[German]Microsoft has updated the Edge browser to version 93.0.961.38 as of September 2, 2021. This is a new development branch based on Chromium 93 (see Chrome 93.0.4577.63). The update also closed some vulnerabilities.
[German]The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has served the Irish-based offshoot of Facebook subsidiary WhatsApp, which is headquartered for Europe, with a fine of 225 million euros for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation. This is the second-highest GDPR fine so far in the European Union since the GDPR came into force in May 2018.
Microsoft is probably planning to present new Surface models in a digital event on September 22, 2021. The software manufacturer has sent out corresponding invitations for this digital hardware event to the media.
[German]A brief message for administrators of Confluence Enterprise servers. There is a critical vulnerability in this collaboration product that is being exploited. Currently, security researchers are detecting mass scans on the Internet for servers with the vulnerability in question. Here is some information about the issue.
[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative update KB5005101 for various Windows 10 versions (2004, 20H2, 21H1) on Sept. 1, 2021. The (preview) update has been tested with insiders for several weeks and fixes several issues. Here is an overview of this update.
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[German]On September 1, 2021, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Server 2022. The release had already taken place in August 2021. However, there is confusion as to whether there will still be a Windows Server Essentials 2022. And Hyper-V Server as a standalone product will no longer exist for Windows Server 2022, this license variant is being phased out. I'll pull the current status together separately in a blog post.
[German]Microsoft released its Windows Server 2022 last month without much notice (see Windows Server 2022 LTSC released). Because users have already asked whether there is also a Hyper-V Server 2022, I'll cover it in a separate article. The bad news is simple: Hyper-V as a separate server, which may be used free of charge, is dead. Microsoft is on the cloud trip.
[German]Goolge has released the stable version of Google Chrome93.0.4577.63 for Windows, Mac and Linux on August 30, 2021. It is a new development branch that brings some new features. Here's a brief overview of what to expect from the update. Continue reading
[German]Ransomware is the biggest threat to businesses – and smaller companies in particular often lack the resources for a security solution. Microsoft has therefore introduced a new subscription for its antivirus solution Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The so-called Plan 1 is aimed at smaller companies with limited resources that are looking for a security solution for their environment.
[German]Microsoft has just announced changes to the privacy settings defaults for Microsoft 365. User data for Microsoft 365 analytics is now pseudonymized by default in Microsoft 365. This change is intended to help companies comply with their local privacy laws.
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