VirtualBox 6.0.2 released

Virtualbox[German]Oracle's developers released Virtualbox version 6.0.2 on January 15, 2019. It is a maintenance release which provides bugfixes for the virtualization software.

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.NET Framework Preview Update KB4481488/4480096

Windows Update[German]On January 15, 2019 Microsoft released the preview rollup update KB4481488 for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 as well as KB4480096 .NET Framework 4.6, 4.6.1 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1 and 4.7.2 for Windows 7.

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Vulnerability in the Amadeus flight booking system (Jan. 2019)

[German]Once again, security experts have come across serious vulnerability in airline flight booking systems. All airlines that use the Amadeus flight booking system have been affected (approx. 44% of the providers). A similar error as in 2016 seems to have occurred, which allowed access to data from other customers.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases (January 15, 2019)

Microsoft has released a comprehensive security update release as of January 15, 2019. This describes update revisions for various products and is classified as important.

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Windows 10 Updates (January 15, 2019)

[German]On January 15, 2019, Microsoft released several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update and the known issues.

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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 7: The ‘Zombie’ GWX sighted again

[German]Another little conspiracy theory about the forced upgrade from Windows 7 systems to Windows 10. I just read a report that someone found GWX on a Windows 7 system. GWX doesn't upgrade this time, but some old GWX tasks are still running.

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Adobe Updates from January 1, 2019

Windows UpdateThere's a little supplement from last week. In addition to the Flash update, Adobe released further updates for Adobe Connect and Adobe Digital Editions on January 8, 2019.

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Windows 8.1 Preview Rollup Update KB4480969 (01/15/2019)

Windows Update[German]On January 15, 2018, Microsoft released a Preview Rollup Update KB4480969 for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information.

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Webhoster easyly hackable

[German]How easy is it to hack webhosters where users set up their websites? Some security experts have looked into this question and examined five hosters for vulnerabilities. The results are frightening.

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Windows: Security change affecting PowerShell

A short note for people who using PowerShell. On January 8, 2019, Microsoft also closed a vulnerability in PowerShell with security updates. This affects the loopback behavior of the PowerShell. 

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