[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have now released version 68.3.0. This is a maintenance update for the main 68 version of the email client.
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Thunderbird 68.3.0 released
Firefox 71/68.3esr: Profile issues and bugs during upgrade
[German]On December 3, 2019 Mozilla's developers released the next major version 71 as well as the 68.3esr of the Firefox browser. The update does not work for all users. Some users are claiming damaged/deleted profiles and lost addons. Here is a short overview of the known issues.
Mozilla removed Firefox Addons from AVG/AVAST
[German]Mozilla developers have blocked (removed) AVG and AVAST antivirus addons in Firefox from Mozilla addon store. The probable reason: The addons of this provider (AVAST) must have passed on private data. Addenum: A statement from AVAST has been added.
Microsoft Office Patchday (December 3, 2019)
[German]On December 3, 2019 (the first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released a series of non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office (this time Office 2016 only) that are still supported.
Unpatched Android vulnerability StrandHogg exploited
[German]Bad news for Android users who installs a lot of apps on their devices. There is an unpatched Android vulnerability called StrandHogg. This vulnerability is already being exploited by malicious apps.
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 ...
Google Chrome vulnerability CVE-2019-13667 in iOS-App
Security researchers have found a CVE-2019-13667 vulnerability in the Google Chrome iOS app prior to version 77.0.3865.75 that allows remote attack.
AWS: Bring-Your-Own-License Experience für Microsoft Windows Server und SQL Server
Amazon has just announced a change for its Amazon Web Services (AWS) in terms of hosting Microsoft's Windows Server and Windows SQL Server with its own licenses. Details may be read at A New, Simplified, Bring-Your-Own-License Experience for Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server.
Vulnerability CVE-2019-19377 in Linux Kernel 5.0.21
The Linux kernel 5.0.21 contains a use after free vulnerability CVE-2019-19377. The vulnerability documented on 29.11.2019 with a CVE number is currently awaiting analysis.
Open Source Software Project CudaText
[German]Today a small guest article by blog reader Andreas H. (alias dinkumoil on GitHub and SourceForge), who has been involved in the open source software project CudaText (text editor for several platforms).
Firefox 71 and 68.3.0esr released
[German]Mozilla's developer just (December 3, 2019) released version 71 (and 68.3.0 ESR) of the Firefox browser. It is a major version and a maintenance update for 68.3.0. Here is a brief overview of what changes in the new version.