[German]On April 5, 2022 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft releases non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This month, however, there are only updates for Microsoft Office 2016. Here is a brief overview.
As of April 5, 2022, the developers have released WordPress 5.9.3. It is a maintenance update that includes 9 fixes in Core and 10 fixes in the Block Editor. Details about the fixes can be found in the release notes.
[German]Mozilla Mozilla developers have released versions 99.0 and 91.8.0esr of the Firefox browser on April 5, 2022. This is a new development branch of Firefox 99, with the update fixing vulnerabilities according to the Security Advisory. Thanks to 1ST1 for the tip.
[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome 100.0.4896.75 for Windows and Mac on the desktop in the stable channel as of April 4, 2022. The update closes a vulnerability. Here's a quick overview.
[German]Law enforcement agencies are increasingly successful in uncovering illegal activities on the darknet and also in stopping them. The German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) in Wiesbaden has now struck another blow against cybercriminals. Investigators were able to dismantle the "Hydra Market", which operates illegally on the Darknet, and seize the infrastructure or shut down the marketplace. This is according to a report from the BKA dated April 5, 2022.
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[German]A brief information for administrators who running Windows Server 2019 as domain controllers. A blog reader informed me that update KB5011551 prevents passwords from being changed. This is the preview update released on March 22, 2022, which probably not every administrator will install on their machines. It seems, that this preview update is forcing DCs in password loops. Here is a brief overview of what I know so far.
Short information for administrators of Citrix systems. Citrix ADV Virtual Appliance 13.0.85 seems to cause problems with Citrix Gateway Services. After importing the VPX and configuring the ADC, the Citrix Gateway login page (ICA proxy) may not be accessible.
[German]Brief information for blog readers who are still running Windows 7 SP1 and use Firefox as browser. In a few weeks, the change to version 100.x is due, and in order to install the browser then, it is mandatory to have the Windows 7 update KB4474419 installed. Here's a brief overview of why this is required.
[German]Here is a short addendum from last week. Microsoft has released an information for Windows 10 users on March 31, 2022, regarding issues upgrading to Windows 11. The issue is that Internet Explorer 11 causes problems after the upgrade if the browser is set as default. Then information saved after the upgrade cannot be accessed. The upgrade to Windows 11 was therefore blocked, till the issue has been fixed.
[German]Another small addendum from the end of March 2022. There is a vulnerability (CVE-2022-22274) in SonicOS, the operating system for Sonic firewalls, which allows DoS attacks. The manufacturer has now also developed and released an update to close the vulnerability. However, it looks like this update is not offered for all products.
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