[Geman]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.2.1 on October 21, 2021. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch, which makes minor fixes. Here is a brief overview.
[German]Microsoft has provided an ISO installation file of the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Update (version 21H2) for Windows Insiders this week and also revealed the name.
[German]Brief information, which is already here with me since August 2021, but which I have not yet addressed in the blog. David Xanatos has pointed out to me that Microsoft is refusing to sign drivers for the new Process Hacker without giving any further reason. The whole thing is addressed on GitHub in this thread. This means that newer versions of this tool (and tools like ProcessExplorer) can no longer be used.
[English]Microsoft has released a security advisory for the Edge browser as of October 21, 2021, updating the browser to version 95.0.1020.30. The update also closed security vulnerabilities reported to the Chromium team.
[English]Google has released a security update of Google Chrome 95.0.4638.54 for Windows, Mac and Linux as of October 19, 2021. It is a security update that closes vulnerabilities rated as high. Here is a brief overview.
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[German]Oracle's developers have already released Virtualbox version 6.1.28 on October 19, 2021. It is a maintenance update that is supposed to fix bugs of previous versions. It was discusse, that the host's TPM 2.0 is provided in the VMs for Windows 11 – but that seems not true, the feature is still in internal tests.
[German]Another article about a topic, that has been floating around for a few days, but due to time constraints has not yet migrated to the blog. If you use a VPN provider, you have to trust 100% that it is reputable and does not siphon off data or misuse it. So the information here fits like a glove: The former malware distributor Kape Technologies is now the owner of ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, Zenmate and a number of VPN "test" websites.
[German]As of October 19, 2021 (3rd Tuesday of the month, C-Week), Microsoftein has released an optional cumulative (preview) update for Windows 10 version 1809. I haven't found anything about the other Windows 10 versions. Here's an overview of the update in question.
[German]We have to push ahead with digitization, they sey. We hear less about security, but they say also that data is the new oil. A hacker took this literally and penetrated the IT network of the Argentine government. He was then able to access the identity card data of the country's entire population from RENAPER (Registro Nacional de las Personas) and stole data. He is now selling the data to private circles.
[German]As part of the October 2021 patchday wrap-up, I'd like to bring up a second topic in addition to the post Microsoft confirms Windows network printing issue after October 2021 updates. Microsoft has announced that the smartcard authentication issue with remote desktop connections has been fixed with the October 2021 updates via a rollback. At the same time, I've seen reports here on the blog that the October 2021 security update for Windows 10 will break YubiKey authentication, which should also be fixed.
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