Exchange Server: Microsofts improves solutions for 0-day mitigation again (October 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-11 by guenni

Exchange Logo[German]One more addendum regarding On-Premises Exchange Server (2016-2019) and the two 0-Day vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) known since the end of September 2022. As of the weekend (October 8, 2022), Microsoft had again tweaked its articles to mitigate these vulnerabilities. In addition, a blog reader came forward to point out errors in the fixed PowerShell script. I'm just getting around to writing an addendum on the state of affairs today. With any luck, there will be a patch in a few hours.

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VirtualBox 7.0.0 with Secure Boot and virtual TPM support

Posted on 2022-10-11 by guenni

Virtualbox[German]Oracle's developers have released the new Virtualbox version 7.0.0 on October 10, 2022. Secure Boot has been implemented in the EFI in this version. In addition, this version can emulate virtual TPM 1.2 and 2.0, which comes into play for Windows 11.

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iOS 16.0.3 released

Posted on 2022-10-11 by guenni

[German]Apple has released iOS 16.0.3 for newer iPhone models on October 10, 2022. It is a security update that is supposed to fix the CVE-2022-22658 vulnerability in Mail.  Thanks to Gerold for the tip.  Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2: Microsoft confirms performance issues when copying files

Posted on 2022-10-10 by guenni

Windows[German]Copying large files under Windows 11 22H2 can lead to a serious drop in speed. What was already known from user circles and described by individual Microsoft employees has now been officially confirmed by Microsoft. So far, there are only workarounds that Microsoft suggests to work around the problem. Below is an overview of where the problem occurs and what the user can do about it.

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Edge 106.0.1370.37 with bug fixes; failed start issue not fixed

Posted on 2022-10-10 by guenni

Edge[German]Short addendum: Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 106.0.1370.37 on October 6, 2022. Is a bug fix update that is supposed to fix bugs in the Edge 106.0.1370.34 released on October 3, 2022. But I got reports, that the Edge start problem, observed in Edge 106.0.1370.34, is still present – there is a workaround known. Here is a brief overview of the current version and Edge 106.0.1370.34.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Bug: Outlook no longer connects to the mail server (October 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-10 by guenni

[German]Microsoft confirms another error in Outlook in Microsoft 365 in a support post. It may be that Microsoft Outlook can no longer connect to the email server. The IMAP or POP server has disconnected unexpectedly and the connection to the server has been lost. Error code 0x800CCC0F is reported.

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US President Biden signs Executive Order for "Privacy Shield 2.0" data protection agreement

Posted on 2022-10-09 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[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 (E.O.). This is intended to clear the legal way for data exchange between the EU and US providers. The data protection organization noyb around Max Schrems expects that this new agreement will also fail before the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

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Meta finds over 400 mobile apps stealing Facebook credentials in 2022

Posted on 2022-10-09 by guenni

[German]Facebook parent company Meta said that it's security researcher has already identified more than 400 malicious mobile apps this year that are out to steal their users' Facebook credentials. The problem could affect 1 million Facebook users who have installed the apps in question on Android or iOS.

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Microsoft releases fix for Outlook 365 crashes at startup (Oct. 5, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-09 by guenni

[German]Microsoft Outlook 365 users might be affected by crashes that occur right after application launch. As of September 5, 2022, Microsoft has published a support post with notes on a fix for these crashes. Here is a brief overview of this issue.

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Firefox 105.0.3 released

Posted on 2022-10-09 by guenni

Mozilla[German]Mozilla's developers have released versions 105.0.3 of the Firefox browser on October 7, 2022. It is a maintenance update, which had to be added within a few days, because there were crashes with AVAST or AVG virus protection.

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