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Category Archives: Software
Fortinet fixes critical RCE vulnerabilities in FortiNAC and FortiWeb
[German]Administrators of Fortinet's FortiNAC and FortiWeb need to take action. The vendor released a security advisory this week and fixed critical RCE vulnerabilities. The question that arises: Why only now, isn't the vulnerability CVE-2021-42756 probably known since 2021? Is there … Continue reading
Edge 110.0.1587.50
The "banana software matures at the customer". Microsoft raised the Edge browser in the Stable Channel to version 110.0.1587.49 on February 16, 2023 (they are shipping bug fixes). On February 17, 2023, Edge was raised to version 110.0.1587.50 in the … Continue reading
Citrix Security Updates (Feb. 2023) and Issues with the Citrix App
[German]Another addendum from this week regarding the manufacturer Citrix. Citrix has issued a security bulletin for the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-24484 and CVE-2023-24485 in the Citrix Workspace App for Windows. So administrators using the Workspace app should update. In addition, a blog … Continue reading
February 2023 Patchday: EWS problems after Exchange Server security update
[German]After the installation of the February 14, 2023 security updates, I got some reports from administrators that Exchange Web Services (EWS) is causing issues. For example, the calendar update isn't working. Uninstalling the security update solved the problem. Microsoft has … Continue reading
Windows 10/11 Mail app can Exchange ActiveSync
[German]Small addendum that Thomas B. already pointed out to me in Sept. 2022. It is about the possibility to access Exchange mailboxes with ActiveSync by means of the app delivered in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
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 ...
Microsoft's February 2023 Patchday: Incorrect updates in WSUS, Exchange and Windows
[German]Microsoft has released a large number of security updates for Windows and Exchange on February 14, 2023. However, they made a mistake with some updates and simply delivered the wrong update packages via Windows Update, WSUS or the downloads. Some … Continue reading
Thunderbird 102.8.0
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.8.0 on February 15, 2023. It is a bug-fix update, which should fix some problems. Just updated the client on my end.
Exchange Server Security Updates (February 14, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, and Exchange Server 2019 as of February 14, 2023. These security updates close four vulnerabilities (rated as important) in this software. The updates are intended to be installed … Continue reading
KeePass 2.53.1 fixes vulnerability CVE-2023-24055
[German]The developers of the password safe KeePass have improved the new version KeePass 2.53.1 with regard to the vulnerability CVE-2023-24055. Specifically, the export function for passwords has been secured. This was preceded by a warning from the Cyber Emergency Response … Continue reading
Microsoft Edge gets Adobe Acrobat as PDF reader
[German]Small addendum from yesterday, didn't get to it due to private appointments. Adobe and Microsoft announced Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, that Microsoft will implement Adobe Acrobat as the new default PDF reader in the Edge browser. The two companies are … Continue reading