[German]On February 2, 2021 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Surprisingly, updates for Office 2010, which has already been unsupported since October 2020, are also included. Here's a brief overview.
[German]According to reports from administrators, Microsoft Defender ATP seems to have incorrectly classified the latest 88 version updates of the Google Chrome browser as malware and quarantined them. However, the problem is now said to have been fixed by a new signature file.
[German]Microsoft has on February 2, 2021 updates KB4598291 for Windows 10 2004/20H2. The update KB4598291 had already been tested with Windows Insiders. In addition, there is an update KB4598299 for .NET Framework 3.5.
[German]American cable and Internet giant Comcast has been hit by a data leak. An unprotected database of the developers with 1.5 billion data records and a lot of internal information was accessible to third parties via the Internet.
[German]SonicWall is currently warning of a 0-day exploit that is being actively exploited to attack SonicWall Secure Mobile Access devices in the SMA 100 series. A patch has been announced by SonicWall for February 2, 2021.
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[German]A warning for administrators of VMWare ESXi systems. The RansomExx ransomware gang appears to be involved in several incidents where vulnerabilities in VMWare ESXi instances have been exploited to attack virtual machines and encrypt their virtual disks.
[German]A small reminder for administrators and users in the business environment who are still using Skype for Business Online. This service will be shut down as scheduled on July 31, 2021 and then replaced by Microsoft Teams.
[German]In this blog post, I provide advice on how users who have been surprised by an automatic firmware upgrade on HP printers can get the devices back to the previous firmware, if necessary. This is helpful, if an unwanted HP firmware update blocks the use of third-party ink or toner cartridges on a printer. The article is a brief summary of hints given in various blog posts and the reader comments made there.
[German]When it comes to computer security, the devil is often in the details. A deceased employee whose account still existed and was not monitored enabled a ransomware group to siphon off data from a system undetected for a month. But also involved were Cisco products with serious vulnerabilities that allowed the Netfilim group's attackers to access the Active Directory structures of the corporate network via an administrator account.
[German]In the coronavirus pandemic, demand for computer systems for homeschooling increased. The latest figures from Canalsys for Q4 2020 show a massive increase in Chromebook sales.
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