[German]Another addendum from this week. Google has released a security update for the Chrome 84.0.4147.135 The Microsoft developers have followed suit and released a security update for the Chromium Edge browser. This raises the browser to version 84.0.522.63.
[German]Microsoft has now disabled the ability for administrators to disable the Defender included in Windows. This is intended to make it more difficult for malware to turn off the virus protection. At the same time, the registry entries and group policies concerned are rendered ineffective.
[German]On August 21, 2020 Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20197 for insiders in the Developer Channel. The announcement with references to the new features was made in the Windows Blog. For example, the disk management has been added to the settings page. Details can be read in the blog post.
[German]In Google's email service Gmail wad a spoofing vulnerability that could have been used to send mail through someone else's account. Google has now eliminated this vulnerability after an exploit became public.
[German] An app update for Adobe Lightroom means that all photos stored on the iPhone can be deleted. Adobe has confirmed the issue and provides an app update that fixed the issue.
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[German]Microsoft has released some cumulative updates for Windows on August 20, 2020. This includes the cumulative update KB4570723 for various .NET Framework versions, which is provided for various Windows versions.
[German]A vulnerability in Thales modules threatens the security of millions of critical, interconnected devices in the automotive, energy, telecommunications and medical sectors. It allows hackers to hijack the device or access the internal network. In some cases, the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over 3G. But there are patches from the manufacturer.
This week, Microsoft has talked about changes to knowledge base articles that are created for cumulative updates. Azure also wants to provide better information about service outages.
How to write PowerShell Scripts to run on all supported platforms. A PowerShell Script written for Windows isn't running necessarily on Linux. Redmondmag has published an article that sheds a bit light on how to create Cross-Platform PowerShell Scripts.
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