Category Archives: Software

iOS 17.3 released, closes 0-day

[German]Apple released the first update, iOS 17.3 for iPhones and iPadOS 17.3 for iPads, yesterday, January 22, 2024. In addition to a "Device Protection" function, it also fixes the first 0-day bug in the operating system. Here is a brief … Continue reading

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Is the Microsoft 365 email quarantine broken?

[German]A quick question for Microsoft 365 administrators with Exchange Online tenants. A reader is struggling with the problem that mails are sorted into quarantine at his customers and asks whether this function is broken (presumably already since January 5, 2024).

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New Outlook app: "Monitoring and surveillance tool for targeted advertising"

[German]The new Microsoft Outlook app is a data protection disaster and a GDPR no-go. Following the revelation that the app transfers access data for accounts and content to Microsoft's cloud, mail vendor Proton took a closer look at the app. … Continue reading

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 2023.008.20470

Adobe has released an optional update for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 2023.008.20470 on January 16, 2024. It is a planned update for macOS and Windows, which is intended to fix various bugs. According to the release notes, it … Continue reading

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Broadcom ends perpetual licenses for VMware products – End of the free ESXi server?

[German]That was it for VMware products that were available via purchase of perpetual licenses. As of January 15, 2024, Broadcom has announced that a whole range of VMware products will no longer be available for purchase with perpetual licenses. I … 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 ...


NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway vulnerabilities CVE-2023-6548 and CVE-2023-6549

[German]Administrators of a Citrix NetScaler ADC or a Citrix NetScaler Gateway should take action. Manufacturer Citrix has published a security advisory regarding the two vulnerabilities CVE-2023-6548 and CVE-2023-6549 in the above-mentioned products on January 16, 2024. One vulnerability allows DDoS … Continue reading

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Copilot Pro: Microsoft's subscription model for its products

[German]Microsoft has introduced an extension to its LLM solution Copilot. Microsoft Copilot Pro is a subscription-based approach to rolling out LLM models to both home and business users, from small businesses to large enterprises, and earning money from these solutions. … Continue reading

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Microsoft says, Teams 2.0 migration is to slow; 2/3 still on old client

[German]The migration of Microsoft Teams client users to the new version 2.0 is proceeding very slowly. Although this new client has already been available for several months and Teams 2.0 will soon be mandatory, around 2/3 of Teams users have … Continue reading

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Authy authentication app for the desktop end of support in August 2024

If you plan to use the Authy authentication application and would like to use it for two-factor authentication (2FA) for desktop systems, you should reconsider. The developer Twilio has announced that Authy authentication for the desktop will be discontinued in … Continue reading

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Microsoft SharePoint Server: Patch for RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-21318, and CISA warns about CVE-2023-29357

[English]Another addendum from the January 2024 patchday for Microsoft SharePoint Server. I mentioned the SharePoint Server RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-21318 in the patchday articles. This was closed with the security updates of January 9, 2023. There is a second Elevation of … Continue reading

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