Thunderbird 115.5.2

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.5.2 on December 11, 2023. It is an update that is intended to fix some bugs.
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Apple has released iOS 17.2

Apple has released an (emergency) update to iOS/iPadOS 17.2 on December 11, 2023. According to Apple's security notes, a number of vulnerabilities, including the Bluetooth vulnerability, have been fixed. Engadget reports on this here. There are also improvements to Siri, the Journal app, video capture on the iPhone 15 Pro and the TV app.

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Avira Security Software breaks Windows 10/11 (Dec. 2023)

Windows[German]Brief information for readers who maintain systems running Avira security software under Windows. A reader has just informed me by e-mail that since last Friday he has been receiving various customers whose Avira security software is paralyzing systems running Windows 11. The reader has provided me with the information currently available to him and has also outlined how to get the systems up and running again.

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Windows reports "Metadata Staging" Error (0x80070490) in DeviceSetupManager (Dec. 2023)

Windows[German]Brief information for Windows users or administrators who come across "Metadata Staging" error entries of the DeviceSetupManager in the Event Viewer. This has probably been occurring under Windows since the end of November 2023 because a Microsoft Meta Data server has been unavailable since then. After two blog readers have already asked me about the topic, I'm preparing a blog post about it.

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Study: 50% of all cyberattacks originate in the cloud

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]It is an exciting finding that emerges from a study by Illumio (provider of solutions for zero trust segmentation). Half of all cyberattacks on companies originate in the cloud. People are often unable to cope with the complexity of these solutions in terms of security. And there is another result of this study: cyber attacks cost companies an average of 4.1 million US dollars (3.81 million euros).

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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 ...


Attention: Do not install the buggy WhatsApp update 2.23.25.76 for iOS

[English]Brief information for WhatsApp users among our readers who use the app on iOS. On Saturday, December 9, 2023, there was an update to version 2.23.25.76. However, this app version is blatantly buggy and shatters the WhatsApp functions – a downgrade is probably not possible. So, if you haven't already installed it, don't update.

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Broadcom plans to sell VMware end-user computing and carbon black businesses

[German]A few weeks ago, it was announced that Broadcom had completed the acquisition of VMware. Now Broadcom is moving to sell all of VMware's end-user computing and Carbon Black (endpoint security solution) businesses.

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Classic Teams for Virtual Desktop: End of support on June 30, 2024

TeamsA couple of days ago, Microsoft has announced the general availability of the new Teams app for virtual desktop infrastructure. Now Microsoft has published, that they are is discontinuing support for the Classic Teams client for the Virtual Desktop as of June 30, 2024.

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Google describes solution for restoring Google Drive files

Google Drive users have been complaining about lost files for weeks. At the end of November 2023, Google began investigating reports from such users and described the problem in this support article. It only affected a few users who used "Drive for Desktop (v84.0.0.0 – 84.0.4.0)" for synchronization. There is now a support article Restoring files in Drive for Desktop (version 84.0.0.0 to 84.0.4.0) that describes the methods for restoring files.

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PEStudio: Program analysis for Windows

A little tip for analyzing Windows programs for malware or their components. There is a product called PEStudio by Marc Ochsenmeier that can be used to quickly analyze a Windows program and check its components for malware via VirusTotal.

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