[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.9.1 on March 28, 2023. It is a bug fix and security update, which should eliminate vulnerabilities.
[German]A nice case about the risk of the cloud. Microsoft 's Azure may have allowed a misconfiguration of some apps or services. As a result, attackers could potentially inject malicious code into Bing search results pages to manipulate them. It would also have been possible to use captured Bing credentials to tap data from Microsoft Office 365 applications. As the saying goes, everything is connected to everything else. Here's an outline of what just became known.
[German]To force administrators of Exchange instances to the more secure PowerShell v3 modules, Microsoft plans to discontinue Remote PowerShell (RPS) in Exchange Online. It was supposed to be disabled for all customers starting June 2023 – and already on April 1, 2023, Microsoft blocked newly created RPS connections for all tenants. Now, as of March 27, 2023, Microsoft has announced in a Techcommunity post that Remote PowerShell will get a reprieve in Exchange Online.
[German]Have you had more frequent messages from Microsoft Defender blocking legitime URLs the last few days when accessing websites? Or was the access to files blocked because of alleged malware? Microsoft has now confirmed that there was an issue and that the Defender included in Windows was blocking unauthorized access to files and URLs because they were considered malicious.
[German]Microsoft's cloud service Exchange Online seems to have been disrupted the day before yesterday and yesterday (March 28/29, 2023). The disruption began as early as March 28, 2023, at around 2:00 p.m., when users were unable to log in. Microsoft has confirmed this and writes that there is probably also a service disruption, so that emails on Exchange Online are quarantined. Blog-Oser Andreas P. informed me by mail and sent me the MS status information (thanks for that). Here's a quick overview of what's going on.
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[German]Warning to customers of phone system provider 3CX. Its 3CX Desktop app has probably been infected with malware via a supply chain attack. At least, that's what various reports from security companies as well as posts on reddit.com suggest. Here's an overview of what I've found out so far after a quick reader tip (thanks for that).
[German]Will a new Windows be released in 2024? There is an unconfirmed information that such a Windows is being formed in Microsoft's developer labs as a successor to "Windows Core OS". It is supposed to be a major upgrade for the platform, and on the one hand offer improved security as well as faster updates. In addition, this operating system is to be enriched with AI functions. The night I also still read in a report that this "new" Windows should finally be a competitor to Google's Chrome OS.
<img style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.borncity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wp_thumb.jpg" width="64" align="left" height="64">WordPress developers have released version 6.2 of the software on March 29, 2023. It is the first major version released in 2023. WordPress 6.2 <a href="https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-2/" target="_blank">includes</a> more than 292 improvements and 394 bug fixes.
[GermanMicrosoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5023774 for Windows 11 version 21H2 on March 28, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.
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[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB023778 for Windows 11 version 22H2 on March 28, 2023. The update distributes a number of new features and, most importantly, a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.
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