Thunderbird 60.6.0

On March 19, 2019, Mozilla's developers have released the email client Thunderbird version 60.6.0. This is a maintenance update which fixes a bug in the calendar. Here is some information about it. The changes can be found in the release notes.

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Firefox 66.0.1 and 60.6.1esr released

MozillaMozilla's developers released version 66.0.1 of the Firefox browser for Windows, Linux and macOS on March 22, 2019. At the same time Firefox 60.6.1esr was released. Each update is a maintenance update.

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Firefox 66: Rollout stopped because of MS PowerPoint issue

Mozilla[German]It is reported, that Mozilla had to stop the rollout of the newly released Firefox 66 browser. The reason is an incompatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint Online.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview 18362 (19H1) in Slow Ring

Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362 in the Slow Ring. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where also the bugs fixed in this build are listed. There are no new features in this build, but some bugs that have not yet been fixed are listed in the blog post. The development branch 19H1 will end in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903. The Insider Preview Build 18362 is now traded as the first release candidate.

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ETH Lausanne and IBM discovers SmoTherSpectre hardware vulnerability

[German]here is a new vulnerability, called SmoTherSpectre, in computer hardware that was discovered by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Lausanne together with security researchers from IBM.

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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 ...


Windows 10 Oktober 2018 Update is distributed automatically

Microsoft has now begun to automatically distribute the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (Version 1809) to all computers that are suitable for this feature update. On March 20, 2019, Microsoft has updated KB article 4028685 to announce that Windows 10 will automatically download the October 2018 update to appropriate devices when the automatic updates are enabled in the Windows Update settings. Further details may be found in kb article4028685.

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Windows 10 Updates (March 19, 2019)

[German]Effective March 19, 2019, Microsoft released several cumulative updates for Windows 10 and its Windows Server counterparts. Here is an overview of these packages.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview 18362 (19H1) in Fast Ring

Microsoft also released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362 in Fast Ring on 20.3.2019. The development branch 19H1 will probably end in April 2019 as Windows 10 V1903. The announcement was made in the Windows Blog, where also the bugs fixed in this build are listed. There are no new features in this build, but some bugs that have not yet been fixed are listed in the blog post.

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Windows 10: Insider Preview Build 18860.1001 (Skip Ahead)

Microsoft published the Windows 10 Insider Previews Build 18860.1001 in the Skip Ahead Ring on 20.3.2019. This is a version in development branch 20H1, which we expect to receive in spring 2020 as a Windows 10 release. The announcement and a description of the changes can be found in the Windows Blog.

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Cyber blackmail with allegedly compromising videos

[German]What can be more embarrassing than being associated with compromising videos and all email contacts are informed? Security analysts at Barracuda Networks have found that it is twice as likely for employees to become the target of a sextortion attack as through Business Email Compromise (BEC). The education sector is particularly at risk.

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