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Thunderbird 68.5 released
[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have released version 68.5 on 11.2.2020. This is a maintenance update (no security fixes) for the 68 main version of the email client.
Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 11, 2020)
[German]On February 11, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Flash, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates.
Firefox 73.0 and 68.5.0esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers have just released (February 11, 2020) version 73.0 and version and 68.5.0esr of the Firefox browser. It seems to be a new major version 73 for the browser and a maintenance update for the long-term version (ESR). Blog … Continue reading
Critical Vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist (Feb. 2020)
[German]Dell SupportAssist, which ships with Dell's Windows systems, contains a serious vulnerability in older versions that allows the execution of arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Microsoft Teams down due to certificate failure (Feb. 3, 2020)
[German]Microsoft's Teams services are currently down (February 3, 2020, since 2.40 pm). The reason is an certificate issue, that blocks the access to the teams account.
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 ...
SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: January 2020
The SharePoint team has published the SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: January 2020 for the new year with information on product development.
Fail: Avira pushes Free Security Suite over Antivirus of paying customers
[German]Antivirus vendor Avira has begun to install its Avira Free Security suite on systems of paying customers with Avira Antivirus Pro (or updated the Free Antivirus product to the Free Security Suite). Here is some information what I know so … Continue reading
Windows 7 antivirus protection in 2020
[German]In this blog post I like to give a short overview for Windows 7 users who continue to use the operating system and are looking for antivirus software.
Thunderbird: Project moves to MZLA
[German]A brief information about Thunderbird. The project and the developers move away from the Mozilla Foundation to the MZLA Technologies Corporation. Blog reader Ralf mentioned it in this comment. Was planned in the past and has now been announced in … Continue reading
EFF: Ring Doorbell app shares user data with third parties
[German]The app for Amazon's Ring Camera (Ring Doorbell) shares user data, which makes the owners identifiable, with third party companies such as Facebook & Co., as the Electronic Frontier Foundation has found out.