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EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft for Teams bundling with Office 365
[German]It has already been whispered about for a week: The EU Competition Commission is investigating an antitrust complaint against Microsoft because of the Teams bundling with Office 365. On the one hand, competitor Slack had complained about Microsoft to the … Continue reading
Security updates: Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor 12.1.3
Brief information for people who use Foxit PDF Reader and/or PDF Editor. There are vulnerabilities in older versions which will be fixed by a security update to version 12.1.3.15356 (thanks to the reader for reminding me). Details can be found … Continue reading
Microsoft July 2023 Patchday issues (Windows, Office, Apps) – Part I
[German]On Patchday, July 11, 2023, Microsoft released a bunch of security updates for Windows, Office and other products. In addition, a vulnerability in the HTML component of IE became known, which could allow an RCE attack on Office and Windows … Continue reading
MOVEit Transfer: New security advisory and update (July 6, 2023)
[German]I hope, admins who are responsible for MOVEit Transfer in enterprises already have stopped using this software. Because after the MOVEit Transfer disaster with the vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of May 2023 and the data theft by the Clop … Continue reading
Google Lens can perform a skin analysis
[German]Google announced this week that its product "Google Lens", which is included in Google's camera app on Android (but is also available on iOS), has been expanded to include various functions. One function allows the analysis of images of the … Continue reading
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 ...
MOVEit Transfer: New vulnerability; patch urgently!
[German]Administrators responsible for supporting Progress Software's MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT) solution need to respond again. After the SQL injection vulnerability CVE-2023-34362, which was exploited by a ransomware group and became public at the end of May 2023, comes the … Continue reading
Splashtop Streamer v3.5.6.0 generates high CPU and IO load due to antivirus software
A note for users of Splashtop Streamer software (is integrated into management tools like NinjaRMM) who wonder about high CPU and IO load on their machines. The cause could be the antivirus software in use, which wants to scan log … Continue reading
Remote Desktop version 1.2.4240
Microsoft has released version 1.2.4240 of its Remote Desktop client for Windows, effective May 16, 2023. Details about the changes can be found in the release notes.
HWInfo 7.46 released with fixes
The developers of HWInfo have released version 7.46 on May 10, 2023. In the new version, various bugs, for example about CPU utilization under Windows 11, a possible crash on AMD Genoa/Bergamo systems or driver compatibilities, have been fixed. The … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0 – "the dark side"
[German]At the beginning of April 2023, Microsoft released a new version of its Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0. Actually, it is a compulsory exercise for administrators in companies to deal with this part. In the following, I will briefly introduce … Continue reading