The European Space Agency (ESA) announced this week that the MARSIS instrument on ESA's Mars Express spacecraft will receive a major software upgrade. This should enable better research results with the nearly 2-decade-old Mars probe. The remarkable thing is that the software for the instrument was developed using Windows 98 at the time.
[German]It's hard to believe that Windows 8.1 will reach the end of support in just over six months and will no longer receive security updates. Microsoft plans to inform the remaining users who are running Windows 8.1 about the end of support through superimposed info starting in July 2022. This is to avoid people being surprised by the end-of-life (EOL) of Windows 8.1.
[German]Microsoft has revealed (intentionally or unintentionally) at an optional update for Windows Insiders in the RP channel that there will be a further build 19045 for a Windows 10 22H2 after Windows 10 21H2. According to the nomenclature, this feature update must still appear in 2022 – my guess is this fall. And it's now clear that the only Windows 10 feature update for 2022 will be rolled out as a "minor update."
[German]U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued a strong warning as of June 24, 2022, that the Log4Shell vulnerability disclosed in December 2021 is being targeted by groups to attack unpatched VMware Horizon systems. In one confirmed case of compromise, these APT actors were able to move laterally in the network, gain access to a disaster recovery network, and collect and exfiltrate sensitive data.
[German]As of June 23, 2022, Microsoft has indeed released preview updates for Windows 10 V1809 /Windows Server 2019, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Nothing is noted in the support article for these updates, but Microsoft states on the Windows Health status pages of various Windows versions that issues reported here on the blog (RDP, VPN, WLAN, Hotspot feature) have been fixed in the Hotspot part. Here is some information about this issue.
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[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser to version 102.0.1245.50 in the Extended Stable Channel as of June 23, 2022, as well as releasing version 103.0.1264.37 in the Stable Channel. Vulnerabilities are fixed – thanks to blog readers for the tips.
[German]As of June 23, 2022, Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update for Windows Server 2022 in addition to preview updates for Windows 10 V1809 /Windows Server 2019) and Windows 11. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates.
[German]Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider Preview build 25145 in the Dev Channel as of June 22, 2022 – the announcement can be found on the Windows blog. This build includes some new features, including an update for Narrator Braille driver support, OneDrive storage warning and subscription management in Settings, and the Local Administrator Password (LAPS) solution. In addition, the issue of Surface Pro X devices displaying a black screen when they enter sleep mode has also been fixed.
[German]Google has released the Google Chrome 103.0.5060.53 update for Windows and Mac on the desktop in the stable channel as of June 21, 2022. The security update closes 14 vulnerabilities (1 critical). In addition, there is the 102.0.5005.134 in the Extended Stable Channel.
[German]Jacuzzi whirlpools are also widespread. Some models are equipped with a SMARTTUB® system and can be managed remotely via smartphone (Android, iPhone). A user who had bought such a model wondered about an error in the access management portal during commissioning. During his investigation, he came across a vulnerability that revealed the access data of other users. The manufacturer's response to a report was anything but exhilarating.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
