[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.14.0 as of September 7, 2021. This is a maintenance and security update for the 78 development branch.
[German]Since July 2021, users of Microsoft Office Apps (Office 365) sometimes face the problem that the login fails with the error 0xC0070057. The application in question, such as Microsoft Teams, is then no longer usable. I have been alerted to the problem by a user, but have also found corresponding messages on the Internet. Here's an overview of what it's all about.
[German]Mozilla's developers have released the version 92.0.0, 91.1.0esr and 78.14.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on September 7, 2021. The version 92.0.0 is a new development branch of the browser, and the ESR is in each case a security update, which should eliminate vulnerabilities, but also fix bugs.
[German]Swiss-based email service ProtonMail offers end-to-end encryption of mails before they are sent to ProtonMail's server. ProtonMail is operated by Proton Technologies AG, which is based in Plan-les-Ouates (Canton of Geneva). Its servers are located in two locations in Switzerland, outside EU and US jurisdiction. As a result, ProtonMail is (supposedly) considered a "secure email service and haven of privacy." Now ProtonMail has again releaed the IP address of a French activist to the police.
[German]There is a bug in Android that causes the clock app to no longer reliably execute alarms. Entered wake-up times are then simply no longer signaled by the app, and the user misses the appointments. Now Google has promised to fix this bug.
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[German]Symbolic links allow to disable Defender as antivirus protection under Windows without disabling features like Tamper Protection. The approach simply lets Defender run into the woods during scanning, because the virus scanner is redirected to other folders. I came across some advice to this effect some time ago, which I'd like to discuss briefly.
[German]Riskante Technik Bluetooth: So haben Sicherheitsforscher bei verschiedenen Bluetooth-Chip-Sets, die in Geräten wie Notebooks, Lautsprechern oder IoT-Geräten verwendet werden, gleich 16 verschiedene Sicherheitslücken entdeckt. Die Schwachstellen firmieren unter dem Namen Braktooth. Und in Oslo ist es gelungen, durch umherfahren mit einem Fahrrad, Nutzer, die Bluetooth-Kopfhörer verwenden, über einen Bluetooth-Empfänger zu tracken. Hier eine Zusammenfassung der betreffenden Sicherheitsinformationen.
[German]Microsoft wants to make changes to the Azure API. This will impact applications and PowerShell scripts that rely on this API. The date for the API change is July 1, 2022, might want to keep that in mind if you are responsible for Azure.
[German]A vulnerability (CVE-2021-34746) was recently found in the TACACS+ authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) feature of Cisco's Enterprise NFV Infrastructure software. This is a solution designed to virtualize network services for easier management of virtual network functions (VNFs). The CVE-2021-34746 vulnerability has already been exploited in attacks.
[German] for people who want to install the Windows 10 Fall Update 2021 (version 21H2) fresh on a machine. Microsoft has made build 19044.1202 available for Windows Insiders in the Microsoft ISO Preview download portal. ISO-Preview Download-Portal bereitgestellt. The colleagues from deskmodder.de have published the direct download links on this page. Note, however, that it is still a preview of Windows 10 21H2.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
