[German]Cisco has published a security warning for its small business routers that they are affected by a root vulnerability and should be updated to a new firmware version quickly.
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Cisco Small Business Router: Update for Root vulnerability
Chrome Sync can be misused for malware distribution
[German]An unpleasant story that a security researcher has just made public. Attackers have managed to abuse the sync function of the Google Chrome browser for their own purposes, at least to retrieve information.
Windows 10 Version 1909 and 2004 ready for rollout via Windows Update
[German]Microsoft has just announced that Windows 10 version 1909 and version 2004 are ready for distribution via Windows Update. When a machine is updated, the feature update gets itself on the build in question.
Chrome extension The Great Suspender removed from store due to possible malware
[German]A few hours ago, Google removed the popular Chrome browser extension The Great Suspender from the browser extensions web store. The reason is probably that this extension installed malware on users' systems.
Firefox 85.0.1 and 78.7.1 ESR released
[German]The Mozilla developers have released version 85.0.1 and 78.7.1 ESR of the Firefox browser on February 5, 2021. This is a security update that fixes vulnerabilities, but also aims to fix bugs.
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 88.0.4324.150 fixes one critical and Edge 88.0.705.62 seven vulnerabilities, 0-day in IE
[German]Google developers have updated the Chrome browser to version 88.0.4324.150 as of February 4, 2021 in the desktop version for Linux, macOS and Windows. This security update fixes a critical vulnerability in the older browser versions. Microsoft has also released Edge 88.0.705.62, which fixes seven vulnerabilities. And Internet Explorer also has a 0-day vulnerability. Addendum: An update to Edge 88.0.705.63 is available since Feb. 5, 2021.
Windows 10 and the crux of automatic .NET Framework preview update installations
[German]Once again revisiting an unpleasant issue. Automatic update installation is one of the mortgages placed on users of unmanaged Windows 10 systems. This includes .NET Framework preview updates being installed automatically.
WordPress Version 5.6.1 released
On February 3, 2021, the developers have released WordPress version 5.6.1. It is a maintenance update that is supposed to fix 20 bugs (7 of them in the blog editor) of version 5.6. The release notes can be read here. I have just successfully converted a multisite blog without any problems and will update this blog here in a moment.
Microsoft Office Patchday (February 2, 2021)
[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.
Microsoft Defender ATP quarantined Chrome Update as PHP-Backdoor
[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.