Microsoft Office Updates (October 10, 2023)

Update[German]On October 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. With the April 2023 patchday, support for Office 2013 ended – but vulnerabilities were still closed. Below is an overview of the available updates.
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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Server 2012 R2: Updates (October 10, 2023)

Windows[German]As of October 10, 2023, various security updates have been released for Windows Server 2008 R2 (in its 4th ESU year) and for Windows Server 2012/R2 (the updates may still install on Windows 7 SP1). Here is an overview of these updates for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012/R2.
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Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-4966 and CVE-2023-4967)

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]There are serious vulnerabilities in older products from Citrix, as the manufacturer announced in a security alert. Both the Citrix NetScaler ADC and the Citrix NetScaler Gateway are affected by the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-4966 and CVE-2023-4967. An update is urgently recommended, meanwhile the download is probably also possible.

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Thunderbird 115.3.2

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.3.2 on October 11, 2023 (thanks to reader for the tip). It is an update which is supposed to fix numerous bugs, but does not contain any new features and security fixes.
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Firefox 118.0.2

MozillaAs of October 10, 2023, Mozilla developers have released the Firefox 118.0.2 update. The updates fixed several bugs (see the release notes). Thanks to the reader for the tip.

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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 ...


Exchange Online: Incident EX680695 (Oct. 11, 2023)

Stop - PixabayAs of October 11, 2023, Exchange Online has experienced a severe mail traffic disruption. Several readers reported problems receiving emails from external email addresses. Microsoft has confirmed the incident and claims to have already rolled out a fix. Spoiler: They fell victim to their own SPAM protection, which they rolled out on patchday.

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Google Chrome 118.0.5993.70 / .71

ChromeGoogle has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 118 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on October 10, 2023. The entry ican be found on the Google blog. The stable channel has been updated to version 118.0.5993.70 for macOS and Linux. For Windows, the update updates the browser to version 118.0.5993.70/.71.

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (October 10, 2023)

Windows[German]On October 10, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities as well as problems.
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Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (Oktober 10, 2023)

Windows[German]On October 10 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details about the respective security updates for Windows 10.

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AI in medicine, questions and answers from Stanford

Gesundheit (Pexels, frei verwendbar)How will or can generative AI find its use in the medical field and what are the potentials as well as risks with this technology? In the USA, scientists are also dealing with this topic. Among them is the dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, who makes some interesting statements on this topic in an interview. Is the breakthrough of generative AI in the medical field imminent? Not at all, is the statement.

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