[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released Thunderbird 78.5.0 on November 17, 2020. This is a security update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which fixes bugs and closes vulnerabiblities.
[German]The developers of the Tor bundle released Tor Browser 10.0.5 as a bundle on November 17, 2020. I just got the update delivered automatically. The update brings Firefox 78.5.0esr and Tor to 0.4.4.6 and fixes Bug 40212: Add new default obfs4 bridge [tor-browser]. The Tor Browser 10.0.5 is available for free on several platforms from the download page.
[German]Google released a new update of the Google Chrome browser on November 17, 2020, which raises the browser to version 87. This is a new branch of development, which, in addition to bug fixes, closes 33 vulnerabilities and offers new features.
[German]Microsoft has been rolling out special updates for various versions of Windows Server since November 17, 2020. These are intended to solve the problems with Kerberos authentication of ticket renewals on domain controllers.
[German]New development in view of the death of a patient in the environment of the ransomware infestation in the University Hospital Düsseldorf. The public prosecutor's office has discontinued its investigations against the unknown hackers because of the death, as there is no causal connection.
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[German]Microsoft has released an Out-of-band update KB4594439 for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 on November 17, 2020. This is intended to fix the issues with Kerberos authentication ticket renewal on domain controllers.
[German]Mozilla's developers have released version 83.0.0 and 78.5.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on November 17, 2020. These are new development branches for the browser. Here is an overview of the new features.
[German]Just a brief note to administrators of Microsoft Exchange servers: Did you patch them against the CVE-2020-0688 remote execution vulnerability? German CERT-Bund has been warning for weeks that numerous German Exchange servers accessible via the Internet are still vulnerable. I guess other countries shows a similar picture.
[German]Another short note for users of Malwarebytes security solutions. Since October 20, 2020, users have been reporting and complaining that their network printers are offline under Windows. In the meantime, Malwarebytes has released a beta version with a correction that should fix the problem.
[German]This is not good news for Apple and especially Apple device owners. After Apple has released its macOS 11 (Big Sur), owners of older Macs (especially MacBook Pros) who have been bricked with the update will get in touch.
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