maintenance update (no security fixes) for the 68 main version of the email client.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Intel Patchday March 2020

Posted on 2020-03-12 by guenni

[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.

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WordPress-Plugin Import Export WordPress Users vulnerable

Posted on 2020-03-12 by guenni

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 →

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Firefox 74.0 and 68.6.0esr released

Posted on 2020-03-10 by guenni

[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).

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ODBC Driver 17.5.2 for SQL Server released

Posted on 2020-03-09 by guenni

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 →

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Security Updates: Chrome 80.0.3987.132 / Edge 80.0.361.66

Posted on 2020-03-05 by guenni

[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.

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