[German]Short addendum: Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 107.0.1418.24 as of October 27, 2022. This is a security update that eliminates vulnerabilities. In addition, the Edge browser in the Extended Stable Channel has been updated to 106.0.1370.59. This is a stability update.
[German]Security researchers at Varonis Threat Labs have uncovered two Windows vulnerabilities that can create large blind spots for security software and take down machines via DoS attacks. LogCrusher and OverLog exploit the Internet Explorer-specific MS-EVEN event log, which is present on all current Windows operating systems, regardless of whether the browser was or is used. While OverLog has been fixed in the meantime, Microsoft recently issued only a partial patch for LogCrusher. Cybercriminals can therefore still carry out attacks if they gain administrator access to the victim's network.
[German]Joe Belfiore, a Microsoft Manager, currently in the executive suite of Microsoft's Office team, has just announced that he is leaving the company after 32 years. He plans his "retirement" with 54/55 years.
[German]On October 7, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden launched the new data protection agreement with the European Union, referred to here as "Privacy Shield 2.0", by means of an Executive Order. The aim: to clear the legal way for data exchange between the EU and U.S. providers. Experts had doubts as to whether this presidential decree would hold up before the ECJ. Now an assessment by Stefan Brink, data protection commissioner of the state of Baden-Württemberg, has become known, who considers this decree (Executive Order) to be insufficient and complains about considerable deficits.
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[German]The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man who is suspected to have been the administrator and operator of the German platform on the Deep Web, which has been active since November 2018. The platform was probably a contact point for trafficking drugs or other illegal activities on the Deep Web. If the accusations can be proven, it looks rather bad for the young man, who is still a student.
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5018485 for Windows Server 2022 on October 25, 2022 (D-Week). This update corrects a lot of issues in Server 2022. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows Server 2022.
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5018483 for Windows 11 version 21H2 on October 25, 2022. 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.
[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5018496 for Windows 11 version 22H2 (i.e. not the 21H2) on October 25, 2022. There are 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.
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.4.1 on October 26, 2022 . It is a bug fix update, which should fix a number of problems. Because somehow the 102 development thread of Thunderbird is a disaster (see Thunderbird 102er: The problem bear).
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