Google uncovers vulnerability in SQLite with AI

Posted on 2024-11-03 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]They do exist, useful examples of AI applications. The Project Zero team has now explained how it unleashed a Large Language Model (LLM) on software for vulnerability analysis in the "Big Sleep" project (the successor to "Naptime"). This uncovered a previously unknown SQLite vulnerability before it was incorporated into a generally released version. This shows the potential of AI for vulnerability analysis during software development.

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Valetudo: Taming spying automatic robot vacuum cleaner

Posted on 2024-11-03 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Automatic robot vacuum cleaners are now in many households. The devices are collecting many data and can spying on a user environment. How can the owner of such an appliance prevent data from flowing into the manufacturer's cloud? I have been in contact with a German blog reader about this topic and provide some information below.

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Windows Server 2025 LTSC released on November 1, 2024

Posted on 2024-11-02 by guenni

Windows[German]Brief addendum from this week: After Microsoft announced Windows Server 2025 (LTSC) in January 2024 (see Windows Server 2025 presented), it was generally released on November 1, 2024 (after a longer test phase). Corporate customers with a Software Assurance contract should be able to download the relevant ISOs from Microsoft.

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Okta has closed a login vulnerability that allowed an arbitrary password

Posted on 2024-11-02 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Does anyone from my readers use the Okta authentication service? Once again there is a security report about this provider. Okta has just closed a login vulnerability that allowed users to log in to certain accounts with any password since July 2024. However, I suspect that the vulnerability was not exploited due to numerous conditions.

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Windows 10 22H2: Azure Virtual Desktop black; and app startup problems

Posted on 2024-11-02 by guenni

Windows[German]I'll summarize two known bugs in Windows 10 22H2 that Microsoft documented on October 22 and 30, 2024 and fixed or at least mitigated via KIR. It's about a black screen in Azure Virtual Desktop. And it's about apps that cannot be started by standard users. Here's what Microsoft has documented so far.
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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 11: Recall is delayed …

Posted on 2024-11-01 by guenni

Windows[German]I'm running out of daisies because I've been plucking flowers "Recall is coming, Recall is not coming, Recall is coming, Recall is not coming…". Microsoft's Brandon Le Blanc admitted to The Verge that the delivery of Recall in Windows 11 will be delayed. Redmond needs more time to secure Recall.

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Microsoft wants 30 US-$ for 1 year Windows 10 consumer support extension

Posted on 2024-11-01 by guenni

Windows[German]In one year, the Windows 10 operating system will no longer be supported. Companies can apply for a support extension (ESU). Microsoft has now commented on the end of support for Windows 10, is promoting the switch to Windows 11 and is making consumers an offer: for 30 US dollars, everyone will receive one year of further updates.

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Thunderbird 8.0 released as Android app

Posted on 2024-10-31 by guenni

[German]The Mozilla developers released the Thunderbird email client as an Android app at the end of October 2024. The client allows you to manage emails and can adopt the settings of the desktop version of Thunderbird. I have written down a few impressions.

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Exchange Online: IPv6 Update

Posted on 2024-10-31 by guenni

Exchange Logo[German]Microsoft has supported IPv6 in Exchange Online for outgoing email for some time now and also prefers this for data traffic. In a Techcommunity post dated October 30, 2024, the Microsoft team has now summarized the changes to IPv6 support in Exchange Online in an update.

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Windows Server 2022: Update KB5044281 may destroy Remotedesktop services

Posted on 2024-10-30 by guenni

Windows[German]Addendum from the October 2024 patchday (8.10.2024). The KB5044281 update for Windows Server 2022 (21H2) may cause problems with failover clusters. A reader has left a comment in the blog that the remote desktop services in his environment are being destroyed – at least in a failover cluster, as a German blog reader reported.
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