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Microsoft Edge 94.0.992.31
[German]Following the Chrome update (to version 94.0.4606.61), Microsoft has also updated the Edge browser to version 94.0.992.31 as of September 24, 2021 via Windows Update. The security update fixes the vulnerability CVE-2021-37973, which has already been fixed in Google Chrome. The release notes available on this page don't give too much information. MSPU has published some details here.
How effective is Apple's iOS App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature?
[German]Apple has integrated the "App Tracking Transparency" (ATT) feature since iOS 14.5. This is supposed to give users the choice regarding the transparency of tracking by third-party apps. The whole thing sounds like an important step in protecting user privacy. The loaded question that arises: How effective is this ATT measure on the bottom line. Someone took a look after 5 months.
Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-22005 in VMware vCenter
[German]VMware has published information on a total of 19 vulnerabilities in the products VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server) and VMware Cloud Foundation (Cloud Foundation) [VMW2021a] as of September 21, 2021. Some of these are critical vulnerabilities – specifically, the CVE-2021-22005 vulnerability was rated "critical" with a score of 9.8. VMware has released corresponding security updates.
Microsoft tries to register autodiscover domains
[German]After a design error in the Autodiscover protocol used by Microsoft Exchange became public, Microsoft is now rushing to register all Autodiscover domains. This is because clients may leak access data from Exchange accounts to such Autodiscover domains via the Autodiscover protocol, if the actual domain is not accessible. Here is some information about the issue.
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 ...
Chrome 94.0.4606.61 fixes 0-day
[German]Google has surprisingly released the stable version of Google Chrome 94.0.4606.61 for Windows, Mac and Linux on September 24, 2021. It is a security update that closes a 0-day vulnerability. Here is a brief overview of what problem has been fixed.
Firefox 92.0.1 released
[German]On September 23, 2021, Mozilla developers released version 92.0.1 as a maintenance update of the Firefox browser. According to the release notes, there are only two bug fixes. It fixes an issue where audio playback didn't work on some Linux systems (bug 1730499). And the problem with the button to close the search bar on different operating systems (bug 1728368) has been fixed. The new Firefox can be updated via update in the browser or downloaded from this website for various platforms (the variant is to be selected via the displayed list boxes). (via)
Fix for sporadic login error 0xC0070057 in Office apps and Teams
[German]Microsoft Office Apps (Office 365) and especially Teams occasionally cause the problem that the login fails with the error 0xC0070057 since about July 2021. The application in question, such as Microsoft Teams, can then no longer be used. Now there is at least a corresponding workaround that administrators can use to mitigate the problem.
Windows 10 1909 Preview Updates September 21, 2021
[German]Small addendum from this week, as Microsoft has released two preview updates (KB500562, KB5005625) for Windows 10 (Enterprise/Education and Server variants of 1809 and 1909) as of Sept. 21, 2021. The preview updates are optional and are intended to fix various issues. Here is an overview of this update.
European Commission proposes a common charger for electronic devices
[German]The European Commission has announced a legislative proposal by September 23, 2021 to tackle the problem of e-waste caused by different charging interfaces on electronic devices. The move seems necessary after the industry worked for years on a voluntary approach but could only reduce the number of charging interfaces from 30 to 3 variants. The unified charging interface is likely to come.