[German]On October 8, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 117 vulnerabilities (CVEs), including three critical vulnerabilities, four of which are classified as 0-day (two are already being exploited). Below is a compact overview of these updates that were released on Patchday.
[German]It's an unpleasant story involving a company for automation solutions and home security solutions. The US company ADT has reported a security breach to the US authorities. An attacker was able to gain access to ADT systems via third parties and access them, as well as tapping into employees' account data.
[German]VMware by Broadcom released the new VMware Workstation version 17.6 a few days ago. However, users who use a non-English Windows operating system should wait with "installation attempts". VMware Workstation version 17.6 cannot be installed because the English-language group names expected by the installer are not available.
[German]Unknown actory have succeeded in hacking the Lego website. For some time, the website displayed advertisements for crypto-assets with a scam in the background. However, Lego has since restored the website and prevented the attackers from accessing it.
[German]I have to catch up on something from last week – on October 1, 2024 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2016. I'll summarize some information about these updates here in the blog.
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[German]Chinese manufacturer Huawei has announced that it will soon be ditching Microsoft Windows and shipping its devices with its own HarmonyOS.
[German]Microsoft has released Windows 11 24H2 on October 1, 2024 for early adopters and will roll it out on compatible devices within the coming weeks. The new operating system cuts out some old habits and comes with changes. The default values for standby mode could be rather unpleasant. The computer and monitor go into standby mode after 3 minutes, which is likely to cause annoyance. Continue reading
[German]Microsoft has confirmed a memory error in Microsoft Word that causes certain document files to be deleted unintentionally. The developers are investigating the bug.
[German]Microsoft tenants allow users to access and install Office add-ins by default. However, this is usually not desired. I recently came across an article that deals with this topic.
[German]Before the release of Windows 11 24H2 for "early adoptors", Microsoft has published a list of the first so-called show stoppers, that are known to be blocking the upgrade, has been published. Even before the release, Microsoft published also a list of known issues associated with this feature upgrade.
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2013 – 2016
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