As 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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Exchange Online: Incident EX680695 (Oct. 11, 2023)
As 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.
Google Chrome 118.0.5993.70 / .71
Google 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.
Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022 Updates (October 10, 2023)
[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)
[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.
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 ...
AI in medicine, questions and answers from Stanford
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.
Exchange Server Security Updates (October 10, 2023)
[German]Microsoft released security updates for Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 on October 10. These security updates close vulnerabilities in this software. The updates should be installed on the systems promptly to close the vulnerabilities in question. Continue reading
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (Oktober 10, 2023)
[German]On October 10, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 103 vulnerabilities, two are 0-day vulnerabilities. Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on patchday.
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Windows Server 2022: September update KB5030216 causes boot problems (also VMware and Hyper-V)
[German]I'm bringing up again an issue that has been bothering administrators for months, but probably hit some machines running Windows Server 2022 with the September 2023 security updates. After installing security update KB5030216, the machines can no longer boot. This also applies to virtual machines running Hyper-V or VMware ESXi.
Windows September 2023 updates KB5030219 and KB5030310 are causing issues
[English]Various updates for Windows 10 and 11 were released by Microsoft in September. The cumulative update KB5030219 for Windows 11 22H2 from September 12, 2023 (patch day) causes a broken Start menu, problems with games or trouble with Explorer. Then on September 26, 2023, there was the preview update KB5030310, which also causes problems. Here are some of the problems in a kind of gleaning.