20 years of Windows XP

Posted on 2021-10-25 by guenni

Windows[German]Exactly 20 years ago, on October 25, 2001, Microsoft launched a new operating system called Windows XP (XP stands for eXPerience). What was heavily criticized at the beginning because of its colorful (Luna) user interface and "immense resource consumption" later turned out to be a terrific success for Microsoft. Windows XP was so successful that it simply can't be killed off – it has become a veritable zombie. Even today, millions of computers are still working with this operating system, although its support was discontinued on April 8, 2014. So happy anniversary to Windows XP.

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Attacks on cloud software supply chains exacerbate enterprise threat landscape

Posted on 2021-10-24 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security vendor Palo Alto Networks presented its Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report 2H 2021 before the end of last month. The conclusion is that attacks on software supply chains in the cloud are exacerbating the threat situation for companies. To do so, Palo Alto Networks experts analyzed data from a variety of public data sources around the world.

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Thunderbird 91.2.1

Posted on 2021-10-23 by guenni

[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.

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Windows 10 21H2 (November 2021 Update) ISO

Posted on 2021-10-23 by guenni

[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.

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Microsoft no longer signs Windows drivers for Process Hacker

Posted on 2021-10-23 by guenni

[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. 

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...

Edge 95.0.1020.30

Posted on 2021-10-22 by guenni

Edge[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.

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Chrome 95.0.4638.54

Posted on 2021-10-21 by guenni

[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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VirtualBox 6.1.28

Posted on 2021-10-21 by guenni

Virtualbox[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.

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Former malware distributor buys ExpressVPN, CyberGhost etc.

Posted on 2021-10-21 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[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.

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Windows 10 V1809 Preview Update (2021/10/19)

Posted on 2021-10-20 by guenni

Windows[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.

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